The 2022 Vermont Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Vermont. Incumbent Democratic secretary Jim Condos declined to seek re-election to a seventh term in office.
Primary elections were held on August 9, 2022. Democratic state representative Sarah Copeland Hanzas narrowly won the Democratic primary against Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters, and H. Brooke Paige won the Republican primary only facing token write-in opposition. Hanzas comfortably won the general election.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Sarah Copeland Hanzas, state representative from Orange-2 since 2005 Eliminated in primary John Odum, Montpelier city clerk Chris Winters, deputy secretary of state and former Berlin school board member Endorsements
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate, nominee for Secretary of State and Attorney General in 2020 and nominee for Secretary of State in 2018 Declined Dustin Degree, deputy commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor, former state senator and former state representative Results
Progressive primary Candidates Withdrew after winning primary Robert Millar, Winooski city councilman Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball August 11, 2022Elections DailyNovember 7, 2022 Results
By county
CountySarah Copeland HanzasDemocraticH. Brooke PaigeRepublicanVarious candidatesOther parties#%#%#%Addison11,61866.78%5,77833.21%10.01%Bennington9,27561.12%5,90038.88%10.01%Caledonia6,89055.93%5,42844.06%10.01%Chittenden53,15674.45%18,24125.55%00.0%Essex99042.56%1,33657.44%00.0%Franklin9,71451.37%9,19648.63%00.0%Grand Isle2,21357.81%1,61442.16%10.03%Lamoille7,07164.75%3,84935.25%00.0%Orange8,05061.89%4,94738.03%100.08%Orleans5,23450.45%5,13949.53%20.02%Rutland13,09851.91%12,13348.09%00.0%Washington18,86470.32%7,95529.65%70.03%Windham13,90872.01%5,40627.99%10.01%Windsor17,48067.39%8,45932.61%00.0% Totals177,56165.05%95,38134.94%240.01%
See also 2022 Vermont elections Secretary of State of Vermont
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