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The 2004 Vermont gubernatorial election took place November 2, 2004 for the post of
Governor of Vermont The governor of Vermont is the head of government of the U.S. state of Vermont. The officeholder is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years. Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold guberna ...
. Incumbent Republican governor
Jim Douglas James Holley Douglas (born June 21, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state, state of Vermont. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served as the List of governors of Vermont, 80th governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011. ...
was re-elected. Douglas defeated
Peter Clavelle Peter A. Clavelle (born May 10, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 38th and 40th List of mayors of Burlington, Vermont, mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and was the first member of a Third party (United States), third party to hold t ...
, the Progressive
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of Burlington who ran as a
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.


Democratic primary


Candidates

*
Peter Clavelle Peter A. Clavelle (born May 10, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 38th and 40th List of mayors of Burlington, Vermont, mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and was the first member of a Third party (United States), third party to hold t ...
, Mayor of Burlington, switched party affiliation from Progressive to Democratic to run in this election, and was cross-nominated by the Progressive Party.


Results


Republican primary


Candidates

*
Jim Douglas James Holley Douglas (born June 21, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state, state of Vermont. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served as the List of governors of Vermont, 80th governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011. ...
, incumbent
governor of Vermont The governor of Vermont is the head of government of the U.S. state of Vermont. The officeholder is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years. Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold guberna ...


Results


General election


Campaign

Clavelle attempted to link Douglas and President
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with
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s saying "Jim = George". Douglas countered this by a willingness to criticize the
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, such as over the Bush administration's environmental policies. The two main candidates faced each other in 18 debates during the campaign.


Predictions


Results


Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Chittenden (largest municipality: Burlington) *
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(largest municipality: Barre) *
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(largest municipality:
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)


See also

* 2004 United States presidential election in Vermont * 2004 United States Senate election in Vermont * 2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont


Notes


References


External links


Jim Douglas campaign site
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Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...