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  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Vermont > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2008 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 06:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 09, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedJ.R. January 04, 2009 04:46pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameJim Douglas Votes148,014 (56.38%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2009 Margin39,924 (+15.21%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 09, 2008 VT Governor - D Primary Gaye Symington
Sep 09, 2008 VT Governor - R Primary Jim Douglas
Sep 09, 2008 VT Governor - PRG Primary Anthony Pollina
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 6.5000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Jim Douglas
Safe 10
Strong 26
Lean 5
Slight 5
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

09/11/2008 10/26/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) NGA Vice Chair Jim Douglas Anthony Pollina St. Rep. Gaye Symington Tony O'Connor Sam Young Peter I. Diamondstone Cris Ericson
PartyRepublican Independent Democratic Cheap Renewable Energy Independent Liberty Union Independent
Votes170,492 (53.43%) 69,791 (21.87%) 69,534 (21.79%) 3,106 (0.97%) 2,490 (0.78%) 1,710 (0.54%) 1,704 (0.53%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -100,701 (-31.56%) -100,958 (-31.64%) -167,386 (-52.46%) -168,002 (-52.65%) -168,782 (-52.90%) -168,788 (-52.90%)
Predict Avg.52.00% 12.33% 35.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Research 2000 
10/24-10/26		 47.00% (-1.0) 23.00% (+16.0) 24.00% (-9.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Macro International 
10/09-10/12		 43.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (+0.0) 18.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
10/06-10/06		 53.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 39.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Research 2000 
09/11-09/14		 48.00% (+0.0) 7.00% (+0.0) 33.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Burlington Free Press
  Caledonian Record
D DFWDem
I smm
I E Pluribus Unum
LBR Old LW
IndP 6921
  Valley News
I JonathanNC
I McCord 2014
  Teamsters, International Brotherhood of
  Human Rights Campaign
MFL The Oncoming Storm
  Socialist Party USA
D Jason
DP Zeus the Moose
BTP Maditude
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Others
PartyIndependent
Votes258 (0.08%)
Margin-170,234 (-53.35%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Research 2000 
10/24-10/26		 0.00% (+0.0)
Macro International 
10/09-10/12		 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
10/06-10/06		 0.00% (+0.0)
Research 2000 
09/11-09/14		 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 15, 2008 08:00pm Commentary The governor's race: No contest  Article Bob Sacamano 
Oct 10, 2008 05:35pm Blog Entry Pollina Upends Symington in New Poll ... or Does He?  Article Craverguy 
Jul 29, 2008 11:35am News [VT] Pollina to Run for Vermont Governor as an Independent, Not a Progressive Party Nominee  Article TX DEM 
Sep 03, 2007 10:00pm News Long-time senator enjoys limelight as possible guv candidate  Article RBH 

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