General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 8

Voters across the country on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, will decide races for the positions of U.S. President and Vice President. The Vermont general election ballot contains six selections, plus write-in. 

They are (in order shown on the ballot):

• Democratic Party - Hillary Clinton of New York and Tim Kaine of Virginia, 
• Independent Party - Rocky De La Fuente of Florida and Michael A. Steinberg of Florida, 
• Libertarian Party - Gary Johnson of New Mexico and William F. Weld of Massachusetts, 
• Liberty Union Party - Gloria Lariva of California and Eugene Puryear of Washingon D.C., 
• Green Party - Jill Stein of Massachusetts and Ajuma Baraka of Georgia, and 
• Republican Party - Donald J. Trump of New York and Michael R. Pence of Indiana. 

Vermont also permits voters to write in the name of any person in a write-in space provided for each race in the election.

There are five named choices in Vermont's U.S. Senate Race: Liberty Union Party - Pete Diamondstone of Dummerston, United States Marijuana Party - Cris Ericson of Chester, Democratic Party - Patrick Leahy of Middlesex (incumbent), Republican Party - Scott Milne of Pomfret, Independent Party - Jerry Trudell of Derby.

Two named individuals compete for the position of Representative to the U.S. Congress: Liberty Union Party  - Erica Clawson of Charleston, Democratic Party - Peter Welch of Norwich (incumbent).

The offices of Vermont Governor and Lieutenant Governor also will be decided. There are three named Governor candidates on the ballot: Liberty Union Party - Bill "Spaceman" Lee of Craftsbury, Democratic Party - Sue Minter of Waterbury, Republican Party - Phil Scott of Berlin. There are also three named Lieutenant Governor candidates: Republican Party - Randy Brock of Swanton, Liberty Union Party - Boots Wardinski of Newbury, Prog./Dem. Party David Zuckerman of Hinesburg.

The image below shows the contents of the ballot, including other state and local races, that will be filled out by Whiting, Vermont, residents. The sample was obtained through the Secretary of the State's Office.

The actual ballot will contain instructions. Justice of the Peace
candidates appear on the reverse of the actual ballot.

Whiting votes for Obama, Sanders, Welch

Official results of the Nov. 6 elections won't be posted by the secretary of state for another few days, but unofficial tallies show that 133 of Whiting's 188 voters (70.74%) supported the reelection of U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. That is a slightly higher percentage than the 67.21% that supported the Democratic ticket across the State of Vermont. Republican challengers Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan earned only 31% of the popular vote in Vermont and had only 54 supporters in the Town of Whiting.

Nationally, the Democratic Obama-Ryan ticket secured at least 61.2 million votes and 50% of the popular vote, while gathering at least 303 electoral votes. The Republican challengers earned 58.2 million votes, 48% of the popular vote and 206 electoral votes. Florida's official election results and the fate of its 29 electoral votes remain uncertain, but the Democats appear to have won a narrow victory there, raising their electoral margin to 332-206.

Governor Peter Shumlin

Whiting voters supported the reelections of Democrat Peter Welch to the U.S. Congress by more than 81% (Welch won his race with 72.23% of the statewide vote and 150 Whiting votes) and Independent Bernie Sanders to the U.S. Senate by 77.4% (Sanders won with 71.25% of the statewide vote and earned 144 votes in Whiting). Just over 56% of Whiting voters backed the reelection bids of Governor Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, and Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott, a Republican (Shumlin was returned to office with 58.1% of the statewide vote; Scott won with 56.8%).

William H. Sorrell, Democrat, won reelection to the position of Vermont attorney general. He secured just over 67% of the vote in Whiting. Also in the Nov. 6 elections, Democrat/Progressive Doug Hoffer was elected auditor (59% in Whiting, 51.5% statewide), Democrat Jim Condos was reelected secretary of state (89.8% in Whiting, 86.8% statewide) and appointed incumbent Democrat Beth Pearce won election as treasurer (51.6% in Whiting, 52.5% statewide).

Democrats Claire Ayer and Christopher Bray won seats in the State Senate representing Whiting and other Addison County towns. Independent Will Stevens was reelected to the Addison-Rutland seat in the State House of Representatives. He was running unopposed.