Vermont

The Green Mountain State could turn a deeper shade of blue this year as Republican Gov. Jim Douglas steps down after three terms. Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie hopes to hold on to the seat for the GOP, but Democrat Peter Shumlin appears to have the edge even though a recount was needed to decide that primary contest. Polls indicate Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy, seeking his seventh six-year term, is running far ahead of GOP challenger Len Britton. Vermont's sole House member, Democrat Peter Welch, is favored to win a third term. Obama won Vermont in 2008.

all Vermont races

Senate

Democrat

Patrick Leahy

incumbent

Republican

Len Britton

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Governor

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Democrat

Peter Shumlin

Republican

Brian Dubie

DATA FROM: CQ-ROLLCALL Politics

House

House District

1st District

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Latest Vermont elections News

Leahy Challenger Len Britton Wins Fans, Funds With Do-It-Yourself Ads

By Jeanette Friedman

Has your favorite political party harassed you for cash until you're ready to scream? Send them to Len Britton. The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Vermont can teach hundreds of campaign ...

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Latest Polls on Key Governor and Senate Races

By Bruce Drake

Our weekend roundup of polls on key governor and Senate races updates Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington and ...

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Is Brian Dubie Married?

By Susan Powers

Republican Brian Dubie, Vermont's lieutenant governor, is up against almost a dozen other candidates in the state's gubernatorial race. The list includes independent Dennis Steele, who advocates ...

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How Old Is Brian Dubie?

By Susan Powers

Republican Brian Dubie, Vermont's lieutenant governor, is up against almost a dozen other candidates in the state's gubernatorial race. The list includes independent Dennis Steele, who advocates ...

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Patrick Leahy Wins Renomination for Senate in Vermont

By Tom Diemer

Vermont's Democratic voters, unimpressed with anti-incumbent sentiment in other parts of the country, chose Sen. Patrick Leahy to run for a seventh term Tuesday night. In a tight three-way contest for ...

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Establishment Candidates, Insurgents Both Score in Tuesday's Primaries

By Carl M. Cannon

Tuesday's primary lineup, featuring high profile elections in Florida, Arizona, and Alaska -- and lesser contests in Vermont and Oklahoma -- was billed as a test to see whether the political ...

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Latest From the Web

May 21, 2013

Committee nears final vote on immigration bill

Source: Redding.com - Redding CA

Far-reaching immigration legislation neared a final committee vote on Tuesday as the White House and Democratic supporters pressed the panel's chairman to delay a showdown over the rights of gay spouses until a debate in the full Senate.

May 21, 2013

Immigration debate critical for same-sex couples

Source: TampaBay.com

On their first date, the new couple left the restaurant holding hands.

May 21, 2013

Senate Immigration Bill Unlikely To Include Protection For Binational Same-Sex Couples

Source: Think Progress

A significant point of contention in the immigration reform legislation currently undergoing mark-up in the Senate Judiciary Committee is whether individuals in binational same-sex couples should have the same right to sponsor their partners for citizenship as opposite-sex couples already enjoy.

May 21, 2013

AP Sources: Obama ok punting gay immigration idea

Source: Valley Roadrunner - Valley Center CA

Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate.

May 21, 2013

Hatch makes an immmigration deal

Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC

"Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) struck a deal Tuesday on visas for high-skilled workers, a major breakthrough for the Senate immigration reform bill."