Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020

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Vermont Secretary of State
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election;
Election details
	Filing deadline: May 28, 2020
	Primary: August 11, 2020; General: November 3, 2020; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Jim Condos (D)
How to vote
	Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m.; Voting in Vermont
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Vermont held an election for secretary of state on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline was May 28, 2020.

Incumbent Jim Condos won election in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Vermont modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos defeated H. Brooke Paige, Pamala Smith, and Cris Ericson in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jim Condos (D)	61.9	214,666
	H. Brooke Paige (R)	28.7	99,564
	Pamala Smith (Independent)	6.1	21,210
	Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	3.2	11,171
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	309

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 346,920
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jim Condos	99.6	96,885
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	358

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,243
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	H. Brooke Paige	96.7	40,765
	Other/Write-in votes	3.3	1,370

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,135
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cris Ericson	57.3	406
	Other/Write-in votes	42.7	303

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 709
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Past elections