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2004 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	2004 Vermont gubernatorial election
country	Vermont
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2002 Vermont gubernatorial election
previous_year	2002
next_election	2006 Vermont gubernatorial election
next_year	2006
election_date	November 2, 2004
image1	Image:Jim Douglas-2009 (cropped).jpg
image_size	x150px
nominee1	Jim Douglas
party1	Vermont Republican Party
popular_vote1	181,540
percentage1	58.70%
image2	File:Peter Clavelle.jpg
nominee2	Peter Clavelle
party2	Vermont Democratic Party
alliance2	Vermont Progressive Party
popular_vote2	117,327
percentage2	37.93%
map	{{switcher
map_caption	Douglas:
Clavelle:
*Tie:*
title	Governor
before_election	Jim Douglas
before_party	Vermont Republican Party
after_election	Jim Douglas
after_party	Vermont Republican Party

|x220px |County results |x220px |Municipality results }} Clavelle:
Tie: The 2004 Vermont gubernatorial election took place November 2, 2004 for the post of Governor of Vermont. Incumbent Republican governor Jim Douglas was re-elected. Douglas defeated Peter Clavelle, the Progressive Mayor of Burlington who ran as a Democrat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Peter Clavelle, 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, incumbent governor of Vermont

Results

General election

Campaign

Clavelle attempted to link Douglas and President George W. Bush with bumper stickers saying "Jim = George". Douglas countered this by a willingness to criticize the national Republican Party, such as over the Bush administration's environmental policies.

The two main candidates faced each other in 18 debates during the campaign.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 1, 2004

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Chittenden (largest municipality: Burlington)
Washington (largest municipality: Barre)
Windsor (largest municipality: Hartford)

Notes

References

"Archived copy".
(2004-11-02). "Anger at Bush, Iraq war big motivators of Vermont voters". [[USA Today]].
(2004-11-04). "Vermont". [[The New York Times]].
Mayer, Dennis. (2004-10-14). "VERMONT: Issues to Get a Full Airing With 18 Debates on Tap". [[The New York Times]].
"The Final Predictions".
"Archived copy".

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