Springfield election final tally

Close to one third of the voters registered in Springfield voted in the midterm election.
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Springfield Election Results Submitted by VT Journal on Tue, 11/11/2014 - 12:31pm By LAUREN DRASLER The Shopper SPRINGFIELD, VT -On Tuesday, November 4, Springfield residents made their way to Riverside Middle School gymnasium to cast their ballots in the 2014 midterm election. According to Springfield Town Clerk Barbara Courchesne, Springfield is divided into two districts. Residents who live in outlying areas of Springfield vote with Chester for their State Representative, but all the other state offices (governor, lieutenant governor, etc) are the same on the ballots for both districts. “The smaller district is District 3-1 which is the northern part of Springfield, and the larger district is 3-2,” she said. “85 people from District 3-1 and 2,055 voters from 3-2 voted in the election.” Courchesne said that in District 3-1 there are 200 registered voters, and in District 3-2 there are 6,418. This means that close to one third of the voters registered in Springfield voted in the midterm election. Courchesne said that this turnout was comparable to previous elections. “About one third of registered voters voted in this midterm,” she said. “This is pretty standard for a midterm election.” Courchesne said that in the 2010 midterm election, 40 people of 78 registered voters in Springfield’s smaller district voted and 2897 of 6558 residents in Springfield’s larger district voted as well. In District 3-2, Peter Welch received 1132 votes of 2034 for Representative to Congress, while Mark Donka received 756 votes in the same district. Welch received 42 votes of 85 in District 3-1, while Donka received 33. The governor’s race between Peter Shumlin and Scott Milne was close throughout the state, and Springfield was no exception. Shumlin received 941 votes in District 3-2, while Milne received 936. In District 3-1, however, Milne received 45 votes while Shumlin received 26. This means that if Springfield’s two districts were counted together, Milne received 981 total votes, and Shumlin received 967. However, each district reports separately to the Secretary of State, so both District 3-2 and District 3-1 reported their own numbers, Courchesne said. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott received 1,223 votes in District 3-2, while Dean Corren who was running against Scott received 725 votes. Marina Brown who was also running for the Lieutenant Governor position received 51 votes in Springfield’s larger district. In District 3-1, Scott received 58 votes; Corren received 23 and three people voted for Brown. In the State Treasurer’s race, Beth Pearce received 1263 votes in District 3-2. Don Schramm received 273 votes and Murray Ngoima received 219 votes in the same district. Pearce received 52 votes in District 3-1, while Schramm and Ngoima received 16 and eight votes respectively. Jim Condos, who ran for Secretary of State received 1196 votes in Springfield’s larger district, while Ben Eastwood and Mary Alice Herbert each received 257 and 305 votes respectively in the same district. Condos received 52 votes in the smaller of Springfield’s two districts, while Eastwood received ten votes and Herbert received 14. Doug Hoffer, who was running unopposed for the Auditor of Accounts office, received 1556 votes in District 3-2, and received 61 votes in 3-1. The rest of the votes for the Auditor of Accounts position were either write-in, left blank or spoiled. Incumbent Attorney General William H. Sorrell received 1016 votes in District 3-2. He was challenged for the position by Shane Mccormack who received 869 votes and Rosemarie Jackowski who received 73 votes. In District 3-1, Sorrell received 43 votes, while Mccormack received 32 votes and Jackowski received eight. In the State Senator race, voters could vote for no more than three people. The three people that received the most votes in District 3-2 were John Campbell with 1181 votes out of 6102, Richard “Dick” McCormack received 1217 and Alice W. Nitka received 1321 votes. All the other votes were either write-in, spoiled or left blank. Campbell, Mccormack and Nitka also received the most votes in District 3-1 with Campbell receiving 39 votes of 255, Mccormack received 49 votes and Nitka received 59 votes. Voters in District 3-1 voted with Chester for their State Representative, and Leigh Dakin ran unopposed in that district. Dakin received 67 votes in District 3-1. However, voters in Springfield’s larger district could vote for no more than two State Representatives and those with their names on the ballot for this position were Alice M. Emmons and Robert “Bob” Forguites. Emmons received 1377 votes out of 4068, and Forguites received 1284. Write-in candidate Tyler Jokinen received 162 votes in District 3-2. Emmons has been a State Representative since 1982, and said she feels very good about being re-elected for two more years. “I’m humbled,” she said. “I appreciate the continued support, and am pleased to be returning for two more years. It’s a pleasure representing Springfield, and I’m honored to do it.” Emmons said that for her new term, much of her focus will be on the budget, property taxes and healthcare. She also said that these issues will be in the forefront for others that were elected to state office this year. For the office of Probate Judge, Joanne Ertel ran unopposed and received 1554 votes out of 2034 in District 3-2. In District 3-1, Ertel received 61 votes out of 85. For both districts, the other votes were either write-in, left blank or were spoiled. Two people were on the ballot for Assistant Judge, and voters could select both individuals for the position. Jack W. Anderson received 1310 votes out of 4068 for this position in Springfield’s larger district, and Ellen Terie received 1297 votes. In Springfield’s smaller district, Anderson received 49 votes of 170 and Terie received 50. Candidate for State’s Attorney Michael Kainen ran unopposed and received 1699 votes out of 2034 in District 3-2, and 74 votes of 85 in 3-1. The race for Sheriff was also uncontested. Candidate Michael Chamberlain received 1726 votes in the larger district and 76 votes in Springfield’s smaller district. Candidates for the office of High Bailiff were Raymond Herb III and Michael E. Manley. In District 3-2, Herb received 925 votes and Manley received 918. Herb received 38 votes and Manley received 37 in District 3-1. - See more at: http://www.vermontjournal.com/content/springfield-election-results#sthash.YTkWQ8tu.dpuf