Scott Milne

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Scott Milne

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November 3, 2020

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Scott Milne (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Milne was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Vermont.

Milne was a Republican candidate for Governor of Vermont in the 2014 elections. He placed second in the general election but first-place finisher Peter Shumlin (D) did not gain 50 percent of the vote, requiring the Vermont State Legislature to select the next governor.

Biography

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Milne has owned and operated several businesses including Milne Travel. He has served as the president of the Vermont Society of Travel Agents and an advisory board member for Travcorp and American Express.

Elections

2020

See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeated Scott Milne, Cris Ericson, Wayne Billado III, and Ralph Corbo in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Gray (D)	51.3	182,820
		Scott Milne (R)	44.1	157,065
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	2.2	7,862
		Wayne Billado III (Independent)	1.4	5,101
		Ralph Corbo (Banish the F35S Party)	0.6	2,289
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,097

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 356,234
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeated Timothy Ashe, Brenda Siegel, and Debbie Ingram in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Gray	46.0	47,636
		Timothy Ashe	34.7	35,954
		Brenda Siegel	9.6	9,945
		Debbie Ingram	9.1	9,466
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,569
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Scott Milne defeated Meg Hansen, Dwayne Tucker, Dana Colson, and Jim Hogue in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Milne	51.5	26,817
		Meg Hansen	32.4	16,875
		Dwayne Tucker	5.9	3,066
		Dana Colson	5.2	2,736
		Jim Hogue	3.7	1,944
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	680

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,118
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	57.5	438
		Other/Write-in votes	42.5	324

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 762
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Vermont, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Vermont's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Patrick Leahy (D) defeated Scott Milne (R), Cris Ericson (United States Marijuana), Pete Diamondstone (Liberty Union), and Jerry Trudell (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Leahy defeated Cris Ericson in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Vermont General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy Incumbent	61.3%	192,243
	Republican	Scott Milne	33%	103,637
	United States Marijuana	Cris Ericson	2.9%	9,156
	Independent	Jerry Trudel	1.7%	5,223
	Liberty Union	Pete Diamondstone	1%	3,241
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	309
Total Votes				313,809
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Vermont Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Leahy Incumbent	89.1%	62,249
Cris Ericson	10.9%	7,596
Total Votes		69,845
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

2014

See also: Vermont Gubernatorial election, 2014

Milne ran for election to the office of Governor of Vermont. Milne won the Republican nomination in the primary on August 26. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. Milne lost to Shumlin in the January 8, 2015, vote by state legislators to break the deadlocked race.

Results

Primary election

Vermont Gubernatorial Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott Milne	71.7%	11,488
Write-ins	14.7%	2,358
Steve Berry	6.9%	1,106
Emily Peyton	6.6%	1,060
Total Votes		16,012
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

General election

Governor of Vermont, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Shumlin Incumbent	46.4%	89,509
	Republican	Scott Milne	45.1%	87,075
	Libertarian	Dan Feliciano	4.4%	8,428
	Liberty Union	Emily Peyton	1.6%	3,157
	Independent	Pete Diamondstone	0.9%	1,673
	Independent	Bernard Peters	0.7%	1,434
	Independent	Cris Ericson	0.6%	1,089
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	722
Total Votes				193,087
Election results via Vermont Secretary of State

Race background

History of deadlocked races

The Vermont State Constitution requires winning candidates in gubernatorial, lieutenant gubernatorial and treasurer elections to receive majorities in their respective races. If a gubernatorial election fails to meet this requirement, the Vermont State Legislature convenes the following January to select the next governor. Since 1789, there have been 23 gubernatorial elections that failed to meet the majority threshold including the 2014 election. The legislature selected the top vote recipients in 20 out of the past 23 deadlocked races and have not selected a second-place finisher as governor since 1853.

Note: In the following table, a bolded name indicates a second-place finisher who was selected as governor by the legislature.

Vermont gubernatorial elections without majority winner, 1789-Present
Year	First-place candidate	% of vote	Second-place candidate	% of vote	Margin	Winner in legislative vote
1789	Thomas Chittenden	44.1	Moses Robinson	26	18.1	Moses Robinson
1813	Jonas Galusha	49.5	Martin Chittenden	48.7	0.8	Martin Chittenden
1814	Martin Chittenden	49.4	Jonas Galusha	49.3	0.1	Martin Chittenden
1830	Samuel C. Crafts	43.9	William A. Palmer	35.6	8.3	Samuel C. Crafts
1831	William A. Palmer	44	Heman Allen	37.5	6.5	William A. Palmer
1832	William A. Palmer	42.2	Samuel C. Crafts	37.7	4.5	William A. Palmer
1834	William A. Palmer	45.4	William C. Bradley	27.5	17.9	William A. Palmer
1835	William A. Palmer	46.4	William C. Bradley	37.9	8.5	No governor selected
1841	Charles Payne	48.7	Nathan Smilie	44.4	4.3	Charles Payne
1843	John Mattocks	48.7	Daniel Kellogg	43.8	4.9	John Mattocks
1845	William Slade	47.2	Daniel Kellogg	38.5	8.7	William Slade
1846	Horace Eaton	48.5	John Smith	36.7	11.8	Horace Eaton
1847	Horace Eaton	46.7	Paul Dillingham Jr.	38.7	8	Horace Eaton
1848	Carlos Coolidge	43.7	Oscar L. Shafter	29.6	14.1	Carlos Coolidge
1849	Carlos Coolidge	49.6	Horatio Needham	44	5.6	Carlos Coolidge
1852	Erastus Fairbanks	49.4	John S. Robinson	31	18.4	Erastus Fairbanks
1853	Erastus Fairbanks	43.9	John S. Robinson	38.3	5.6	John S. Robinson
1902	John G. McCullough	45.6	Percival W. Clement	40.3	5.3	John G. McCullough
1912	Allen M. Fletcher	40.5	Harland B. Howe	30.8	9.7	Allen M. Fletcher
1986	Madeleine M. Kunin	47	Peter Smith	38.2	9.2	Madeleine M. Kunin
2002	Jim Douglas	44.9	Doug Racine	42.4	2.5	Jim Douglas
2010	Peter Shumlin	49.5	Brian Dubie	47.7	1.8	Peter Shumlin
2014	Peter Shumlin	46.4	Scott Milne	45.1	1.3	Peter Shumlin

Campaign themes

2020

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2014

Milne campaigned on the following themes during the 2014 election:

“	1. Balanced, Practical Government. I have a vision of a government with a commitment to common sense and practical thinking, a government that looks at issues, not politics, in determining policies that affect us. I think we have spent too much time promising, and not enough time planning and acting, than is good for us. Maybe it’s not a good idea to have the legislative and executive branches owned by the same party. There is no filter, no cooling period, between a promise and a law, and we are way out ahead of ourselves. 2. Local Decision-making. We need a government that is less centralized and more committed to allowing communities to sort out their own problems. Ideas should come from the people, not be imposed from the top. I want to return to the collaborative and practical democracy that has served Vermont so well since our inception. Decisions are best made at the local level, by the Vermonters who will be most affected. 3. An efficient, streamlined state government. Vermonters do not celebrate that we have one of the highest tax rates among the states. We pay our taxes because it is our duty, but there is a growing sense that we are committing ourselves to programs we cannot afford and taking unnecessary risks. We should be more cautious. We don’t need as much government as we can have. We would be better off with a little more freedom, a little less regulation, and a leader who treats taxpayers’ money with the same respect as his own. Issues 1. The economy. The real test of a healthy economy is its ability to create new jobs. In April of this year, our private sector grew by 50 new jobs. Vermont has a reputation for being unfriendly toward business, young Vermonters leave the state to get good-paying jobs, and we see darker storm clouds on the horizon. Soon, without a more balanced government and a change in Vermont’s reputation among businesses, we may look back on the days when we grew our economy — by even 50 jobs — as “the good old days.” Vermont should be known not only for its natural beauty and friendly people, but also as a great place to find a job or grow a business. It is not, and we are going in the wrong direction. In today’s modern, interconnected world, companies and jobs can move. There are many reasons people want to live in Vermont, let’s make the economy one of them. 2. School spending. My property taxes are up more than 700 percent in 20 years, school enrollments are down, and spending continues to rise. The time has come to rethink how government funds education. It’s a hard set of choices, and together we can bridge the partisan divide and do what’s best for Vermonters. Click here to read Investing in Vermonts Future, my plan for Education & Economic Opportunity in Vermont. 3. Health care. The administration missed its Jan. 1, 2013 deadline to reveal the financial plan for our state’s health care system, and 19 months later we are no closer to knowing how or whether it will work. The state is hiring more consultants to fix the problem, and there is no end in sight. Promises of cost savings are likely a pipe dream. Vermonters deserve better than to be used as guinea pigs for an experiment that is likely beyond our means.	”
—Scott Milne's campaign website, (2015)

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Scott Milne campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2014	Governor of Vermont	Lost	$278,729	N/A**
2006	Vermont House District - Windsor-6-1	Lost	$13,826	N/A**
Grand total			$292,555	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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Footnotes

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