How towns voted for President:
Pomfret
Barack Obama: 431
Mitt Romney: 161

Bridgewater
Barack Obama: 317
Mitt Romney: 158

Hartford 4-1 (Quechee)
Barack Obama: 711
Mitt Romney: 399

Killington
Barack Obama: 363
Mitt Romney: 255

Woodstock
Barack Obama: 1,361
Mitt Romney: 508

Hartland

Barack Obama: 1,290
Mitt Romney: 525

Plymouth
Barack Obama: 192
Mitt Romney: 138

Barnard
Barack Obama: 355
Mitt Romney: 184

West Windsor
Barack Obama: 454
Mitt Romney: 219

Reading
Barack Obama: 259
Mitt Romney: 102

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Wednesday, 12:30 a.m. Still looking for Barnard, Plymouth, Reading and West Windsor results.

Midnight. No word of a concession from Romney. Many websites have him ahead in popular vote.

11:30 p.m. Obama projected winner. Still waiting for a few more of our towns to hand-count results.

11:25 p.m. ABC News says Obama wins.

11:24 p.m. NPR isn’t quick to call it yet. Says Obama needs five more electoral votes.

11:20 p.m. Fox News, among others, is reporting Obama will take Ohio and win enough electoral votes to return as president.

10:51 p.m. With a little over 50 percent of the state’s 275 precincts reporting, here’s a look at a few races:

Windsor State Senate — Top 3 earn seats

John Campbell (Democrat): 10,974 (24 percent)

Richard “Dick” McCormack (Democrat): 9,766 (21 percent)

Alice W. Nitka (Democrat): 9,881 (21 percent)

Dick Tracy (Republican): 5,931 (12 percent)

Paul E. Gibbs Jr. (Republican): 4,515 (10 percent)

Jeff Whittemore (Republican):  4,876 (11 percent)

State Representative

Windsor 1 (Hartland, West Windsor) — Two seats

Donna Sweaney (Democrat): 1,085

John Bartholomew (Democrat): 730

Ryan Palmer (Republican): 604

Rutland-Windsor 1 (Killington, Bridgewater)

James Eckhardt (Republican): 1,166 (49 percent)

Anne Gallivan (Democrat): 1,203 (51 percent)

Windsor 4-1 (Barnard, Pomfret, Quechee)

Teo Zagar (Democrat): 790 (95 percent)

Windsor 5 (Plymouth, Reading, Woodstock)

Alison Clarkson (Democrat): 1,648 (98 percent)

US Senate Race

Bernie Sanders (Democrat/Independent): 122,274 (70 percent)

John MacGovern (Republican): 44,678 (25 percent)

At-Large Representative To Congress

Peter Welch (Democrat): 123,280 (71 percent)

Mark Donka (Republican): 41,668 (24 percent)

Governor

Peter Shumlin (Democrat): 98,998 (56 percent)

Randy Brock (Republican): 68,794 (39 percent)

Lieutenant Governor

Phil Scott (Republican): 99,636 (59 percent)

Cassandra Gekas (Democrat): 65,290 (38 percent)

State Treasurer

Beth Pearce (Democrat): 85,840 (51 percent)

Wendy Wilton (Republican): 70,204 (42 percent)

Secretary of State

James C. Condos (Democrat): 134,280 (86 percent)

Auditor of Accounts

Doug Hoffer (Democrat): 81,110 (49 percent)

Vincent Illuzzi (Republican): 76,256 (47 percent)

Attorney General

Jack McMullen (Republican): 58,602 (35 percent)

William H. Sorrell (Democrat): 95,596 (57 percent)

President

Barack Obama: 116,386 (65 percent)

Mitt Romney: 57,290 (32 percent)

10:11 p.m. Here is how the candidates stand in the presidential election according to current major media outlet projections, by electoral votes:

CBS News: Romney 162, Obama 157

ABC News: Romney 162, Obama 157

NPR: Romney 160, Obama 148

CNN: Romney 158, Obama 147

Fox News: Romney 162, Obama 157

10:05 p.m. Obama projected to win New Hampshire, the state where Romney has a vacation home.

9:55 p.m. Plymouth, Hartland still counting. State officials predicted 70 percent turnout for this election.

9:34 p.m. Only two of our towns in so far. Bridgewater is still counting, according to town officials.

9:31 p.m. CBS News has called Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes to Obama. As of now, Obama has 143 projected electoral votes to Romney’s 153.

8:34 p.m. AP added Bernie Sanders to the list of winners. We’re keeping an eye on the lieutenant governor race where incumbent Republican Phil Scott has 55.8 percent of the vote compared to Democrat challenger Cassandra Gekas’ 40.6 percent (with 10 percent of precincts reporting). Gekas won Woodstock, 908-841, but lost Killington, with 217 votes to Scott’s 353.

8:10 p.m. The Associated Press is calling Rep. Peter Welch over Republican challenger Mark Donka. From the AP website:

“The responsibility for calling races rests with the AP bureau chief and other experienced staff for each state. They are armed with on-the-ground knowledge of their territory that no other national news organization can match. Plus they have information on demographics, absentee and other voting history and political issues that may affect the outcome of races they must call. On election night, they are assisted by experts in AP’s Washington bureau who examine exit poll numbers and votes as they are counted. A “decision desk” in Washington, headed by the Washington bureau chief, has the final signoff on all top-of-the-ticket calls.”

8:05 p.m. Eleven precincts reporting in Vermont. None in the Standard area — 264 to go.

7:46 p.m. More exit poll results have handed Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina and West Virginia to Romney.

7:15 p.m. Early exit polls from major media outlets have called Vermont and its three electoral votes for Obama. Again this is based on exit polls.

As polling places move toward their 7 p.m. closing time, AP reports that exit polls of voters nationwide indicate that fifty percent of voters in early exit polls “favored repealing some or all of Obamacare.”

Pomfret results have finally come in. Here are they are:

State Representative — Windsor 4-1

Teo Zagar (Democrat): 497

US Senate Race

Bernie Sanders (Democrat/Independent): 436

John MacGovern (Republican): 141

At-Large Representative To Congress

Peter Welch (Democrat): 461

Mark Donka (Republican): 124

Governor

Peter Shumlin (Democrat): 397

Randy Brock (Republican): 184

Lieutenant Governor

Phil Scott (Republican): 282

Cassandra Gekas (Democrat): 276

State Treasurer

Beth Pearce (Democrat): 320

Wendy Wilton (Republican): 215

Secretary of State

James C. Condos (Democrat): 478

Auditor of Accounts

Doug Hoffer (Democrat): 303

Vincent Illuzzi (Republican): 225

Attorney General

Jack McMullen (Republican): 176

William H. Sorrell (Democrat): 351

State Senator (Windsor Senate) — Top 3 earn seats

John Campbell (Democrat): 354

Richard “Dick” McCormack (Democrat): 360

Alice W. Nitka (Democrat): 299

Dick Tracy (Republican): 201

Paul E. Gibbs Jr. (Republican): 100

Jeff Whittemore (Republican): 110

President

Barack Obama: 431

Mitt Romney: 161

President Barack Obama will be back for another term, according to projections from major media organizations.

Here’s what Obama posted on his site 30 minutes ago:

“I’m about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first.

I want you to know that this wasn’t fate, and it wasn’t an accident. You made this happen.

You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn’t easy, you pressed forward.

I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started.

But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place.

Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests.

There’s a lot more work to do.

But for right now: Thank you.

Barack”

Incumbent Jim Eckhardt has been narrowly defeated by Democrat challenger Anne Gallivan in the race for state representative in the Rutland-Windsor 1 district.

Gallivan won by 37 votes, less than 2 percent of vote.

“It’s amazing,” said Gallivan. “I had a feeling from the start that it was going to be tight.”

Gallivan, a longtime librarian and Chittenden resident will represent her hometown along with of Bridgewater, Killington and Mendon. Eckhardt, who was elected to the post in 2010, said he has “no regrets” and doesn’t intend to contest the results.

“I wish Ann well,” Eckhardt said.

State Representative Windsor 1 — Two seats

Jim Eckhardt (Republican): 253

Gallivan (Democrat): 216

US Senate Race

Bernie Sanders (Democrat/Independent): 313

John MacGovern (Republican): 148

At-Large Representative To Congress

Peter Welch (Democrat): 339

Mark Donka (Republican): 128

Governor

Peter Shumlin (Democrat):279

Randy Brock (Republican): 174

Lieutenant Governor

Phil Scott (Republican): 353

Cassandra Gekas (Democrat): 217

State Treasurer

Beth Pearce (Democrat): 213

Wendy Wilton (Republican): 219

Secretary of State

James C. Condos (Democrat): 339

Auditor of Accounts

Doug Hoffer (Democrat): 221

Vincent Illuzzi (Republican): 201

Attorney General

Jack McMullen (Republican): 166

William H. Sorrell (Democrat): 262

State Senator (Windsor Senate) — Top 3 earn seats

John Campbell (Democrat): 251

Richard “Dick” McCormack (Democrat): 235

Alice W. Nitka (Democrat): 220

Dick Tracy (Republican): 174

Paul E. Gibbs Jr. (Republican): 95

Jeff Whittemore (Republican): 92

President

Barack Obama: 317

Mitt Romney: 158

State Representative Windsor 1 — Two seats

Donna Sweaney (Democrat): 914

John Bartholomew (Democrat): 1,242

Ryan Palmer (Republican): 576

US Senate Race

Bernie Sanders (Democrat/Independent): 1,274

John MacGovern (Republican): 455

At-Large Representative To Congress

Peter Welch (Democrat): 1,308

Mark Donka (Republican): 440

Governor

Peter Shumlin (Democrat): 1,157

Randy Brock (Republican): 547

Lieutenant Governor

Phil Scott (Republican): 825

Cassandra Gekas (Democrat): 860

State Treasurer

Beth Pearce (Democrat): 986

Wendy Wilton (Republican): 616

Secretary of State

James C. Condos (Democrat): 1,378

Auditor of Accounts

Doug Hoffer (Democrat): 912

Vincent Illuzzi (Republican): 677

Attorney General

Jack McMullen (Republican): 551

William H. Sorrell (Democrat): 1,056

State Senator (Windsor Senate) — Top 3 earn seats

John Campbell (Democrat): 1,174

Richard “Dick” McCormack (Democrat): 980

Alice W. Nitka (Democrat): 830

Dick Tracy (Republican): 549

Paul E. Gibbs Jr. (Republican): 329

Jeff Whittemore (Republican): 381

President

Barack Obama: 1,290

Mitt Romney: 525

State Representative Windsor 4-1

Teo Zagar (Democrat): 790

US Senate Race

Bernie Sanders (Democrat/Independent): 725

John MacGovern (Republican):344

At-Large Representative To Congress

Peter Welch (Democrat): 710

Mark Donka (Republican): 356

Governor

Peter Shumlin (Democrat): 690

Randy Brock (Republican): 383

Lieutenant Governor

Phil Scott (Republican): 537

Cassandra Gekas (Democrat): 501

State Treasurer

Beth Pearce (Democrat): 555

Wendy Wilton (Republican): 454

Secretary of State

James C. Condos (Democrat): 796

Auditor of Accounts

Doug Hoffer (Democrat): 512

Vincent Illuzzi (Republican): 439

Attorney General

Jack McMullen (Republican): 407

William H. Sorrell (Democrat): 559

State Senator (Windsor Senate) — Top 3 earn seats

John Campbell (Democrat): 770

Richard “Dick” McCormack (Democrat): 547

Alice W. Nitka (Democrat): 467

Dick Tracy (Republican): 405

Paul E. Gibbs Jr. (Republican): 240

Jeff Whittemore (Republican): 253

President

Barack Obama: 711

Mitt Romney: 399

State Representative: Rutland-Windsor 1

James Eckhardt (Republican): 339

Anne Gallivan (Democrat): 267

US Senate Race

Bernie Sanders (Democrat/Independent): 381

John MacGovern (Republican): 198

At-Large Representative To Congress

Peter Welch (Democrat): 406

Mark Donka (Republican): 176

Governor

Peter Shumlin (Democrat): 333

Randy Brock (Republican): 257

Lieutenant Governor

Phil Scott (Republican): 353

Cassandra Gekas (Democrat): 217

State Treasurer

Beth Pearce (Democrat): 241

Wendy Wilton (Republican): 342

Secretary of State

James C. Condos (Democrat): 459

Auditor of Accounts

Doug Hoffer (Democrat): 251

Vincent Illuzzi (Republican): 297

Attorney General

Jack McMullen (Republican): 256

William H. Sorrell (Democrat): 300

President

Barack Obama: 363

Mitt Romney: 255

Woodstock is one of 19 precincts in. Here are results by race:

Gov. Peter Shumlin has been re-elected, according to the Associated Press.

“We think the projection is premature,” said Darcie Johnston, a campaign staff member for Randy Brock, the Republican challenger to Shumlin.

It’s not known if AP based the announcement on exit polling. Only five of the 275 precincts have reported with 59 percent (4,177 votes) in favor of Shumlin, and 38 percent (2,860) for Brock, based on the Vermont Secretary of State’s website.

If Shumlin has won, it’s a much quicker contest than Shumlin’s win in 2010 over Republican Brian Dubie, which went down to the last minute. Shumlin won by a little more than 2 percent or 4,000 votes.

The AP is reporting several glitches in the voting system at polling places around the country this afternoon. A voter in Pennsylvania reported that their voting machine malfunctioned and would highlight Mitt Romney’s name when the voter had touched the button that said “Barack Obama.” In Virginia, long lines deterred some voters and they ended up leaving. In Indiana, some voters were turned away from the poll because a misprint determined that they’d already voted by absentee ballot. In Florida’s Palm Beach County, a ballot-counting machine malfunctioned, and voters had to wait an hour to make sure their vote was received.

Jack Hunter stands in front of Woodstock Town Hall showing his support for the Democratic ticket.
Tony Marquis Photo

Where And When To Vote
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

BARNARD
10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Town Hall

BRIDGEWATER
8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Town Office

HARTLAND
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Damon Hall

HARTFORD
8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Hartford High School

KILLINGTON
7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Town Office

PLYMOUTH
10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Municipal Building

POMFRET
8:30 a.m. -7p.m.
Town Office

READING
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Town Hall

WEST WINDSOR
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Story Memorial Hall

WOODSTOCK
7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Town Hall

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In the presidential race we prefer progress over promises. We support the re-election of President Barack Obama. Governor Mitt Romney lacks consistent positions on too many issues, plus he frequently avoids specifics when promising how he will solve America’s problems.

Vermont’s junior Senator, Bernie Sanders, clearly deserves another six years. Outspoken at times but always sticking by what he believes, regardless of the political cost, he’s not at all timid about taking on the Washington establishment when it comes to the needs of Vermonters and citizens everywhere.

Likewise Congressman Peter Welch has earned the right to be reelected. Few in the House of Representatives have worked as hard or effectively with members on both sides of the aisle to help craft legislation, which is fair and reasonable for more than just his own constituents.

Here at home it’s a mix of Republicans and Democrats who we feel should lead Vermont for the next two years, although we still stick by our ongoing belief that Vermont should have four-year terms for its constitutional officers, not two.

We feel Democrat Peter Shumlin should be returned to the Governor’s office and Republican Phil Scott re-elected Lieutenant Governor. In his first two years Shumlin guided the state through its worst natural disaster in nearly 100 years, getting roads repaired quickly and below cost. That was one reason Rolling Stone Magazine named him one of the 12 leaders “who get things done,” and we agree. We appreciate Phil Scott’s “Buy Local First” campaign efforts and believe he is more than capable of governing if the situation should arise.

In his first term, Democrat Jim Condos has brought innovation and new energy to the position of Secretary of State and should be returned to that office. Republican Vince Illuzzi wants to move up from being a longtime country senator to the office of Auditor of Accounts and we have confidence he will do a good job in that position. Democrat Bill Sorrell has considerable experience as Vermont’s Attorney General and that advantage should not be lost on a new face in Montpelier.

Our only change from endorsing all incumbents in statewide races is that we believe Republican Wendy Wilton should replace Democrat Beth Pearce who currently is State Treasurer. Pearce was appointed to the position in 2011 and has never before run for public office. Wilton is a former State Senator, banker and business advisor to small businesses and currently is Treasurer for the city of Rutland. In 2012 she was voted Treasurer of the Year by the Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurer’s Association.

It wouldn’t be prudent to suggest replacing any of Windsor County’s three Democrat State Senators, John Campbell, Dick McCormack or Alice Nitka. Each has served the county well for several terms and hold important committee positions and Campbell is nearly assured of keeping his powerful position as Senate President Pro Tem when the legislature convenes in January. On the Republican side, only Dick Tracy caught our attention at all. Tracy has stridently claimed to offer an alternative to the status quo, plus his passion for many traditional Vermont values is commendable, but it’s not sufficient to suggest unseating any of the three incumbents.

Incumbent Democrats Donna Sweaney and John Bartholomew are our pick for State Representatives in Windsor 1 (Hartland, Windsor/West Windsor). Sweaney is running for her ninth term and Bartholomew his second. Both are conscientious and skilled at researching important issues.

It is an easy call to suggest Republican Jim Eckhardt be returned to Montpelier representing Killington, Bridgewater and Chittenden. He’s a proven hard worker, strong on constituent service and rapidly gaining influence among both major parties in the legislature.

Although they are running unopposed in their respective districts and thus assured of re-election, Democrats Alison Clarkson (Windsor 5, Plymouth, Reading and Woodstock) and Teo Zagar (Windsor 4-1 including Barnard, Pomfret and Quechee) would undoubtedly earn our recommendation anyway. Clarkson is one of Vermont’s most energetic and committed State Reps and Zagar, named to fill out the term of the late Mark Mitchell in 2011, is proving himself to be a very effective Representative for the people in his district.

So, that’s how we’ll be voting on Nov. 6. Regardless if you agree with our choices or not, it’s important that you make the effort to vote.