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2024 Burlington mayoral election

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Nominee Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Joan Shannon Party Progressive Democratic Popular vote 7,612 6,696 Percentage 51.4% 45.2%

Results by ward Mulvaney-Stanak:      60–70%      70–80% Shannon:      50–60%      60–70%

Mayor before election Miro Weinberger Democratic Elected mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Progressive

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The 2024 Burlington mayoral election was held on March 5, 2024. It elected the mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Incumbent Democratic mayor Miro Weinberger declined to seek re-election.

City councilor Joan Shannon defeated CD Mattison and Karen Paul for the Democratic nomination. The Vermont Progressive Party nominated state representative Emma Mulvaney-Stanak.

In the general election, Mulvaney-Stanak prevailed, defeating Shannon and two independent candidates. Mulvaney-Stanak became Burlington's first female and first openly LGBT mayor, as well as being the first Progressive to serve as mayor of Burlington since Bob Kiss left office in 2012.

Background

Miro Weinberger's victory in the 2012 mayoral election made him the first Democrat to serve as Burlington's mayor since Gordon Paquette lost re-election to Bernie Sanders in the 1981 election. Weinberger was re-elected in 2015, 2018, and 2021. Weinberger is the longest serving consecutive mayor in Burlington history and second-longest serving overall after Peter Clavelle.

The Democrats won a majority on the city council in the 2023 elections; previously, the Progressive Party held a plurality of seats on the council.

This was the first Burlington mayoral election to use ranked-choice voting since the 2009 mayoral election. Voters approved a referendum to re-adopt the system for mayoral races in the 2023 election, despite opposition from Weinberger. Kurt Wright, the last Republican to serve on the Burlington city council and a former mayoral candidate, argued that the use of ranked-choice voting would help Republicans, as it meant a Republican could run for mayor and not "drain votes away from another candidate."

Democratic caucus

On September 28, 2023, Weinberger announced that he would not seek reelection. The Democratic caucus was held on December 10.

Nominee

• Joan Shannon, city councilor and former council president

Eliminated at caucus

• CD Mattison, nonprofit executive and former vice chair of the Burlington Democratic Party
• Karen Paul, city council president

Declined

• Miro Weinberger, incumbent mayor

Endorsements

Statewide officials

• Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont and former chair of the Democratic National Committee

State legislators

• Philip Baruth, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate

Local officials

• Sarah Carpenter, Burlington city councilor

Local officials

• Dave Hartnett, former Burlington city councilor
• Jane Knodell, former Burlington city councilor (Progressive)

Labor unions

• Burlington Firefighters Association (IAFF Local 1552)
• Burlington Police Officers’ Association

Results

Progressive caucus

The Progressive caucus was held on December 7, 2023.

Nominee

• Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, leader of the Progressive caucus in the Vermont House of Representatives, former Burlington city councilor, and former chair of the Vermont Progressive Party

Declined

• Zoraya Hightower, city councilor
• Joe Magee, city councilor
• Max Tracy, former city council president and nominee for mayor in 2021 (endorsed Mulvaney-Stanak)

Endorsements

Local officials

• Max Tracy, former city council president and nominee for mayor in 2021

Republican caucus

The Republican caucus was held on December 19, 2023. No candidate was nominated for the mayoral race.

Declined

• Kurt Wright, former state representative, former Burlington city council president, and nominee for mayor in 2009 and 2012

Independents

Declared

• Will Emmons, former arbitration advocate for the American Postal Workers Union and candidate for mayor in 2021
• Chris Haessly, former Burlington School Committee member

General election

Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the caucuses.

Local officials

• Dave Hartnett, former city councilor
• Jane Knodell, former city councilor (Progressive)
• Adam Roof, chair of the Burlington Democratic Party and former city councilor

Labor unions

• AFSCME Local 1343
• Burlington Firefighters Association (IAFF Local 1552)
• Burlington Police Officers’ Association
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 300

State legislators

• Mark Larson, former state representative (Democratic)

Local officials

• Ali Dieng, city councilor (Independent)
• Max Tracy, former city council president

Individuals

• CD Mattison, former vice chair of the Burlington Democratic Party and former 2023 mayoral candidate (Democratic)

Labor unions

• AFSCME Local 1674

Organizations

• LGBTQ Victory Fund
• LPAC
• Vote Mama

Fundraising

Shannon raised $132,124 from 651 donors, spending around $60,000. Donors to her campaign include former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and former state Attorney General T.J. Donovan. Mulvaney-Stanak raised $67,052 from 514 donors, spending roughly $35,000. Donors included state Attorney General Charity Clark, city councilor Zoraya Hightower, and former city councilors Vince Brennan and Max Tracy.

Results

Notes

1. City of Burlington Municipal Employees
2. Howard Center Union

References

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5. Lamdin, Courtney (May 29, 2023). "Scott Vetoes Noncitizen Voting in Burlington, Allows Ranked-Choice Voting to Become Law". Seven Days. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023.
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16. ^ Lamdin, Courtney (February 1, 2024). "Two More Candidates Join the Race for Burlington Mayor". Seven Days. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
17. ^ Boronski, Tyler (February 15, 2024). "'Dems for Emma' unity event highlights Democrats support for Progressive Burlington mayoral candidate Emma Mulvaney-Stanak". WPTZ. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
18. ^ Crowley, Patrick (February 13, 2024). "In a race dominated by public safety, where do Burlington's mayoral candidates differ?". VTDigger. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
19. Robinson, Shaun (March 8, 2024). "How did Emma Mulvaney-Stanak win Burlington — and how will she govern?". VTDigger. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
20. Keith, Jarod. "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 57 More Out Candidates for 2024 Races". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
21. "LPAC December 2023 Endorsements". LPAC. January 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024.
22. "Vote Mama Candidates". Vote Mama. January 4, 2023. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024.
23. Lamdin, Courtney (February 5, 2024). "Shannon Raises Nearly Twice as Much as Mulvaney-Stanak in Burlington Mayor's Race". Seven Days. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

External links

• Emma Mulvaney-Stanak (P) for Mayor
• Joan Shannon (D) for Mayor

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