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Scott Wins Vermont Lt. Gov - Governor's Race Still Too Close To Call

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, the only statewide Republican office holder in Vermont, is going back to Montpelier for two more years.

Scott on Tuesday defeated Dean Corren, the Burlington Progressive who also won the Democratic party nomination.

The 56-year-old Scott was first elected in 2010. He's well known around the state, being a popular stock car driver.

At the Statehouse, Scott is described as low-key, easygoing and a broker of heated political debates

Corren is a longtime member of the Progressive Party from Burlington, a former state representative and a renewable energy entrepreneur.

By raising $17,500 in small donations, Corren qualified for up to $200,000 in public financing of his campaign, but it wasn't enough to defeat Scott.

Vermont's incumbent treasurer, secretary of state and attorney general are all heading to additional two-year terms.

Democratic Treasurer Beth Pearce won almost 75 percent of the vote, ahead of Progressive Don Schramm and Liberty Union candidate Murray Ngoima.

Secretary of State Jim Condos, also a Democratic, won about 75 percent ahead of Progressive Ben Eastwood and Mary Alice Herbert.

And Attorney General William Sorrell beat Republican Shane McCormack and Liberty Union candidate Rosemarie Jackowski.