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Cris Ericson (born May 16, 1952) is an American cannabis activist and frequent candidate for public office in Vermont who became known nationally for her appearance in a 2012 United States Senate debate that was broadcast on C-SPAN and for wearing an "extraordinary" hat, according to Time magazine, in a 2014 Vermont gubernatorial debate.

Vermont Elections

Cris Ericson ran independently for Governor of Vermont, in 2002, as a Make Marijuana Legal candidate.

In 2004, Ericson ran for Vermont governor and U.S. senator as a Marijuana Party candidate.

Ericson went on to compete in 2006, 2008, and 2014, for multiple state and federal offices as an Independent candidate.

Ericson was a U.S. Marijuana Party candidate for U.S. Senator and Governor of Vermont in 2010, 2012, and 2016.

Results in Vermont state elections

YearOfficePartyPopular VotesPercentage
2002VT GovernorMake Marijuana Legal1,7370.8%
2004VT GovernorMarijuana4,2211.4%
2006VT GovernorIndependent2,4770.9%
2008VT GovernorIndependent1,7040.5%
2010VT GovernorU.S. Marijuana1,8190.8%%
2012VT GovernorU.S. Marijuana5,5801.9%
2014VT GovernorIndependent1,0890.6%

Results in federal elections

YearOfficePartyPopular VotesPercentage
2004US SenatorMarijuana6,4862.1%
2006US SenatorIndependent1,7350.7%
2008US RepresentativeIndependent7,8412.6%
2010US SenatorU.S. Marijuana2,7311.2%
2012US SenatorU.S. Marijuana5,9192.0%
2014US RepresentativeIndependent2,7501.4%
2016US SenatorUnited States Marijuana9,1562.9%

2006 Republican primary

Ericson was a candidate in the 2006 Republican Party U.S. Senate primary. She got 1,722 votes.

2016 Democratic primaries

In 2016, as a candidate in the U.S. Senate Democratic Party primary, Ericson received 7,596 votes (10.8%). In the 2016 Democratic Party gubernatorial primary Ericson got 537 votes.

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