# 1999 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election

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On March 2, 1999, a mayoral election was held in Burlington, Vermont. Incumbent Progressive Coalition Mayor Peter Clavelle defeated Republican nominee Kurt Wright.

## Background

Peter Clavelle lost reelection as mayor in 1993 to Republican nominee Peter Brownell, but returned to the office after he defeated Brownell in the 1995 election. The Progressives retained control over the city council during Clavelle's tenure.
On November 4, 1998, new campaign finance legislation went into effect. Candidates were now required to record the name, address, and town of residence for a contributor giving more than $100. The total number of contributions less than $100 was also required to be listed. The maximum donation allowed was lowered from $1,000 to $200, with the exception of family members.

## Nominations
### Progressive

Clavelle announced that he would run for a fifth term on November 24, 1998. His campaign was managed by Peter Baker.

### Republican

On December 14, 1998, Kurt Wright, a member of the city council, announced that he would run for mayor. John Barrows, a Democrat, managed Wright's campaign.

### Other

Eric Brenner and John Pius Hogan ran as independent candidates. The signature requirement to run was raised from 30 to 150. Louie Beaudin and Michael Brown failed to turn in the required amount with Beaudin 75 short and Brown 34 short. Beaudin and Brown ran as write-in candidates instead.

## Campaign

Wright called for Clavelle to not collect absentee ballots and limit his campaign spending to $15,000. Wright had proposed legislation in 1996 to prohibit candidates and campaign workers from collecting and turning in absentee ballots, but the city council voted 9 to 3 against it. Clavelle rejected both of these demands and stated that he would spend $25,000. Clavelle raised $38,835 compared to Wright's $19,159 and Brenner's $32; Clavelle spent all but $1,000 of what he raised while Brenner spent $1,070.
The Republicans paid $1,200 in rent for their office space while the rent for Clavelle's headquarters was $400. Fred Osier, chair of the Republican Party in Burlington, accused Clavelle of benefitting from a special deal. Clavelle's campaign stated that it agreed to pay $800 for seven weeks of rent and had only paid $400 of it so far. Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz stated that the current campaign finance laws did not address rent payments.
Clavelle and Wright participated in a forum hosted by the Burlington Business Association on February 4. Brenner attended the forum as an audience member and criticize it for not including him and Hogan. Another forum with four candidates in attendance was held by the Neighborhood Planning Assemblies of wards 4 and 7 on February 17, while Beaudin and Brown were in the audience. A forum attended by Clavelle and Wright was hosted by City Women on February 24.

## Results

1999 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Coalition | Peter Clavelle (incumbent) | 5,829 | 58.69% |
| | Republican | Kurt Wright | 3,834 | 38.61% |
| | Independent | Eric Brenner | 227 | 2.29% |
| | Independent | John Pius Hogan | 41 | 0.41%% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,931 | 100.00% |

## Endorsements
### Local officials

* Richard Bove, candidate in the 1981 mayoral election

### Federal officials

* Patrick Leahy, member of the United States Senate from Vermont (1975–2023)

### Statewide officials

* Howard Dean, 79th Governor of Vermont (1991–2003) (Democratic)

### Local officials

* Paul Lafayette, former member of the Burlington city council (Democratic)
* John Patch, former member of the Burlington city council and candidate for mayor in 1987 and 1995 (Democratic)

### Organizations

* Burlington Police Association