Incumbent Mayor Peter Clavelle declined to seek reelection and Progressive nominee Bob Kiss was elected to succeed him.

Peter Brownell's victory in the 1993 election against Progressive Coalition Mayor Peter Clavelle was the first time a Republican had won Burlington's mayoralty since Edward A. Keenan left office in 1965, and ended the Progressive's control over the mayoralty which started with Bernie Sanders' victory in the 1981 election.

It was the most attended caucus in Burlington Democratic history, beating the previous record set during the 1989 election.

[13] Montroll considered running as an independent after losing the Democratic nomination, but declined on January 19, 2006.

[16] Kevin Curley, the Republican nominee in the 2001 mayoral election, announced his campaign on November 28, 2005.

He planned on running as an independent fusion candidate with the support of the Republican and Democratic parties.

The active membership of the Green Party in the city was a maximum of seven according to Ploof and receiving 400 votes would be a great success for his candidacy.