2010 governor elections · Vermont history
Vermont governor election 2010
Peter Elliott Shumlin DEM +1.8 gain · held 11/2/10
- Votes counted
- 243,999
- Margin
- 1.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/2/10
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Elliott Shumlin Won | DEM | 119,543 | 49.48% | |
| Brian Dubie | REP | 115,212 | 47.69% | |
| Blank | — | 2,170 | 0.90% | |
| Dennis Steele | IND | 1,917 | 0.79% | |
| Cris Ericson | OTH | 1,819 | 0.75% | |
| Dan Feliciano | IND | 1,341 | 0.56% | |
| Emily Peyton | IND | 684 | 0.28% | |
| Write-in | — | 660 | 0.27% | |
| Benjamin L. Mitchell | LBU | 429 | 0.18% | |
| Spoiled | — | 224 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 243,999 | |||
Official source: stage:General
Other Vermont governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Phil Scott | 50.2 |
| 2022 | Phil Scott | 45.9 |
| 2020 | Phil Scott | 40.2 |
| 2018 | Phil Scott | 14.7 |
| 2016 | Phil Scott | 8.6 |
| 2014 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 1.2 |
| 2012 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 19.7 |
| 2010 | Peter Elliott Shumlin | 1.8 |
| 2008 | Jim Douglas | 31.6 |
| 2006 | Jim Douglas | 15.2 |
| 2004 | Jim Douglas | 20.8 |
| 2002 | Jim Douglas | 2.6 |
Full Vermont governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2010 Vermont governor race?
Peter Elliott Shumlin (DEM) won with 49.5% of the vote, ahead of Brian Dubie (47.7%), a margin of 1.8 points.
Did the Vermont governor seat change party in 2010?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2010 Vermont governor race?
243,999 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.