2016 governor elections · Vermont history
Vermont governor election 2016
Phil Scott REP +8.6 gain · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 320,467
- Margin
- 8.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in VT
- D+26.4same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Scott Won | REP | 166,817 | 52.91% | |
| Sue M. Minter | DEM | 139,253 | 44.17% | |
| Bill Lee | LBU | 8,912 | 2.83% | |
| Blank | — | 4,954 | 1.57% | |
| Write-in | — | 313 | 0.10% | |
| Spoiled | — | 218 | 0.07% | |
| Total | 320,467 | |||
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 2016 Vermont governor race?
Phil Scott (REP) won with 52.9% of the vote, ahead of Sue M. Minter (44.2%), a margin of 8.6 points.
Did the Vermont governor seat change party in 2016?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Vermont governor race?
320,467 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.