2018 governor elections · Vermont history
Vermont governor election 2018
Phil Scott REP +14.7 · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 278,230
- Margin
- 14.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Scott Won | REP | 151,261 | 55.19% | |
| Christine Hallquist | DEM | 110,335 | 40.26% | |
| Blank | — | 4,038 | 1.47% | |
| Trevor Barlow | IND | 3,266 | 1.19% | |
| Charles Laramie | IND | 2,287 | 0.83% | |
| Cris Ericson | IND | 2,129 | 0.78% | |
| Stephen Marx | OTH | 1,855 | 0.68% | |
| Emily Peyton | LBU | 1,839 | 0.67% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,115 | 0.41% | |
| Spoiled | — | 105 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 278,230 | |||
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 2018 Vermont governor race?
Phil Scott (REP) won with 55.2% of the vote, ahead of Christine Hallquist (40.3%), a margin of 14.7 points.
Did the Vermont governor seat change party in 2018?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Vermont governor race?
278,230 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.