2020 governor elections · Vermont history
Vermont governor election 2020
Phil Scott REP +40.2 · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 370,968
- Margin
- 40.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in VT
- D+35.4same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Scott Won | REP | 248,412 | 68.49% | |
| David Zuckerman | DEM | 99,214 | 27.35% | |
| Blank | — | 8,087 | 2.23% | |
| Kevin Hoyt | IND | 4,576 | 1.26% | |
| Emily Peyton | OTH | 3,505 | 0.97% | |
| Erynn Hazlett Whitney | IND | 1,777 | 0.49% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,599 | 0.44% | |
| Wayne Billado | IND | 1,431 | 0.40% | |
| Michael A. Devost | IND | 1,160 | 0.32% | |
| Charly Dickerson | UN | 1,037 | 0.29% | |
| Overvote | — | 170 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 370,968 | |||
Official source: Index.html
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 2020 Vermont governor race?
Phil Scott (REP) won with 68.5% of the vote, ahead of David Zuckerman (27.4%), a margin of 40.2 points.
Did the Vermont governor seat change party in 2020?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Vermont governor race?
370,968 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.