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Vermont governor election history

Every Vermont governor election from 1996 to 2024: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Republican 9
  • Democratic 6
D+60R+60D+30R+301996: D+48.119961998: D+14.519982000: D+12.520002002: R+2.320022004: R+20.320042006: R+15.220062008: R+31.120082010: D+1.820102012: D+20.220122014: D+2.120142016: R+8.720162018: R+14.920182020: R+41.120202022: R+47.020222024: R+51.62024
Vermont governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2024 Phil Scott Republican Esther Charlestin 50.2 372,885
2022 Phil Scott Republican Brenda Siegel 45.9 291,955
2020 Phil Scott Republican David Zuckerman 40.2 370,968
2018 Phil Scott Republican Christine Hallquist 14.7 278,230
2016 flip Phil Scott Republican Sue M. Minter 8.6 320,467
2014 Peter Elliott Shumlin Democratic Scott Milne 1.2 196,225
2012 Peter Elliott Shumlin Democratic Randolph D. Brock 19.7 303,813
2010 flip Peter Elliott Shumlin Democratic Brian Dubie 1.8 243,999
2008 Jim Douglas Republican Anthony Pollina 31.6 319,085
2006 Jim Douglas Republican Scudder Parker 15.2 262,524
2004 Jim Douglas Republican Peter Clavelle 20.8 309,285
2002 flip Jim Douglas Republican Doug Racine 2.6 230,161
2000 Howard Dean Democratic Ruth Dwyer 12.5 293,473
1998 Howard Dean Democratic Ruth Dwyer 14.5 218,120
1996 Howard Dean Democratic John L. Gropper 48.1 254,648

Vermont Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Vermont governor election?

Phil Scott won in 2024 by 50.2 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Vermont governor race?

In 2014, when Peter Elliott Shumlin won.

When did a Republican last win a Vermont governor race?

In 2024, when Phil Scott won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.