A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 3, 2020. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election, as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 11, 2020.
Presidential election
United States House of Representatives
The incumbent representative was Democrat Peter Welch.
Governor
The incumbent governor was Republican Phil Scott. He beat Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman in the general election.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Progressive/Democratic lieutenant governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) declined to run for a third term, and instead ran for governor.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Molly Gray, Vermont Assistant Attorney General
Eliminated in primary Tim Ashe, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate (also ran in Progressive primary) Debbie Ingram, Chittenden County State Senator Brenda Siegel, candidate for governor in 2018, opioid epidemic and Brattleboro hurricane relief activist, southern Vermont nonprofit founder and executive director (also ran in Progressive primary)
Declined Shap Smith, former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016, attorney David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (ran for governor)
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Scott Milne, Republican nominee for governor in 2014, Republican nominee for US Senate in 2016, businessman
Eliminated in primary Dana Colson Jr. Meg Hansen, former executive director of Vermonters for Healthcare Freedom Jim Hogue, Vermont secession activist Dwayne Tucker, contractor and civil engineer
Declined Don H. Turner Jr., nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, former minority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives
Results
Progressive primary Incumbent Progressive lieutenant governor David Zuckerman did not run for a third term.
Candidates Declared Tim Ashe, President pro tempore of the Vermont SenateArchived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cris Ericson, perennial candidate Brenda Siegel, candidate for governor in 2018, opioid epidemic and Brattleboro hurricane relief activist, southern Vermont nonprofit founder and executive director
Declined David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (running for governor)
Results
General election Debate + 2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican Progressive Independent Stop the F35sKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Molly Gray Scott Milne Cris Ericson Wayne Billado III Ralph Corbo1 Sep. 23, 2022 Town Meeting TV Stephanie Lahar YouTube
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin MollyGray (D) ScottMilne (R) Other Undecidedco/efficient/Scott Milne for Lt. Governorco/efficient/Scott Milne for Lt. GovernorOctober 19–29, 2020584 (LV)± 4.05%43%37%7%13%Braun Research/VPRBraun Research/VPRSeptember 3–15, 2020582 (LV)± 4%35%31%34% –
Results
Secretary of state
The incumbent secretary of state was Democrat Jim Condos.
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Jim Condos, incumbent secretary of state
Republican primary Candidates Declared H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate.
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportJune 25, 2020
State Treasurer
The incumbent treasurer was Democrat Beth Pearce.
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Beth Pearce, incumbent treasurer
Republican primary Candidates Declared Carolyn Whitney Branagan, former state representative to Franklin-1 (2003–2017) and former state senator to Franklin (2017–2019)
Attorney general
The incumbent attorney general was Democrat T. J. Donovan.
Democratic primary Candidates Declared T.J. Donovan, incumbent attorney general
Republican primary The Republican nominee was H. Brooke Paige.
Candidates Declared H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate Emily Peyton, candidate for governor in 2018
Progressive primary Candidates Declared Cris Ericson, perennial candidate, running for other statewide offices as well
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportJune 25, 2020
State Auditor
The incumbent auditor was Democrat/Progressive Doug Hoffer.
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Progressive primary) Linda Joy Sullivan, state representative
Republican primary No candidates filed for the Republican primary. Doug Hoffer won the nomination via write-in.
Progressive primary Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer also ran in the Progressive primary. Perennial candidate Cris Ericson ran for the Progressive nomination for auditor, as well as several other statewide offices.
Candidates Declared Cris Ericson, perennial candidate Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Democratic primary)
General election Candidates Cris Ericson (P*), perennial candidate Doug Hoffer (D/P*/R), incumbent auditor
Hoffer won the Democratic and Republican nominations. Ericson, who was not a member of the Progressive Party, won the primary election. However, the Progressive state committee endorsed Hoffer for reelection. He had previously been nominated by both the Democratic and Progressive Parties in elections from 2010 to 2018.
State legislature All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate and all 150 seats of the Vermont House of Representatives were up for election. The balance of political power remained the same in each chamber, with Democrats having large majorities in both; however, Republicans made very small gains in both chambers. While those gains were small, they allowed Republicans to break the Democrat/Progressive supermajority in the state house. This could potentially lead to any veto from Governor Phil Scott being upheld under these new circumstances.
State senate
Party # of seats before election # of seats after election Net change Democratic 22 21 1 Republican 6 7 1 Progressive 2 2 Independent 0 0
House of Representatives Party # of seats before election # of seats after election Net change Democratic 95 92 3 Republican 43 46 3 Progressive 7 7 Independent 5 5
County offices Some county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:
Addison County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyDennis Wygmans DemocraticAssistant JudgePatricia Ross DemocraticJacqueline Mclean DemocraticProbate JudgeEleanor Smith DemocraticSheriffPeter Dorey Newton DemocraticHigh BailiffCharles S. Clark Jr. Rep/Dem
Bennington County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyErica Albin Marthage DemocraticAssistant JudgeJames H. Colvin DemocraticWesley L. Mook DemocraticProbate JudgeD. Justine Scanlon DemocraticSheriffChad D. Schmidt Dem/RepHigh BailiffFrederick C. Gilbar Democratic
Caledonia County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyLisa A. Warren Dem/RepAssistant JudgeJohn S. Hall Rep/DemRoy C. Vance Dem/RepProbate JudgeWilliam W. Cobb DemocraticSheriffDean Shatney Dem/RepHigh BailiffStephen Bunnell Rep/Dem
Chittenden County Office NamePartyStates AttorneySarah F. George DemocraticAssistant JudgeSuzanne Brown Dem/RepConnie Cain Ramsey DemocraticProbate JudgeGregory J. Glennon DemocraticSheriffKevin M. McLaughlin Dem/RepHigh BailiffDaniel L. Gamelin Dem/Prog/Rep
Essex County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyVincent Illuzzi Prog/Rep/Dem/LibAssistant JudgeCalvin Colby RepublicanAllen D. Hodgdon RepublicanProbate Judge RepublicanSheriffTrevor Colby Rep/ProgHigh BailiffVacant N/A
Franklin County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyJames A. Hughes DemocraticAssistant JudgeKelly Gosselin DemocraticRobert Johnson Dem/RepProbate JudgeVaughn Comeau RepublicanSheriffRoger Langevin DemocraticHigh BailiffRoberta Allard Democratic
Grand Isle County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyDouglas Disabito DemocraticAssistant JudgeSherri Potvin DemocraticJoanne R. Batchelder Rep/DemProbate JudgeGeorge Ned Spear DemocraticSheriffRay C. Allen Dem/Prog/RepHigh BailiffKevin G. Winch Independent
Lamoille County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyTodd A. Shove DemocraticAssistant JudgeJoel W. Page DemocraticMadeline M. Motta DemocraticProbate JudgeJames Dean R. Mahoney IndependentSheriffRoger M. Marcoux Jr. Dem/RepHigh BailiffClaude D. Ammons Jr. Democratic
Orange County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyWilliam J. Porter DemocraticAssistant JudgeJoyce McKeeman DemocraticVictoria Weiss DemocraticProbate JudgeKathryn C. A. Kennedy DemocraticSheriffBill Bohnyak DemocraticHigh BailiffGeorge Contois Democratic
Orleans County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyJennifer Barrett Dem/RepAssistant JudgeBenjamin Batchelder Dem/RepCurtis A. Hardy DemocraticProbate JudgeRobert B. Chimileski IndependentSheriffKirk J. Martin RepublicanHigh BailiffPhilip Brooks Republican
Rutland County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyRose Kennedy DemocraticAssistant JudgeJean H. Colourtti Dem/RepDavid W. Lewis Dem/RepProbate JudgeKarl C. Anderson RepublicanSheriffStephen P. Benard Sr. Dem/RepHigh BailiffDavid Fox Democratic
Washington County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyRory T. Thibault DemocraticAssistant JudgeMiriam Conlon DemocraticOtto Kinzel Trautz Dem/RepProbate JudgeJeffrey P. Kilgore DemocraticSheriffW. Samuel Hill Dem/RepHigh BailiffMarc Poulin Democratic
Windham County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyTracy Kelly Shriver DemocraticAssistant JudgePatricia W. Duff DemocraticLamont Barnett DemocraticProbate JudgeJodi P. French DemocraticSheriffKeith D. Clark DemocraticHigh BailiffMark Anderson Democratic
Windsor County Office NamePartyStates AttorneyDavid Cahill DemocraticAssistant JudgeJack W. Anderson DemocraticEleen Terie DemocraticProbate JudgeFrederick M. Glover DemocraticSheriffMichael Chamberlain DemocraticHigh BailiffMichael E. Manley Democratic
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References
External links Candidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia
(state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
Results at The Indianapolis Star