2020 Vermont elections

2020 Vermont elections

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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.

The incumbent representative was Democrat Peter Welch.

The incumbent governor was Republican Phil Scott. He beat Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman in the general election.^[1]

2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Nominee Molly Gray Scott Milne Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 182,820 157,065 Percentage 51.3% 44.1%

County results Municipality results Gray:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Milne:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tie:      40–50%

Lieutenant Governor before election Dave Zuckerman Progressive/Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray Democratic

Incumbent Progressive/Democratic lieutenant governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) declined to run for a third term, and instead ran for governor.

• Molly Gray, Vermont Assistant Attorney General^[2][3]

• Tim Ashe, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate (also ran in Progressive primary)^[2][4][5]
• Debbie Ingram, Chittenden County State Senator^[2][6][7]
• 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)^[2][8]

• 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)

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Molly Gray	47,636	46.0
	Democratic	Tim Ashe	35,954	34.7
	Democratic	Brenda Siegel	9,945	9.6
	Democratic	Debbie Ingram	9,466	9.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	568	0.5
Total votes			103,645	100.0

• Scott Milne, Republican nominee for governor in 2014, Republican nominee for US Senate in 2016, businessman^[2][9]

• Dana Colson Jr.^[2][10][11]
• Meg Hansen, former executive director of Vermonters for Healthcare Freedom^[2][12]
• Jim Hogue, Vermont secession activist^[2][13]
• Dwayne Tucker, contractor and civil engineer^[14]

• Don H. Turner Jr., nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, former minority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Milne	26,817	51.5
	Republican	Meg Hansen	16,875	32.4
	Republican	Dwayne Tucker	3,066	5.9
	Republican	Dana Colson	2,736	5.2
	Republican	Jim Hogue	1,944	3.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	680	1.3
Total votes			52,118	100.0

Incumbent Progressive lieutenant governor David Zuckerman did not run for a third term.

• Tim Ashe, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate^[15]
• 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^[15]

• David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (running for governor)

Progressive primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Cris Ericson	438	57.5
	Write-in	Write-ins	324	42.5
Total votes			762	100.0

2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican	Progressive	Independent	Stop the F35s
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Molly Gray	Scott Milne	Cris Ericson	Wayne Billado III	Ralph Corbo
1	Sep. 23, 2022	Town Meeting TV	Stephanie Lahar	YouTube	P	P	N	N	P

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Molly Gray (D)	Scott Milne (R)	Other	Undecided
co/efficient/Scott Milne for Lt. Governor[A]	October 19–29, 2020	584 (LV)	± 4.05%	43%	37%	7%	13%
Braun Research/VPR	September 3–15, 2020	582 (LV)	± 4%	35%	31%	34%[b]	–

2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Molly Gray	182,820	51.3
	Republican	Scott Milne	157,065	44.1
	Progressive	Cris Ericson	7,862	2.2
	Independent	Wayne Billado III	5,101	1.4
	Stop the F35s	Ralph Corbo	2,289	0.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	1,097	0.3
Total votes			356,234	100.0

2020 Vermont secretary of state election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Nominee Jim Condos H. Brooke Paige Pamala Smith Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 214,666 99,564 21,210 Percentage 57.87 26.84 5.72

County results Municipality results Condos:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Paige:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      40–50%

Secretary of State before election Jim Condos Democratic Elected Secretary of State Jim Condos Democratic

The incumbent secretary of state was Democrat Jim Condos.

• Jim Condos, incumbent secretary of state

• H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate.

2020 Vermont state treasurer election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Nominee Beth Pearce Carolyn Whitney Branagan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 197,255 114,177 Percentage 53.17 30.78

County results Municipality results Pearce:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Branagan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      40–50%

Treasurer before election Beth Pearce Democratic Elected Treasurer Beth Pearce Democratic

The incumbent treasurer was Democrat Beth Pearce.

• Beth Pearce, incumbent treasurer

• Carolyn Whitney Branagan, former state representative to Franklin-1 (2003–2017) and former state senator to Franklin (2017–2019)

2020 Vermont Attorney General election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Nominee T. J. Donovan H. Brooke Paige Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 234,081 94,892 Percentage 63.10 25.58

County results Municipality results Donovan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Paige:      40–50%      50–60% Tie:      40–50%

Attorney General before election T. J. Donovan Democratic Elected Attorney General T. J. Donovan Democratic

The incumbent attorney general was Democrat T. J. Donovan.

• T.J. Donovan, incumbent attorney general

The Republican nominee was H. Brooke Paige.

• H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate
• Emily Peyton, candidate for governor in 2018

• Cris Ericson, perennial candidate, running for other statewide offices as well

2020 Vermont Auditor election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Nominee Doug Hoffer Cris Ericson Party Democratic Progressive Alliance Progressive Republican Marijuana Popular vote 266,445 48,731 Percentage 71.82 13.14

County results Municipality results Hoffer:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Auditor before election Doug Hoffer Democratic Elected Auditor Doug Hoffer Democratic

The incumbent auditor was Democrat/Progressive Doug Hoffer.

• Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Progressive primary)
• Linda Joy Sullivan, state representative

No candidates filed for the Republican primary. Doug Hoffer won the nomination via write-in.

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.

• Cris Ericson, perennial candidate
• Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Democratic primary)

• 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.

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.

Some county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:^[16]

Partisan clients

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Vermont", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Vermont: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Vermont". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
• Results at The Indianapolis Star