Republican Party primaries in Vermont, 2026
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This page focuses on the Republican primaries that will take place in Vermont on August 11, 2026.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Vermont utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. House
The U.S. House of Representatives election in Vermont is scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's one at-large U.S. House district. The primary is August 11, 2026. The filing deadline is May 28, 2026.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District
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State elections
State Senate
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2026
Democratic
Republican
House of Representatives
State executive offices
Six state executive offices are up for election in Vermont in 2026:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Treasurer
Governor of Vermont
Republican primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
- Phil Scott (Incumbent)
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
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- John Rodgers (Incumbent)
Attorney General of Vermont
Republican primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Vermont Secretary of State
Republican primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Vermont State Auditor
Republican primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Vermont Treasurer
Republican primary candidatesNote: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Vermont
Context of the 2026 elections
Vermont Party Control: 1992-2026
Ten years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
State party overview
Republican Party of Vermont
- See also: Republican Party of Vermont
Vermont has a divided government, and no political party holds a state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of February 27, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Vermont had a divided government. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of 14 Vermont counties—7.14 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Essex County, Vermont | 16.65% | 13.40% | 14.48% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Vermont with 56.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 30.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Vermont cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 60.0 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Vermont supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 70.0 to 26.7 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every election between between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Vermont. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won all 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 35.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 92 out of 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 29.4 points. Clinton won 27 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 12 out of 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 6.1 points. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| Addison 1 | 78.61% | 19.72% | D+58.9 | 73.14% | 16.23% | D+56.9 | D |
| Addison 2 | 69.22% | 28.79% | D+40.4 | 58.77% | 28.57% | D+30.2 | D |
| Addison 3 | 63.92% | 34.30% | D+29.6 | 53.35% | 32.58% | D+20.8 | R |
| Addison 4 | 69.91% | 27.92% | D+42 | 57.20% | 28.08% | D+29.1 | D |
| Addison 5 | 64.54% | 33.66% | D+30.9 | 57.67% | 30.54% | D+27.1 | R |
| Addison-Rutland | 61.79% | 36.36% | D+25.4 | 46.78% | 39.69% | D+7.1 | I |
| Bennington 1 | 66.69% | 31.49% | D+35.2 | 47.37% | 41.39% | D+6 | D |
| Bennington 2-1 | 71.88% | 26.56% | D+45.3 | 57.91% | 31.85% | D+26.1 | D |
| Bennington 2-2 | 69.19% | 28.56% | D+40.6 | 53.61% | 32.86% | D+20.7 | R |
| Bennington 3 | 63.18% | 35.60% | D+27.6 | 52.48% | 36.34% | D+16.1 | D |
| Bennington 4 | 61.34% | 37.14% | D+24.2 | 56.86% | 32.22% | D+24.6 | D |
| Bennington-Rutland | 63.86% | 34.30% | D+29.6 | 56.40% | 32.71% | D+23.7 | D |
| Caledonia 1 | 58.29% | 40.09% | D+18.2 | 46.08% | 41.83% | D+4.3 | R |
| Caledonia 2 | 67.98% | 29.45% | D+38.5 | 47.87% | 34.64% | D+13.2 | D |
| Caledonia 3 | 61.29% | 37.03% | D+24.3 | 48.80% | 36.88% | D+11.9 | R |
| Caledonia 4 | 57.24% | 40.87% | D+16.4 | 41.56% | 43.46% | R+1.9 | R |
| Caledonia-Washington | 63.67% | 34.67% | D+29 | 51.67% | 33.37% | D+18.3 | D |
| Chittenden 01 | 71.48% | 26.98% | D+44.5 | 67.12% | 20.40% | D+46.7 | D |
| Chittenden 02 | 65.22% | 33.25% | D+32 | 62.62% | 26.44% | D+36.2 | D |
| Chittenden 03 | 65.97% | 32.64% | D+33.3 | 61.54% | 26.36% | D+35.2 | D |
| Chittenden 04-1 | 70.22% | 27.37% | D+42.9 | 70.03% | 19.98% | D+50.1 | D |
| Chittenden 04-2 | 71.92% | 27.00% | D+44.9 | 64.69% | 23.40% | D+41.3 | D |
| Chittenden 05-1 | 71.39% | 27.56% | D+43.8 | 73.69% | 16.99% | D+56.7 | D |
| Chittenden 05-2 | 64.48% | 34.72% | D+29.8 | 65.74% | 24.00% | D+41.7 | D |
| Chittenden 06-1 | 73.33% | 25.00% | D+48.3 | 68.18% | 19.28% | D+48.9 | R |
| Chittenden 06-2 | 81.29% | 16.20% | D+65.1 | 74.14% | 12.15% | D+62 | D |
| Chittenden 06-3 | 87.46% | 8.13% | D+79.3 | 77.48% | 7.09% | D+70.4 | D |
| Chittenden 06-4 | 87.35% | 9.85% | D+77.5 | 84.08% | 6.22% | D+77.9 | D |
| Chittenden 06-5 | 84.04% | 13.57% | D+70.5 | 79.70% | 9.35% | D+70.4 | D |
| Chittenden 06-6 | 86.38% | 11.06% | D+75.3 | 83.38% | 6.61% | D+76.8 | D |
| Chittenden 06-7 | 76.38% | 21.25% | D+55.1 | 68.99% | 16.97% | D+52 | D |
| Chittenden 07-1 | 69.24% | 29.29% | D+40 | 73.55% | 16.77% | D+56.8 | D |
| Chittenden 07-2 | 66.05% | 32.68% | D+33.4 | 68.91% | 21.77% | D+47.1 | D |
| Chittenden 07-3 | 74.70% | 23.84% | D+50.9 | 72.55% | 16.95% | D+55.6 | D |
| Chittenden 07-4 | 67.67% | 30.40% | D+37.3 | 63.27% | 23.67% | D+39.6 | D |
| Chittenden 08-1 | 63.84% | 34.92% | D+28.9 | 60.06% | 26.88% | D+33.2 | R |
| Chittenden 08-2 | 64.48% | 34.53% | D+30 | 60.42% | 26.30% | D+34.1 | D |
| Chittenden 08-3 | 63.28% | 35.33% | D+28 | 57.69% | 29.72% | D+28 | R |
| Chittenden 09-1 | 65.51% | 32.53% | D+33 | 58.56% | 29.99% | D+28.6 | D |
| Chittenden 09-2 | 61.62% | 36.83% | D+24.8 | 57.15% | 32.15% | D+25 | R |
| Chittenden 10 | 56.34% | 42.05% | D+14.3 | 44.86% | 41.02% | D+3.8 | R |
| Essex-Caledonia | 55.85% | 41.74% | D+14.1 | 33.67% | 51.19% | R+17.5 | R |
| Essex-Caledonia-Orleans | 56.71% | 40.90% | D+15.8 | 40.48% | 46.69% | R+6.2 | R |
| Franklin 1 | 56.33% | 42.11% | D+14.2 | 42.51% | 42.68% | R+0.2 | R |
| Franklin 2 | 59.89% | 38.80% | D+21.1 | 44.95% | 40.04% | D+4.9 | I |
| Franklin 3-1 | 63.98% | 33.78% | D+30.2 | 49.74% | 34.04% | D+15.7 | D |
| Franklin 3-2 | 57.29% | 41.61% | D+15.7 | 45.35% | 41.77% | D+3.6 | R |
| Franklin 4 | 60.36% | 38.33% | D+22 | 40.34% | 45.02% | R+4.7 | R |
| Franklin 5 | 58.72% | 40.18% | D+18.5 | 35.83% | 49.01% | R+13.2 | R |
| Franklin 6 | 65.67% | 32.98% | D+32.7 | 49.96% | 35.10% | D+14.9 | D |
| Franklin 7 | 66.65% | 31.58% | D+35.1 | 43.39% | 35.62% | D+7.8 | D |
| Grand Isle-Chittenden | 60.99% | 37.41% | D+23.6 | 49.75% | 37.02% | D+12.7 | D |
| Lamoille 1 | 68.19% | 30.22% | D+38 | 69.48% | 19.68% | D+49.8 | R |
| Lamoille 2 | 70.83% | 27.53% | D+43.3 | 50.64% | 32.32% | D+18.3 | D |
| Lamoille 3 | 70.65% | 27.54% | D+43.1 | 53.32% | 28.92% | D+24.4 | R |
| Lamoille-Washington | 71.51% | 26.57% | D+44.9 | 58.00% | 26.53% | D+31.5 | R |
| Orange 1 | 58.31% | 39.63% | D+18.7 | 42.42% | 42.15% | D+0.3 | R |
| Orange 2 | 64.98% | 32.84% | D+32.1 | 55.12% | 31.81% | D+23.3 | D |
| Orange-Caledonia | 57.42% | 40.35% | D+17.1 | 43.05% | 42.95% | D+0.1 | D |
| Orange-Washington-Addison | 66.89% | 30.66% | D+36.2 | 50.86% | 32.34% | D+18.5 | D |
| Orleans 1 | 57.58% | 41.05% | D+16.5 | 38.00% | 48.39% | R+10.4 | R |
| Orleans 2 | 60.04% | 38.38% | D+21.7 | 41.10% | 44.70% | R+3.6 | R |
| Orleans-Caledonia | 66.04% | 31.37% | D+34.7 | 50.36% | 34.64% | D+15.7 | R |
| Orleans-Lamoille | 62.90% | 35.29% | D+27.6 | 38.19% | 45.72% | R+7.5 | R |
| Rutland 1 | 62.40% | 35.58% | D+26.8 | 44.77% | 41.69% | D+3.1 | R |
| Rutland 2 | 58.07% | 40.32% | D+17.8 | 41.79% | 46.66% | R+4.9 | R |
| Rutland 3 | 59.35% | 38.86% | D+20.5 | 43.82% | 44.95% | R+1.1 | R |
| Rutland 4 | 53.35% | 45.33% | D+8 | 46.30% | 42.60% | D+3.7 | R |
| Rutland 5-1 | 58.72% | 39.96% | D+18.8 | 51.76% | 37.64% | D+14.1 | R |
| Rutland 5-2 | 62.58% | 35.99% | D+26.6 | 49.43% | 38.20% | D+11.2 | R |
| Rutland 5-3 | 65.98% | 32.04% | D+33.9 | 43.64% | 41.41% | D+2.2 | D |
| Rutland 5-4 | 65.35% | 33.01% | D+32.3 | 50.18% | 37.74% | D+12.4 | R |
| Rutland 6 | 64.46% | 34.08% | D+30.4 | 47.22% | 40.73% | D+6.5 | R |
| Rutland-Bennington | 59.97% | 37.76% | D+22.2 | 46.55% | 42.55% | D+4 | D |
| Rutland-Windsor 1 | 58.43% | 39.88% | D+18.6 | 50.19% | 37.79% | D+12.4 | R |
| Rutland-Windsor 2 | 59.10% | 39.25% | D+19.9 | 47.71% | 39.64% | D+8.1 | R |
| Washington 1 | 64.81% | 33.13% | D+31.7 | 50.56% | 33.17% | D+17.4 | R |
| Washington 2 | 54.50% | 44.43% | D+10.1 | 42.23% | 44.67% | R+2.4 | R |
| Washington 3 | 63.64% | 34.27% | D+29.4 | 51.40% | 33.92% | D+17.5 | I |
| Washington 4 | 82.35% | 15.60% | D+66.8 | 77.51% | 10.31% | D+67.2 | D |
| Washington 5 | 74.14% | 24.03% | D+50.1 | 64.35% | 21.46% | D+42.9 | D |
| Washington 6 | 73.13% | 23.75% | D+49.4 | 59.73% | 23.75% | D+36 | D |
| Washington 7 | 73.96% | 23.97% | D+50 | 65.84% | 19.63% | D+46.2 | D |
| Washington-Chittenden | 74.03% | 23.77% | D+50.3 | 65.01% | 20.78% | D+44.2 | D |
| Windham 1 | 64.09% | 34.24% | D+29.9 | 52.95% | 33.23% | D+19.7 | R |
| Windham 2-1 | 77.60% | 21.22% | D+56.4 | 69.48% | 19.88% | D+49.6 | D |
| Windham 2-2 | 84.66% | 13.55% | D+71.1 | 73.22% | 11.57% | D+61.6 | D |
| Windham 2-3 | 84.57% | 13.33% | D+71.2 | 77.37% | 11.26% | D+66.1 | D |
| Windham 3 | 71.91% | 26.16% | D+45.8 | 58.54% | 28.08% | D+30.5 | D |
| Windham 4 | 79.09% | 18.96% | D+60.1 | 69.84% | 18.14% | D+51.7 | D |
| Windham 5 | 76.77% | 21.43% | D+55.3 | 66.52% | 21.03% | D+45.5 | D |
| Windham 6 | 64.99% | 33.73% | D+31.3 | 50.77% | 37.85% | D+12.9 | D |
| Windham-Bennington | 60.08% | 37.35% | D+22.7 | 47.76% | 41.47% | D+6.3 | I |
| Windham-Bennington-Windsor | 63.24% | 35.05% | D+28.2 | 58.08% | 29.82% | D+28.3 | I |
| Windsor 1 | 70.41% | 28.28% | D+42.1 | 59.89% | 27.58% | D+32.3 | D |
| Windsor 2 | 61.49% | 36.79% | D+24.7 | 46.44% | 40.17% | D+6.3 | D |
| Windsor 3-1 | 63.59% | 34.21% | D+29.4 | 51.81% | 35.44% | D+16.4 | D |
| Windsor 3-2 | 62.37% | 35.67% | D+26.7 | 47.36% | 37.98% | D+9.4 | D |
| Windsor 4-1 | 65.70% | 32.94% | D+32.8 | 61.36% | 27.51% | D+33.8 | D |
| Windsor 4-2 | 71.62% | 27.38% | D+44.2 | 62.89% | 24.29% | D+38.6 | D |
| Windsor 5 | 69.64% | 28.75% | D+40.9 | 66.24% | 23.26% | D+43 | D |
| Windsor-Orange 1 | 67.92% | 29.45% | D+38.5 | 51.86% | 32.10% | D+19.8 | R |
| Windsor-Orange 2 | 80.33% | 18.08% | D+62.3 | 74.90% | 15.46% | D+59.4 | D |
| Windsor-Rutland | 66.94% | 31.26% | D+35.7 | 55.30% | 30.30% | D+25 | D |
| Total | 67.03% | 31.19% | D+35.8 | 56.68% | 30.27% | D+26.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2363," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
