Vermont Auditor election, 2026

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Vermont State Auditor
Election details
Filing deadline: May 28, 2026
Primary: August 11, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont
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Vermont is holding an election for state auditor on November 3, 2026.

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Vermont

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated H. Brooke Paige in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / Vermont Progressive Party)	60.6	207,195
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	39.2	134,066
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	532

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341,793
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Linda Gravell (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	99.2	43,893
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	341

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,234
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.6	18,129
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4	647

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,776
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Linda Gravell advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Gravell	87.4	277
		Other/Write-in votes	12.6	40

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317
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2022

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Richard Morton in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / Vermont Progressive Party)	65.3	178,714
		Richard Morton (R)	34.6	94,613
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	300

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,627
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marielle Blais (Vermont Progressive Party)
• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	99.4	78,861
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	488

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,349
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.5	20,889
		Other/Write-in votes	3.5	761

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,650
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Marielle Blais advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marielle Blais	93.7	488
		Other/Write-in votes	6.3	33

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 521
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2020

See also: Vermont Auditor election, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Cris Ericson in the general election for Vermont State Auditor on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer (D / R)	84.0	266,445
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	15.4	48,731
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,876

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 317,052
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor

Incumbent Doug Hoffer defeated Linda Sullivan in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Hoffer	59.3	55,486
		Linda Sullivan	40.6	38,018
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	139

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,643
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Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Auditor on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	56.6	410
		Other/Write-in votes	43.4	315

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 725
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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Vermont and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Vermont, 2026

District	Incumbent	PVI
Vermont's At-Large	Becca Balint	D+17

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Vermont

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Vermont's At-Large	64.0%	33.0%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election, 94.8% of Vermonters lived in one of the state's 12 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 4.2% lived in one of 1 New Republican counties. Overall, Vermont was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Vermont following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Vermont county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Democratic	12	94.8%
New Republican	1	4.2%
Solid Republican	1	0.9%
Total voted Democratic	12	94.8%
Total voted Republican	2	5.2%

Historical voting trends

Vermont presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 10 Democratic wins
• 22 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Vermont

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Vermont.

U.S. Senate election results in Vermont

Race	Winner	Runner up
2024	63.2% (Independent)	32.1%
2022	68.5%	28.0%
2018	67.4% (Independent)	27.5%
2016	61.3%	33.0%
2012	71.0% (Independent)	24.9%
Average	66.3	29.1

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Vermont

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Vermont.

Gubernatorial election results in Vermont

Race	Winner	Runner up
2024	73.4%	21.8% (Progressive Party)
2022	71.0%	24.0% (Progressive Party)
2020	68.5%	27.3% (Progressive Party)
2018	55.2%	40.2%
2016	52.9%	44.2%
Average	64.2	31.5

See also: Party control of Vermont state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Vermont's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Vermont
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	1	1	2
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	1	0	1
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	1	3

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Vermont's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Vermont, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Phil Scott
Lieutenant Governor	John Rodgers
Secretary of State	Sarah Copeland Hanzas
Attorney General	Charity Clark

State legislature

Vermont State Senate

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	16
	Republican Party	13
	Vermont Progressive Party	1
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		30

Vermont House of Representatives

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	87
	Republican Party	56
	Vermont Progressive Party	3
	Independent	4
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		150

Trifecta control

Vermont Party Control: 1992-2025
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
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
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
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

The table below details demographic data in Vermont and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Vermont
	Vermont	United States
Population	643,077	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	9,217	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	91.4%	63.4%
Black/African American	1.2%	12.4%
Asian	1.7%	5.8%
Native American	0.2%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Other (single race)	0.7%	6.6%
Multiple	4.8%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	2.5%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	94.5%	89.4%
College graduation rate	42.6%	35%
Income
Median household income	$78,024	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	10.3%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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