Vermont Secretary of State election, 2024

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Vermont Secretary of State
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: May 30, 2024
Primary: August 13, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
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 held an election for secretary of state on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 13, 2024. The filing deadline was May 30, 2024.

The Vermont Secretary of State is the state's chief election officer. For more on election administration legislation in Vermont, click here.

Incumbent Sarah Copeland Hanzas won election in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Vermont Secretary of State election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
• Vermont Secretary of State election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Sarah Copeland Hanzas defeated H. Brooke Paige in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D)	59.6	205,378
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	40.3	138,673
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	473

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 344,524
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Sarah Copeland Hanzas advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Copeland Hanzas	99.3	43,182
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	294

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,476
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	98.1	18,989
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,357
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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

Sarah Copeland Hanzas defeated H. Brooke Paige in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D)	65.0	179,087
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	34.7	95,666
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	626

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 275,379
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Millar (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Sarah Copeland Hanzas defeated Chris Winters and John Odum in the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Copeland Hanzas	42.9	35,968
		Chris Winters	40.7	34,137
	Submit photo	John Odum	16.4	13,705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,810
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wyatt Pohlen (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.6	21,591
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4	752

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,343
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Robert Millar advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robert Millar	91.6	480
		Other/Write-in votes	8.4	44

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 524
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2020

See also: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos defeated H. Brooke Paige, Pamala Smith, and Cris Ericson in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Condos (D)	61.9	214,666
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	28.7	99,564
		Pamala Smith (Independent)	6.1	21,210
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	3.2	11,171
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 346,920
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Condos	99.6	96,885
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	358

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,243
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	96.7	40,765
		Other/Write-in votes	3.3	1,370

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,135
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont Secretary of State

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	57.3	406
		Other/Write-in votes	42.7	303

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 709
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2018

See also: Vermont Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos defeated H. Brooke Paige and Mary Alice Hebert in the general election for Vermont Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Condos (D)	66.8	178,863
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	29.5	79,035
	Submit photo	Mary Alice Hebert (Liberty Union Party)	3.6	9,706
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	108

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 267,712
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condos advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Condos	100.0	59,040

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,040
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont Secretary of State on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	100.0	18,293

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,293
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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, 2024
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Vermont's At-Large	Becca Balint	Democratic	D+16

2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Vermont
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Vermont's At-Large	66.4%	30.8%

2012-2020

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 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 99.1% of Vermonters lived in one of the state's 13 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 0.9% lived Essex County, the state's one Trending Republican county. Overall, Vermont was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Vermont following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Vermont county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	13	99.1%
Trending Republican	1	0.9%
Total voted Democratic	13	99.1%
Total voted Republican	1	0.9%

Historical voting trends

Vermont presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 9 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
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

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
2022	68.5%	28.0%
2018	67.4% (Independent)	27.5%
2016	61.3%	33.0%
2012	71.0% (Independent)	24.9%
2010	64.4%	30.9%
Average	65.9	29.7

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
2022	71.0%	24.0% (Progressive Party)
2020	68.5%	27.3% (Progressive Party)
2018	55.2%	40.2%
2016	52.9%	44.2%
2014	46.4%	45.1%
Average	56.2	38.9

See also: Party control of Vermont state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Vermont's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

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 May 2024.

State executive officials in Vermont, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Phil Scott
Lieutenant Governor	David Zuckerman
Secretary of State	Sarah Copeland Hanzas
Attorney General	Charity Clark

State legislature

Vermont State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	22
	Republican Party	7
	Vermont Progressive Party	1
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		30

Vermont House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	106
	Republican Party	37
	Vermont Progressive Party	3
	Independent	3
	Libertarian Party	1
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		150

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Vermont Party Control: 1992-2024
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
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
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
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

The table below details demographic data in Vermont and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

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	92.3%	65.9%
Black/African American	1.2%	12.5%
Asian	1.7%	5.8%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	0.6%	6%
Multiple	4%	8.8%
Hispanic/Latino	2.1%	18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate	94.2%	89.1%
College graduation rate	41.7%	34.3%
Income
Median household income	$74,014	$75,149
Persons below poverty level	5.9%	8.8%
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 2017-2022).
**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.

Election administration legislation in Vermont

See also: Election policy in Vermont

As of 2024, the Vermont Secretary of State was the state's chief election officer.

Of the 3,745 election-related bills introduced nationwide as of June 30, Vermont state legislators introduced 14 bills and enacted two bills.

In 2023, of the 18 bills introduced, 10 bills were enacted. Of the nine bills introduced in 2022, three bills were passed. For more election-related legislation in Vermont, see our Election Administration Legislation Tracker.

The table below lists bills related to election administration introduced during (or carried over to) the 2024 legislative session in Vermont.

External links

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