Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
- Primary date: Aug. 11
- Primary type: Open
- Registration deadline(s): July 13
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Early voting starts: June 27
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Aug. 11 (received)
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m.
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| Lieutenant Governor of Vermont |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 28, 2020 |
| Primary: August 11, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): David Zuckerman (D) |
| 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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A Republican Party primary took place on August 11, 2020, in Vermont to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's lieutenant gubernatorial election on November 3, 2020.
Scott Milne advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.
This page focuses on Vermont's Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Vermont's Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
- Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Vermont modified its primary election process as follows:
- Candidate filing procedures: The candidate petition signature gathering requirements were suspended for the primary election.
- Voting procedures: Mail-in ballots request forms sent to all registered voters in the primary election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Milne | 51.5 | 26,817 |
 | Meg Hansen  | 32.4 | 16,875 | |
| Dwayne Tucker | 5.9 | 3,066 | ||
| Dana Colson | 5.2 | 2,736 | ||
| Jim Hogue | 3.7 | 1,944 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 680 | ||
| Total votes: 52,118 | |||
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State profile
| Demographic data for Vermont | ||
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| Vermont | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 626,088 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 9,217 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 94.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.9% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 1.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $55,176 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.2% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Vermont. **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. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Vermont
Vermont voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Vermont, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Vermont had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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