Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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Vermont Lieutenant Governor
General election
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 lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Incumbent John Rodgers is running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Rodgers (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Zuckerman (D)

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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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

John Rodgers defeated incumbent David Zuckerman and Ian Diamondstone in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Rodgers (R)	48.8	171,854
		David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party / D)	47.1	165,876
	Submit photo	Ian Diamondstone (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont)	3.9	13,671
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,013

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 352,414
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zoraya Hightower (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Incumbent David Zuckerman defeated Thomas Renner in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Zuckerman	59.6	28,729
		Thomas Renner	39.1	18,838
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	603

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,170
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

John Rodgers defeated Gregory Thayer in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Rodgers	61.0	13,840
		Gregory Thayer	38.0	8,619
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	234

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,693
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Zoraya Hightower advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zoraya Hightower	75.4	257
		Other/Write-in votes	24.6	84

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341
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2022

See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

David Zuckerman defeated Joe Benning and Ian Diamondstone in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party / D)	53.9	150,102
		Joe Benning (R)	42.6	118,724
	Submit photo	Ian Diamondstone (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont)	2.9	8,159
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,738

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 278,723
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

David Zuckerman defeated Kitty Toll, Patricia Preston, and Charlie Kimbell in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Zuckerman	43.7	42,564
		Kitty Toll	38.9	37,868
		Patricia Preston	9.6	9,326
		Charlie Kimbell	7.4	7,253
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	354

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,365
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Joe Benning defeated Gregory Thayer in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Benning	53.5	14,679
		Gregory Thayer	44.4	12,188
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	561

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,428
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

No Vermont Progressive Party candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cindy Weed (Vermont Progressive Party)

2020

See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeated Scott Milne, Cris Ericson, Wayne Billado III, and Ralph Corbo in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Gray (D)	51.3	182,820
		Scott Milne (R)	44.1	157,065
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	2.2	7,862
		Wayne Billado III (Independent)	1.4	5,101
	Submit photo	Ralph Corbo (Banish the F35S Party)	0.6	2,289
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,097

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 356,234
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeated Timothy Ashe, Brenda Siegel, and Debbie Ingram in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Gray	46.0	47,636
		Timothy Ashe	34.7	35,954
		Brenda Siegel	9.6	9,945
		Debbie Ingram	9.1	9,466
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,569
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Scott Milne defeated Meg Hansen, Dwayne Tucker, Dana Colson, and Jim Hogue in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Milne	51.5	26,817
		Meg Hansen	32.4	16,875
	Submit photo	Dwayne Tucker	5.9	3,066
	Submit photo	Dana Colson	5.2	2,736
	Submit photo	Jim Hogue	3.7	1,944
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	680

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,118
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	57.5	438
		Other/Write-in votes	42.5	324

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 762
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