| The Green Papers: Vermont 2026 General Election |
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Vermont
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 11 August 2026 General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Qualified parties are Democratic, Republican, Progressive, Libertarian, and Green Mountain Peace & Justice (formerly Liberty Union) parties. The Green Mountain Party is not affiliated with any other party. Vermont permits the use of placeholder candidates in the primary. If the winning candidate withdraws, parties have a week to nominate replacements for the November ballot. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Treasurer, the state Legislature chooses the next incumbent. CHAPTER II, Section 47, paragraph 3 of the CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT reads as follows: "If, at any time, there shall be no election, of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, or Treasurer, of the State, the Senate and House of Representatives shall by a joint ballot, elect to fill the office, not filled as aforesaid, one of the three candidates for such office (if there be so many) for whom the greatest number of votes shall have been returned." Elections Division Calendar from the Vermont Secretary of State. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Independent | Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders • First elected: 2006 (ran as a Democrat in the primary and as an Independent in the General Election); re-elected as an Independent: 2012, 2018, 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030 |
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| Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Peter Francis Welch • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
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Republican | Governor Phil Scott • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Independent | Dean Roy • Freedom and Unity Party |
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| If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor. [Vermont Constitution Section 47, Chapter II] | |||||
| Lieutenant Governor 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024 | |||||
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Republican | Lieutenant Governor John S. Rodgers • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Lieutenant Governor. [Vermont Constitution Section 47, Chapter II] | |||||
| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
At-Large |
Democratic | Member of Congress Rebecca "Becca" Balint • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Rebecca "Becca" Balint • FEC H2VT01076; 30 Sep 25; Tot $464,948; Dsb $248,646 |
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Republican | C. Mark "Mark" Coester • FEC H4VT01056; 30 Sep 25; Tot $6,863; Dsb $9,417 |
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Write-in | Cris Ericson | |||
| Secretary of State 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024 | |||||
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Democratic | Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas • First elected: 2022; re-elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Attorney General 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024 | |||||
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Democratic | Attorney General Charity R. Clark • First elected: 2022; re-elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Treasurer 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024 | |||||
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Democratic | Treasurer Michael "Mike" Pieciak • First elected: 2022; re-elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next State Treasurer. [Vermont Constitution Section 47, Chapter II] | |||||
| Auditor of Accounts 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024 | |||||
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Democratic | Auditor Doug Hoffer • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 1 candidate | |
| • Republican: 2 incumbents, 1 candidate | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Green Mountain | |
| • Green Mountain Peace and Justice | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Liberty Union | |
| • Progressive | |
| • Right to Life | |
| • United Party (affiliate of Natural Law) | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
| • Write-in: 1 candidate | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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