A general election was held in the

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on November 3, 2020. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election, as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the

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s were held on August 11, 2020.

United States House of Representatives

The incumbent representative was Democrat

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Governor

The incumbent governor was Republican

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. He beat Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman in the general election.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Progressive/Democratic

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Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) declined to run for a third term, and instead ran for governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Molly Gray Molly Rose Gray (born March 18, 1984) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 83rd List of lieutenant governors of Vermont, lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democ ...

, Vermont

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=Eliminated in primary

= *

Tim Ashe Timothy R. Ashe (born December 10, 1976) is an American politician who ran for a wide range of political offices in Vermont and served as a Democrat/Progressive in the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County from 2009 to 2021 and as President ''p ...

, President pro tempore of the

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(also ran in Progressive primary) *

Debbie Ingram Debbie Ingram (born 1962) is an American politician, who served in the Vermont Senate from 2017 to 2021.

, Chittenden County

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*Brenda Siegel, candidate for governor in

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hurricane relief activist, southern Vermont nonprofit founder and executive director (also ran in Progressive primary)

=Declined

= *

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, former Speaker of the

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, candidate for lieutenant governor in

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, attorney * David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor ''( ran for governor)''

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, Republican nominee for governor in

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, Republican nominee for US Senate in

, businessman

=Eliminated in primary

= *Dana Colson Jr. *Meg Hansen, former executive director of Vermonters for Healthcare Freedom *Jim Hogue, Vermont secession activist *Dwayne Tucker, contractor and civil engineer

=Declined

= *Don H. Turner Jr., nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, former minority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives

Results

Progressive primary

Incumbent Progressive lieutenant governor David Zuckerman did not run for a third term.

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, President pro tempore of the

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* Cris Ericson, perennial candidate *Brenda Siegel, candidate for governor in

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hurricane relief activist, southern Vermont nonprofit founder and executive director

=Declined

= * David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (running for governor)

Results

General election

Debate

Polling

Results

Secretary of state

The incumbent secretary of state was Democrat

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Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Jim Condos, incumbent secretary of state

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate.

State Treasurer

The incumbent

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was Democrat

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Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent treasurer

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Carolyn Whitney Branagan, former state representative to Franklin-1 (2003–2017) and former state senator to Franklin (2017–2019)

Attorney general

The incumbent

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was Democrat

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Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * T.J. Donovan, incumbent attorney general

Republican primary

The Republican nominee was H. Brooke Paige.

Candidates

=Declared

= * H. Brooke Paige,

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* Emily Peyton, candidate for governor in 2018

Progressive primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Cris Ericson,

, running for other statewide offices as well

State Auditor

The incumbent

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was Democrat/Progressive

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Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent auditor (also ran in Progressive primary) *Linda Joy Sullivan, state representative

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican primary. Doug Hoffer won the nomination via write-in.

Progressive primary

Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer also ran in the Progressive primary. Perennial candidate Cris Ericson ran for the Progressive nomination for auditor, as well as several other statewide offices.

Candidates

=Declared

= * Cris Ericson,

, incumbent auditor (also ran in Democratic primary)

General election

Candidates

* Cris Ericson (P*),

(D/P*/R), incumbent auditor Hoffer won the Democratic and Republican nominations. Ericson, who was not a member of the Progressive Party, won the primary election. However, the Progressive state committee endorsed Hoffer for reelection. He had previously been nominated by both the Democratic and Progressive Parties in elections from 2010 to 2018.

State legislature

All 30 seats in the

and all 150 seats of the

were up for election. The balance of political power remained the same in each chamber, with Democrats having large majorities in both; however, Republicans made very small gains in both chambers. While those gains were small, they allowed Republicans to break the Democrat/Progressive supermajority in the state house. This could potentially lead to any veto from Governor Phil Scott being upheld under these new circumstances.

State senate

House of Representatives

County offices

Some county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:

Addison County

Bennington County

Caledonia County

Chittenden County

Essex County

Franklin County

Grand Isle County

Lamoille County

Orange County

Orleans County

Rutland County

Washington County

Windham County

Windsor County

Notes

Partisan clients

References

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