The 2024 Vermont Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the

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. It coincided with the concurrent

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, and

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. Incumbent attorney general

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was re-elected to a second term two-year term after defeating Berlin Town Administrator Ture Nelson in the general election. Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent attorney general

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew after nomination

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, newsstand owner and perennial candidate

Replacement nominee

*Ture Nelson,

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Town Administrator

Results

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after nomination

*Elijah Bergman, lawyer and nominee for attorney general in

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Results

General election

Predictions

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

External links

Official campaign websites
Charity Clark (D) for Attorney General

Ture Nelson (R) for Attorney General
{{2024 United States elections

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...