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Vermont Lieutenant Governor
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Election details
Filing deadline: May 26, 2022
Primary: August 9, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Molly Gray (D)
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Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont
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Vermont held an election forlieutenant governor onNovember 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline was May 26, 2022.

David Zuckerman won election in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

David Zuckerman defeatedJoe Benning andIan 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 noincumbents 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 defeatedKitty Toll,Patricia Preston, andCharlie 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 noincumbents 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 defeatedGregory 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 noincumbents 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)

Voting information

See also:Voting in Vermont

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Past elections

2020

See also:Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeatedScott Milne,Cris Ericson,Wayne Billado III, andRalph 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 noincumbents 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 defeatedTimothy Ashe,Brenda Siegel, andDebbie 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 noincumbents 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 defeatedMeg Hansen,Dwayne Tucker,Dana Colson, andJim 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 noincumbents 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 noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 762
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2018

See also:Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

IncumbentDavid Zuckerman defeatedDonald Turner Jr. andMurray Ngoima in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party / D)	58.4	158,530
		Donald Turner Jr. (R)	40.0	108,417
		Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union Party)	1.5	4,108
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	240

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,295
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Donald Turner Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Turner Jr.	100.0	28,282

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,282
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

IncumbentDavid Zuckerman advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Zuckerman	100.0	59,236

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,236
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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also:Presidential voting trends in Vermont andThe Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Vermont, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Vermont's At-Large	Open	Democratic	D+16

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Vermont[1]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Vermont's At-Large	66.4%	30.8%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections:Solid,Trending,Battleground, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

Following the 2020 presidential election,99.1% of Vermonters lived in one of the state's13 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and0.9% livedEssex County, the state'sone Trending Republican county. Overall, Vermont wasSolid Democratic, having voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2012,Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, andJoe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Vermont following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Vermont presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 9Democratic wins
• 22Republican wins

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also:List of United States Senators from Vermont

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Vermont.

U.S. Senate election results in Vermont
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	67.4% (Independent)	27.5%
2016	61.3%	33.0%
2012	71.0% (Independent)	24.9%
2010	64.4%	30.9%
2006	65.4%	32.3%
Average	65.9	29.7

Gubernatorial elections

See also:Governor of Vermont

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Vermont.

Gubernatorial election results in Vermont
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	68.5%	27.3% (Progressive Party)
2018	55.2%	40.2%
2016	52.9%	44.2%
2014	46.4%	45.1%
2012	57.8%	37.6%
Average	56.2	38.9

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Vermont's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Vermont's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Vermont, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Phil Scott
Lieutenant Governor	Molly Gray
Secretary of State	Jim Condos
Attorney General	Susanne Young

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of theVermont State Legislature as of November 2022.

Vermont State Senate

Vermont House of Representatives

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Vermont was adivided government, with Republicans controlling the governorship and Democratic majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Vermont and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

See also

Vermont	State Executive Elections	News and Analysis
Vermont State Executive OfficesVermont State LegislatureVermont Courts	2026 •2025 •2024 •2023 •2022 •2021 •2020 •2019 •2018 •2017 •2016Vermont elections:2026 •2025 •2024 •2023 •2022 •2021 •2020 •2019 •2018 •2017 •2016	Party control of state governmentState government trifectasState of the state addressesPartisan composition of governors

External links

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• Lieutenant Governor of Vermont official website

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