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The2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024.Republican formerstate SenatorJohn Rodgers defeated incumbentProgressive Lieutenant GovernorDavid Zuckerman who was running for re-election to a fourth non-consecutive term in office.[2][3]
The election was held concurrently with the2024 U.S. presidential election, as well aselections to theUnited States Senate and elections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate and local elections. Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.[4]
Zuckerman conceded to Rodgers on November 7, but suggested that the legislature could still elect him as theConstitution of Vermont allows lawmakers to vote to install any of the top three vote-getters in an election when no candidate reaches 50 percent of the vote. On January 9, 2025, the Vermont General Assembly elected Rodgers by a vote of 158 to 18. This marked the first time since 2008 that Vermont had a Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the same party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Zoraya Hightower | 257 | 62.08 | |
| Progressive | Undervotes[b] | 72 | 17.39 | |
| Democratic | David Zuckerman(write-in) | 55 | 13.29 | |
| Write-in | 29 | 7.01 | ||
| Progressive | Overvotes | 1 | 0.24 | |
| Total votes | 414 | 100.0 | ||
State legislators
State legislators
Organizations
Renner largely avoided criticizing Zuckerman, instead pointing to the representation he would bring to the role as a black gay man. Renner also promised not to "switch parties or add other party affiliations after the primary," whichVTDigger interpreted as a dig against Zuckerman's membership in theVermont Progressive Party. Renner described himself as "progressive, with a small 'p'." Zuckerman ran on his experience, pointing to the many years he served in the state legislature before his election as lieutenant governor.[10]
Zuckerman outraised Renner significantly, taking in over $111,000 compared to roughly $43,000 for Renner. VTDigger pointed out that more than a third of Renner's fundraising came from wealthy Republicans; Renner claimed that these donations were unsolicited and came as a surprise to him.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Zuckerman (incumbent) | 28,729 | 55.28 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Renner | 18,838 | 36.25 | |
| Democratic | Undervotes[b] | 3,760 | 7.24 | |
| Write-in | 603 | 1.16 | ||
| Democratic | Overvotes | 39 | 0.08 | |
| Total votes | 51,969 | 100.0 | ||
Statewide officials
Rodgers campaigned as a moderate, saying he does not plan to vote for Republican presidential nomineeDonald Trump. Thayer positioned himself as the more conservative candidate, calling himself "the only Republican in this race."[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Rodgers | 13,840 | 55.39 | |
| Republican | Gregory Thayer | 8,619 | 34.50 | |
| Republican | Undervotes[b] | 2,257 | 9.03 | |
| Write-in | 234 | 0.94 | ||
| Republican | Overvotes | 35 | 0.14 | |
| Total votes | 24,985 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe D | July 25, 2024 |
On November 5, Rodgers received a plurality of the vote over Zuckerman.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Rodgers | 171,854 | 48.76% | ||
| Progressive/Democratic | David Zuckerman (incumbent) | 165,876 | 47.07% | ||
| Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party | Ian Diamondstone | 13,671 | 3.88% | ||
| Write-in | 1,013 | 0.29% | |||
| Total votes | 352,414 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromProgressive | |||||
Because theConstitution of Vermont requires a majority vote for election as lieutenant governor, theVermont General Assembly voted on January 9, 2025, to determine the winner. Although the General Assembly has always voted to ratify the winner of the popular vote since 1976, Diamondstone has urged the General Assembly to elect Zuckerman on the grounds that a majority of voters supported the two more liberal candidates in the race. Zuckerman conceded the popular election on November 7, 2024, but expressed agreement with Diamondstone's argument and said he would "point out those facts" to the legislators, though he said he would not make a "strong effort" on his own behalf and "[didn't] think [the Assembly was] going to decide to do that".[16] TheGreen Mountain Peace and Justice Party called on the legislature to elect Zuckerman.[18] Ultimately, the legislature chose to elect Rodgers despite these calls.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Rodgers | 158 | 87.77% | |
| Progressive/Democratic | David Zuckerman (incumbent) | 18 | 10.23% | |
| Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party | Ian Diamondstone | 0 | 0% | |
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She plans to withdraw from the race after the primaries regardless of the results. Even if Zuckerman loses the Democratic race, if she withdraws, the party can nominate him as their replacement Progressive candidate.
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