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2026 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 2026 Vermont gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Vermont. Republican incumbent Phil Scott is seeking a sixth two-year term. Primary elections will take place on August 11, 2026.[1]
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November 3, 2026
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Along with neighboring New Hampshire, this is one of two Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Kamala Harris won in the 2024 presidential election, and the only Republican-held governorship in a state that Harris won by a double-digit margin.
Background
In November 2024, Governor Phil Scott won re-election in a landslide, and was able to break Democratic supermajorities in the Vermont Senate and Vermont General Assembly, and flip the office of lieutenant governor.[2][3] That is despite the fact that Vermont is a deeply blue state at the federal and state levels otherwise.[4]
According to the polling company Morning Consult, Scott is the most popular state governor in the entire nation.[5] He has won re-election four times by increasingly wider margins since he was first elected in 2016.[6]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Phil Scott, incumbent governor (2017–present)[7]
Declined
- John S. Rodgers, lieutenant governor of Vermont (2025–present) (running for re-election)[8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Scott (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Did not file
Declined
- Charity Clark, Vermont attorney general (2023–present)[12][13] (running for re-election)[14]
- Mike Pieciak, Vermont state treasurer (2023–present)[15] (running for re-election)
Endorsements
- Statewide officials
- David Zuckerman, former lieutenant governor of Vermont (2017–2021, 2023–2025) (Progressive)[16]
- Individuals
- Jerry Greenfield, activist and co-founder of Ben & Jerry's[16]
- Christine Hallquist, political candidate and former CEO of the Vermont Electric Cooperative[16]
- Labor unions
- Vermont AFL-CIO[16]
- Vermont State Employees' Association[16]
- Organizations
- Sierra Club Vermont[17]
- Political parties
- Executive branch officials
- Madeleine Kunin, former governor of Vermont (1985–1991) and ambassador to Switzerland (1996–1999)[19]
- Statewide officials
- Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont (1991–2003)[19]
- Peter Shumlin, former governor of Vermont (2011–2017)[16]
- Labor unions
- Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont[16]
- Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council[16]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Amanda Janoo |
Aly Richards |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire[20] | July 15–20, 2026 | 560 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 26% | 19% | 3%[b] | 52% |
| University of New Hampshire[21] | June 18–23, 2026 | 511 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 20% | 12% | 3%[b] | 64% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Amanda Janoo | |||
| Democratic | Aly Richards | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Third party candidates
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[24] | Solid R | September 11, 2025 |
| Fox News[25] | Solid R | July 23, 2026 |
| Inside Elections[26] | Solid R | August 28, 2025 |
| Race to the WH[27] | Safe R | June 19, 2026 |
| RealClearPolitics[28] | Solid R | June 5, 2026 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[29] | Safe R | May 28, 2026 |
Polling
Phil Scott vs. Amanda Janoo
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Phil Scott (R) |
Amanda Janoo (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire[20] | July 15–20, 2026 | 954 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 44% | 33% | 6%[c] | 17% |
| University of New Hampshire[21] | June 18–23, 2026 | 887 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 42% | 27% | 5%[d] | 26% |
Phil Scott vs. Aly Richards
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Phil Scott (R) |
Aly Richards (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire[20] | July 15–20, 2026 | 954 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 43% | 35% | 6%[e] | 16% |
| University of New Hampshire[21] | June 18–23, 2026 | 887 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 41% | 25% | 8%[f] | 26% |