2024 Vermont gubernatorial election

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2024 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  2022 November 5, 2024 2026  
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Phil Scott
Republican



The 2024 Vermont gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of Vermont, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Phil Scott is running for re-election to a fifth term. [1]

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Being frequently ranked as the nation's most popular governor, [2] [3] [4] Scott has won reelection by continually increasing margins since taking office.

Along with New Hampshire, this race is one of two Republican-held governorships up for election in 2024 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

Primary elections will take place on August 13, 2024. [5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [13] Solid RJuly 21, 2023
Inside Elections [14] Solid RJuly 14, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [15] Likely RJuly 13, 2023
Elections Daily [16] Likely RJuly 12, 2023

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