Vermont Elections: How to Make Sense of the Results - The Middlebury Campus

Vermont Elections: How to Make Sense of the Results – The Middlebury Campus

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Governor Phil Scott secured his sixth term on November 3, positioning himself to become the longest-serving governor in Vermont’s history, as reported by The Middlebury Campus.

Scott won the gubernatorial race with 53% of the vote. That figure represents a drop from 73% in 2024, suggesting that his coalition has lost some enthusiasm, according to The Middlebury Campus. His opponent, Amanda Janoo, ran her first political campaign with a focus on universal primary care, higher taxes on vacation homes, and expanded affordable housing.

The state legislature remains under Democratic control.

Live tracking results of Vermont governor's race — WTEN

In federal races, Representative Becca Balint won her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, beating her Republican opponent, Gerald Malloy, by 35 percentage points. The proposal remains introduced, meaning it still needs to undergo review and debate.

In the Attorney General race, incumbent Charity Clark defeated her opponent, Edwin Kemon, by nearly 36 percentage points. Clark was first elected in 2022, making this her third term. Since taking office, Clark has challenged bans on abortion drugs, sued TikTok and Meta over youth harm, challenged illegal prescription drug price increases, and sued the Trump administration 74 times for violating either the U.S. Constitution or federal law.

In the Vermont Senate’s Addison district, Democratic candidate Hannah Sessions defeated incumbent Republican Steve Heffernan by 12 percentage points on November 3. Ruth Hardy maintained her second seat in the district, focusing her campaign on education reform, health care access, and housing development. Sessions and Hardy became the first two-woman team to represent the Addison District in the Vermont Senate.

According to MultiState Elections, legislative races across the state saw several shifts, including House Addison-3 and House Addison-Rutland flipping from Republican to Democratic control.

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