The 2024 Vermont gubernatorial election was 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 won re-election to a fifth term, defeating the Democratic nominee, Vermont Commission on Women co-chair Esther Charlestin. Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.
Being frequently ranked as the nation's most popular governor, Scott has won re-election by continually increasing margins since taking office. Despite Vermont's partisan lean toward the Democratic Party, Scott was expected to easily win.
Along with New Hampshire, this race was one of two Republican-held governorships up for election in 2024 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. This was the best Republican performance in a Vermont gubernatorial election since 1946, with Scott winning every municipality (as he did in 2022) and Scott's coattails allowed Republicans to break Democratic supermajorities in the state legislature.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Phil Scott, incumbent governor (2017–present)
Withdrawn
- Peter Duval, former Underhill selectman and independent candidate for governor in 2022 (ran as a Democrat)
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Esther Charlestin, co-chair of the Vermont Commission on Women and former Middlebury selectman
Eliminated in primary
- Peter Duval, former Underhill selectman and independent candidate for governor in 2022
Declined
- Howard Dean, former governor (1991–2003) and former chair of the Democratic National Committee (2005–2009)
- Caleb Elder, state representative (2018–present) (running for state senate)
- Miro Weinberger, former mayor of Burlington (2012–2024)
- David Zuckerman, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (2017–2021, 2023–present) and nominee for governor in 2020 (running for re-election)
Endorsements
Results
Progressive primary
Candidates
Withdrew after nomination
- Marielle Blais, speech-language pathologist and nominee for state auditor in 2022
Results
Independent and third party candidates
Declared
- June Goodband (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party), counselor
- Kevin Hoyt (Independent), videographer and perennial candidate
- Poa Mutino (Independent), program manager
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
Notes
References
External links
Official campaign websites
- Esther Charlestin (D) for Governor
- Poa Mutino (I) for Governor
- Phil Scott (R) for Governor
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