Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

Elections in Vermont, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Nov. 3
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: Yes
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Sept. 21
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m.

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Vermont Lieutenant Governor
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Election details
Filing deadline: May 28, 2020
Primary: August 11, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party)
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Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont
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Vermont held an election for lieutenant governor on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline was May 28, 2020.

Molly Gray defeated Scott Milne, Cris Ericson, Wayne Billado III, and Ralph Corbo in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2020.

Gray (D) advanced from the Democratic primary after defeating Timothy Ashe and two others. Milne (R) advanced from the Republican primary after defeating Meg Hansen and three others.

For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Vermont modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeated Scott Milne, Cris Ericson, Wayne Billado III, and Ralph Corbo in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Gray (D)	51.3	182,820
		Scott Milne (R)	44.1	157,065
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	2.2	7,862
		Wayne Billado III (Independent)	1.4	5,101
		Ralph Corbo (Banish the F35S Party)	0.6	2,289
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,097

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 356,234
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Molly Gray defeated Timothy Ashe, Brenda Siegel, and Debbie Ingram in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Gray	46.0	47,636
		Timothy Ashe	34.7	35,954
		Brenda Siegel	9.6	9,945
		Debbie Ingram	9.1	9,466
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,569
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Scott Milne defeated Meg Hansen, Dwayne Tucker, Dana Colson, and Jim Hogue in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Milne	51.5	26,817
		Meg Hansen	32.4	16,875
		Dwayne Tucker	5.9	3,066
		Dana Colson	5.2	2,736
		Jim Hogue	3.7	1,944
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	680

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,118
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	57.5	438
		Other/Write-in votes	42.5	324

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 762
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Past elections

2018

See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party / D)	58.4	158,530
		Donald Turner Jr. (R)	40.0	108,417
		Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union Party)	1.5	4,108
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	240

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,295
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2016 See also: Vermont Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2016 The general election for lieutenant governor was held on November 8, 2016. David Zuckerman defeated Randy Brock and Boots Wardinski in the Vermont lieutenant governor election. Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic/Progressive David Zuckerman 52.18% 159,738      Republican Randy Brock 45.52% 139,344      Liberty Union Party Boots Wardinski 2.30% 7,038 Total Votes 306,120 Source: Vermont Secretary of State 2014 See also: Vermont Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014 Republican incumbent Phil Scott won re-election on November 4, 2014. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Phil Scott Incumbent 62.1% 118,949      Progressive Dean Corren 36% 69,005      Liberty Union Marina Brown 1.7% 3,347      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.1% 115 Total Votes 191,416 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State 2012 See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012 Lieutenant Governor of Vermont General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Phillip Scott Incumbent 57.1% 162,787      Democratic Cassandra Gekas 40.4% 115,015      Liberty Union Ben Mitchell 2.4% 6,975      Independent Write-in 0.1% 257 Total Votes 285,034 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State 2010 On November 2, 2010, Phil Scott won election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He defeated Steve Howard (D) and three others in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Phil Scott 49.4% 116,198      Democratic Steve Howard 42.4% 99,843      Independent Peter Garritano 3.7% 8,627      Progressive Marjorie Power 3.5% 8,287      Liberty Union Boots Wardinski 0.9% 2,228      Write-In Various 0.1% 147 Total Votes 235,330 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2008 On November 4, 2008, Brian Dubie won re-election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He defeated Thomas W. Costello (D) and two others in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Brian Dubie Incumbent 55.1% 171,744      Democratic Thomas W. Costello 39.1% 121,953      Progressive Richard Kemp 4.6% 14,249      Liberty Union Ben Mitchell 1.2% 3,639      Write-In Various 0.1% 207 Total Votes 311,792 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2006 On November 7, 2006, Brian E. Dubie won re-election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He defeated Matt Dunne (D) and two others in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Brian E. Dubie Incumbent 51.2% 133,250      Democratic Matt Dunne 45.5% 118,411      Progressive Marvin Malek 2.2% 5,658      Liberty Union Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert 1.2% 2,995      Write-In Various 0% 116 Total Votes 260,430 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2004 On November 2, 2004, Brian E. Dubie won re-election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He defeated Cheryl Pratt Rivers (D) and two others in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Brian E. Dubie Incumbent 56% 170,270      Democratic Cheryl Pratt Rivers 35.7% 108,600      Progressive Steve Hingtgen 7.1% 21,553      Liberty Union Peter Stevenson 1.1% 3,291      Write-In Various 0.1% 210 Total Votes 303,924 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2002 On November 5, 2002, Brian Dubie won election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He defeated Peter Shumlin (D) and two others in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Brian Dubie 41.2% 94,044      Democratic Peter Shumlin 32.2% 73,501      Progressive Anthony Polina 24.8% 56,564      Vermont Grassroots Sally Ann Jones 1.9% 4,310      Write-In Various 0.1% 116 Total Votes 228,535 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State. 2000 On November 7, 2000, Douglas A. Racine won re-election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He defeated Brian Dubie (R) and three others in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Douglas A. Racine Incumbent 53.3% 152,561      Republican Brian Dubie 41.3% 118,202      Vermont Grassroots Tom Beer 3.1% 8,776      Liberty Union Jane Newton 1.1% 3,195      Libertarian Don O'Donnell 1.1% 3,067      Write-In Various 0.1% 274 Total Votes 286,075 Election results via Vermont Secretary of State.

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