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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 3, 2020. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election, as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 11, 2020.

## United States House of Representatives

The incumbent representative was Democrat Peter Welch.

## Governor

The incumbent governor was Republican Phil Scott. He beat Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman in the general election.

## Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Progressive/Democratic lieutenant governor Dave Zuckerman (since 2017) declined to run for a third term, and instead ran for governor.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Molly Gray, Vermont Assistant Attorney General

##### Eliminated in primary

* Tim Ashe, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate (also ran in Progressive primary)
* Debbie Ingram, Chittenden County State Senator
* Brenda Siegel, candidate for governor in 2018, opioid epidemic and Brattleboro hurricane relief activist, southern Vermont nonprofit founder and executive director (also ran in Progressive primary)

##### Declined

* Shap Smith, former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016, attorney
* David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (ran for governor)

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Molly Gray | 47,636 | 46.0 |
| | Democratic | Tim Ashe | 35,954 | 34.7 |
| | Democratic | Brenda Siegel | 9,945 | 9.6 |
| | Democratic | Debbie Ingram | 9,466 | 9.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 568 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,645 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Scott Milne, Republican nominee for governor in 2014, Republican nominee for US Senate in 2016, businessman

##### Eliminated in primary

* Dana Colson Jr.
* Meg Hansen, former executive director of Vermonters for Healthcare Freedom
* Jim Hogue, Vermont secession activist
* Dwayne Tucker, contractor and civil engineer

##### Declined

* Don H. Turner Jr., nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, former minority leader of the Vermont House of Representatives

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Scott Milne | 26,817 | 51.5 |
| | Republican | Meg Hansen | 16,875 | 32.4 |
| | Republican | Dwayne Tucker | 3,066 | 5.9 |
| | Republican | Dana Colson | 2,736 | 5.2 |
| | Republican | Jim Hogue | 1,944 | 3.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 680 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,118 | 100.0 |

### Progressive primary

Incumbent Progressive lieutenant governor David Zuckerman did not run for a third term.

#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Tim Ashe, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
* Cris Ericson, perennial candidate
* Brenda Siegel, candidate for governor in 2018, opioid epidemic and Brattleboro hurricane relief activist, southern Vermont nonprofit founder and executive director

##### Declined

* David Zuckerman, incumbent lieutenant governor (running for governor)

#### Results

Progressive primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | Cris Ericson | 438 | 57.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 324 | 42.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 762 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Debate

2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Progressive | Independent | Stop the F35s |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Molly Gray | Scott Milne | Cris Ericson | Wayne Billado III | Ralph Corbo |
| 1 | Sep. 23, 2022 | Town Meeting TV | Stephanie Lahar | YouTube | P | P | N | N | P |

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Molly Gray (D) | Scott Milne (R) | Other | Undecided |
| co/efficient/Scott Milne for Lt. Governor | October 19–29, 2020 | 584 (LV) | ± 4.05% | 43% | 37% | 7% | 13% |
| Braun Research/VPR | September 3–15, 2020 | 582 (LV) | ± 4% | 35% | 31% | 34% | – |

#### Results

2020 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Molly Gray | 182,820 | 51.3 |
| | Republican | Scott Milne | 157,065 | 44.1 |
| | Progressive | Cris Ericson | 7,862 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Wayne Billado III | 5,101 | 1.4 |
| | Stop the F35s | Ralph Corbo | 2,289 | 0.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-ins | 1,097 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 356,234 | 100.0 |

## Secretary of state

The incumbent secretary of state was Democrat Jim Condos.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Jim Condos, incumbent secretary of state

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate.

## State Treasurer

The incumbent treasurer was Democrat Beth Pearce.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Beth Pearce, incumbent treasurer

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Carolyn Whitney Branagan, former state representative to Franklin-1 (2003–2017) and former state senator to Franklin (2017–2019)

## Attorney general

The incumbent attorney general was Democrat T. J. Donovan.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* T.J. Donovan, incumbent attorney general

### Republican primary

The Republican nominee was H. Brooke Paige.

#### Candidates
##### Declared

* H. Brooke Paige, perennial candidate
* Emily Peyton, candidate for governor in 2018

### Progressive primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Cris Ericson, perennial candidate, running for other statewide offices as well

## State Auditor

The incumbent auditor was Democrat/Progressive Doug Hoffer.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Progressive primary)
* Linda Joy Sullivan, state representative

### Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican primary. Doug Hoffer won the nomination via write-in.

### Progressive primary

Incumbent Democratic/Progressive Auditor Doug Hoffer also ran in the Progressive primary. Perennial candidate Cris Ericson ran for the Progressive nomination for auditor, as well as several other statewide offices.

#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Cris Ericson, perennial candidate
* Doug Hoffer, incumbent auditor (also ran in Democratic primary)

### General election
#### Candidates

* Cris Ericson (P*), perennial candidate
* Doug Hoffer (D/P*/R), incumbent auditor
Hoffer won the Democratic and Republican nominations. Ericson, who was not a member of the Progressive Party, won the primary election. However, the Progressive state committee endorsed Hoffer for reelection. He had previously been nominated by both the Democratic and Progressive Parties in elections from 2010 to 2018.

## State legislature

All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate and all 150 seats of the Vermont House of Representatives were up for election. The balance of political power remained the same in each chamber, with Democrats having large majorities in both; however, Republicans made very small gains in both chambers. While those gains were small, they allowed Republicans to break the Democrat/Progressive supermajority in the state house. This could potentially lead to any veto from Governor Phil Scott being upheld under these new circumstances.

## County offices

Some county level offices were up for election. The balance of political power before and after the elections for each office was:
Addison County
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Party
States Attorney
Dennis Wygmans
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Patricia Ross
Democratic
Jacqueline Mclean
Democratic
Probate Judge
Eleanor Smith
Democratic
Sheriff
Peter Dorey Newton
Democratic
High Bailiff
Charles S. Clark Jr.
Rep/Dem
Bennington County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Erica Albin Marthage
Democratic
Assistant Judge
James H. Colvin
Democratic
Wesley L. Mook
Democratic
Probate Judge
D. Justine Scanlon
Democratic
Sheriff
Chad D. Schmidt
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Frederick C. Gilbar
Democratic
Caledonia County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Lisa A. Warren
Dem/Rep
Assistant Judge
John S. Hall
Rep/Dem
Roy C. Vance
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
William W. Cobb
Democratic
Sheriff
Dean Shatney
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Stephen Bunnell
Rep/Dem
Chittenden County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Sarah F. George
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Suzanne Brown
Dem/Rep
Connie Cain Ramsey
Democratic
Probate Judge
Gregory J. Glennon
Democratic
Sheriff
Kevin M. McLaughlin
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Daniel L. Gamelin
Dem/Prog/Rep
Essex County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Vincent Illuzzi
Prog/Rep/Dem/Lib
Assistant Judge
Calvin Colby
Republican
Allen D. Hodgdon
Republican
Probate Judge
Republican
Sheriff
Trevor Colby
Rep/Prog
High Bailiff
Vacant
N/A
Franklin County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
James A. Hughes
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Kelly Gosselin
Democratic
Robert Johnson
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
Vaughn Comeau
Republican
Sheriff
Roger Langevin
Democratic
High Bailiff
Roberta Allard
Democratic
Grand Isle County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Douglas Disabito
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Sherri Potvin
Democratic
Joanne R. Batchelder
Rep/Dem
Probate Judge
George Ned Spear
Democratic
Sheriff
Ray C. Allen
Dem/Prog/Rep
High Bailiff
Kevin G. Winch
Independent
Lamoille County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Todd A. Shove
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Joel W. Page
Democratic
Madeline M. Motta
Democratic
Probate Judge
James Dean R. Mahoney
Independent
Sheriff
Roger M. Marcoux Jr.
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Claude D. Ammons Jr.
Democratic
Orange County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
William J. Porter
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Joyce McKeeman
Democratic
Victoria Weiss
Democratic
Probate Judge
Kathryn C. A. Kennedy
Democratic
Sheriff
Bill Bohnyak
Democratic
High Bailiff
George Contois
Democratic
Orleans County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Jennifer Barrett
Dem/Rep
Assistant Judge
Benjamin Batchelder
Dem/Rep
Curtis A. Hardy
Democratic
Probate Judge
Robert B. Chimileski
Independent
Sheriff
Kirk J. Martin
Republican
High Bailiff
Philip Brooks
Republican
Rutland County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Rose Kennedy
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Jean H. Colourtti
Dem/Rep
David W. Lewis
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
Karl C. Anderson
Republican
Sheriff
Stephen P. Benard Sr.
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
David Fox
Democratic
Washington County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Rory T. Thibault
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Miriam Conlon
Democratic
Otto Kinzel Trautz
Dem/Rep
Probate Judge
Jeffrey P. Kilgore
Democratic
Sheriff
W. Samuel Hill
Dem/Rep
High Bailiff
Marc Poulin
Democratic
Windham County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
Tracy Kelly Shriver
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Patricia W. Duff
Democratic
Lamont Barnett
Democratic
Probate Judge
Jodi P. French
Democratic
Sheriff
Keith D. Clark
Democratic
High Bailiff
Mark Anderson
Democratic
Windsor County
Office
Name
Party
States Attorney
David Cahill
Democratic
Assistant Judge
Jack W. Anderson
Democratic
Eleen Terie
Democratic
Probate Judge
Frederick M. Glover
Democratic
Sheriff
Michael Chamberlain
Democratic
High Bailiff
Michael E. Manley
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