The latest results from Vermont’s 2026 general election

This story was updated at 12:42 a.m. Updates will continue into the night of Nov. 3, 2026.

Across Vermont, voters are turning out for election day, casting ballots in contested midterm races for U.S. House, governor, lieutenant governor and many more county and local positions.

The VTDigger newsroom is covering the general election with reporters, editors and photographers across the state. Here’s what we’re tracking.

Read all of our coverage leading up to election day.

Phil Scott reelected

Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott won reelection to a sixth term on Tuesday, defeating Democrat and Progressive Amanda Janoo in a race that proved more competitive than most voters would have imagined when Scott announced he would run again.

Janoo, an economist from Burlington running her first-ever political campaign, conceded in a speech at her campaign’s election night party in Burlington around 10:50 p.m. 

The Associated Press had not yet called the race for Scott at that point. 

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— Shaun Robinson and Charlotte Oliver

Molly Gray elected as Vermont’s next lieutenant governor

Democrat Molly Gray is getting her old job back and will become Vermont’s next lieutenant governor. 

Lt. Gov. John Rodgers, a Republican, conceded the race around 9:30 p.m.

“The voters of Vermont have made their decision, and while this isn’t the outcome we had hoped for, I respect their choice and congratulate Molly Gray on a hard-fought campaign,” Rodgers said in a statement. “Serving as your Lieutenant Governor has been one of the greatest honors of my life.”

As of 9:30 p.m., Gray had received 62.4% of the votes cast to Rodgers’s 37.4%.

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— Olivia Gieger

Democrats pick up key Statehouse seats

Democrats flipped a swathe of legislative seats in both chambers on Tuesday evening.

In the most closely watched state Senate race of the evening, incumbent Democratic Sen. Ruth Hardy and Hannah Sessions, a Leicester Democrat, secured the two seats in Addison County. They overcame well-funded competition from incumbent Sen. Steve Heffernan, R-Addison, and Republican challenger Andrew Klein. Heffernan won his seat in 2024, unseating longtime Democratic Sen. Chris Bray in one of a series of Republican flips that year.

Kim Gleason, the Democratic challenger to Sen. Pat Brennan, R-Grand Isle, pulled off Tuesday evening’s first Senate district flip. Brennan won the seat in 2024 from Democrat Andy Julow, who was appointed to fill the seat after the death of veteran Sen. Dick Mazza. Gleason was previously vice chair of the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and served on the state’s school redistricting task force.

Democrat Irene Wrenner appeared to regain her old Chittenden North Senate seat late in the evening, overcoming stiff competition from outgoing Rep. Ashley Bartley, R-Fairfax. The Associated Press showed the Democrat leading with 99% of the votes counted. Wrenner, an Essex Town resident, first won the newly created district in 2022 but was unseated in 2024 by Republican Sen. Chris Mattos, who did not seek reelection this year.

Democrat Jeff Haylon beat out Republican Aida Nielsen for the Rutland-9 House seat Tuesday evening, flipping the seat being vacated by Nielsen’s husband, Rep. Todd Nielsen, R-Brandon. The Associated Press called the race at roughly 8 p.m., with Haylon showing a lead of more than 20 points.

Phoebe Tucker, a Democrat, ousted Rep. Kevin Winter, R-Ludlow, in the race for the Rutland-Windsor House seat Tuesday evening. Winter first won the seat in 2024. The Associated Press called that race at roughly 9 p.m., with Tucker leading by more than 12 points.

Rep. Thomas Charlton, R-Chester, lost his seat to Democratic challenger William Hoser in the Windsor-Windham House district.

In the Washington-3 House district, Rep. Michael Boutin, R-Barre City, was unseated by Democratic challenger Sonya Spaulding, who will likely serve alongside Rep. Teddy Waszazak, D-Barre City, the apparent second-place finisher.

Rep. Rob North, R-Ferrisburgh, lost his seat, as John Stroup, a Democrat, and Ariel Bolles, a Democrat/Progressive, secured the Addison-3 district’s two seats.

At roughly midnight, Associated Press results showed a number of other House incumbents appearing to lose their seats with 99% of the vote counted in their respective districts.

Rep. Sandy Pinsonault, R-Dorset, appeared to be unseated by Democrat Mike Rice for the Bennington-Rutland House seat. 

Rep. Jim Casey, R-Bomoseen, appeared to lose the Addison-Rutland House seat to Democratic challenger Jonathan Hescock.

Julia Andrews, a former Democratic representative from Westford, appeared to unseat Republican Rep. Brenda Steady, of Milton, in the Chittenden-25 House district.

Democratic challenger Suzanne Kenyon appeared to oust Rep. Joe Luneau, R-St. Albans City, for the Franklin-3 district.

Zach Scheffler, a Democrat, appeared to unseat Franklin-8 Rep. Jack Brigham, a Republican from St. Albans Town.

And the Lamoille-2 House district saw incumbent Rep. Richard Bailey, R-Hyde Park, appear to lose his seat to Democratic challenger James Lipinski.

— Theo Wells-Spackman

Balint victory

U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., cruised to reelection Tuesday night, with the Associated Press calling the race before 8 p.m.

The two-term representative from Brattleboro defeated Republican Gerald Malloy, who was seeking congressional office for a third time. Balint, who previously led the Vermont Senate, is among the strongest critics of President Trump in the U.S. House. 

— VTD Editor

Vermonters are heading to the polls

Vermonters are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in a midterm election that could reshape the balance of power in Montpelier.

Top of mind for many voters is the race for governor between incumbent Republican Phil Scott and Democrat/Progressive Amanda Janoo. The race has shaped up to be far closer than most political observers expected between Scott, who is seeking his sixth term, and Janoo, an economist from Burlington running her first-ever campaign.

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