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Vermont gubernatorial election, 2018

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TurnoutTBD
 
Nominee TBD TBD
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Phil Scott
Republican



The 2018 Vermont gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Vermont, concurrently with the election of Vermont's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Phil Scott has announced his intention to run for a second term in office.[1]

Background

Along with New Hampshire, the state of Vermont is one of only two states where governors are elected to two-year terms. Republican Phil Scott was elected in the 2016 election.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • James Ehlers, environmental activist and Executive Director of Lake Champlain International[3]
  • Christine Hallquist, CEO of Vermont Electric Cooperative[4]
  • Brenda Siegel, former Bernie Sanders House campaign organizer, southern Vermont non-profit founder/executive director, Brattleboro hurricane relief volunteer and advocate, Windham Democratic Committee member[5]
  • Ethan Sonneborn, middle school student[6] (Vermont is one of the few states that does not have a minimum age requirement to be Governor)

Write-in

Progressive primary

Candidates

Write-in

  • Brenda Siegel (also running in Democratic primary)

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Potential

  • Seth Cournoyer[8]

Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Joseph Barney
  • Charles Laramie, school teacher

Write-in

  • Tarl Warwick, Internet personality and video producer[9]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Solid R June 15, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[11] Safe R April 6, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe R July 19, 2018
Daily Kos[13] Safe R May 31, 2018

References

  1. ^ a b c Hallenbeck, Terri; Heintz, Paul (November 9, 2016). "Republican Phil Scott Elected Governor of Vermont". Seven Days. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Bradley, Pat. "Vermont Gubernatorial Candidate Keith Stern Discusses His Campaign". Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. ^ Hirschfeld, Peter. "Water Quality Advocate James Ehlers To Run For Governor, As Democrat". Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  4. ^ Evans, Brad (February 19, 2018). "Transgender woman to run for governor of Vermont". WPTZ.
  5. ^ Walters, John (May 8, 2018). "Walters: Anti-Poverty Advocate Launches Bid for Vermont Governor". Seven Days.
  6. ^ "Thirteen-year-old runs for Governor of Vermont". Burlington Free Press. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "YCN Vermont Wrap with Keith Hanson 6/16/18". YCN Now. 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  8. ^ "2018 Vermont Libertarian Party Convention Summary". 2018-05-03.
  9. ^ https://medium.com/@ourania/popular-youtuber-tarl-warwick-styxhexenhammer666-announces-write-in-candidacy-for-the-vermont-c49cfa7fb505
  10. ^ "2018 Governor Race ratings | The Cook Political Report". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  11. ^ "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  12. ^ "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball  » 2018 Governor". www.centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  13. ^ "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos. June 5, 2018.