Election Results
See below for results of the 2024 General Election (including recounts), 2024 General Election Audit, and previous elections and audits. Please note that while results for the lieutenant governor race are included, and the candidate with the greatest number of votes is denoted as the winner, the Vermont Constitution requires that candidates for lieutenant governor receive a majority of the votes in order to be elected. Because no candidate received the required number of votes, the election of the lieutenant governor for the ensuing two years will be decided at a meeting of the Joint Canvassing Committee in early January.
2024 General Election Results (Official)
2024 General Election Audit Results
Following every General Election, the Secretary of State's office conducts an audit of the complete results from a random selection of towns and cities. This year’s audit covered seven towns, all of which use a tabulator to count their votes, except Canaan, which counts its votes by hand. The audit revealed no significant discrepancies.
When reading the comparison reports below, please consider that differences in write-in totals are most commonly due to the auditing machines counting all write-ins while the town clerks and boards of civil authority followed the law of moving fictional characters and slogans into the blank column. The day-long public audit process examined results closely and confirmed the Official Return of Votes were more in line with legal guidance for reporting write-ins.
2024 August Primary Results (Official)
2024 Presidential Primary Results (Official)
2022 General Election Results (Official)
2022 General Election Audit Results
Following every General Election, the Secretary of State's office conducts an audit of the complete results from a random selection of towns and cities. This year, seven towns were chosen to be audited, all of which use a tabulator to count their votes, except Mount Tabor, which counts its votes by hand.
2022 August Primary Results (Official)
2020 General Election Results (Official)
2020 General Election Audit Results
Following every General Election, the Secretary of State's office conducts an audit of the complete results from a random selection of towns and cities. This year, seven towns were chosen to be audited, all of which use a tabulator to count their votes, except Topsham, which counts its votes by hand.
2020 Statewide Primary Results (Official)
2020 Presidential Primary Results (Official)
2018 General Election Results (Official)
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Please note that the following races were subject to a recount: Addison County States Attorney; Franklin County Probate Judge; Grand Isle-Chittenden State Representative: Recount Results
2018 General Election Audit Results
Following every General Election, the Secretary of State's office conducts an audit of the complete results from a random selection of towns and cities. This year, seven towns were chosen to be audited, all of which use a tabulator to count their votes, except Glover, which counts its votes by hand.
2018 August Primary Results (official)
Vermont Voter Registration, Turnout, and Absentee Voter Statistics, 1974–2018
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| Year |
Voter Registration |
Voter Turnout |
Absentee Voters (included in turnout #) |
Voting Age Population (based on 10-yr census) |
% of Voting Age Population to Voter Turnout |
Population (based on 10-yr census) |
| 1974 |
266,649 |
144,556 |
6,871 |
287,745 |
50.2% |
444,732 |
| 1976 |
284,294 |
193,655 |
14,580 |
287,745 |
67.3% |
444,732 |
| 1978 |
286,275 |
127,849 |
6,966 |
287,745 |
44.4% |
444,732 |
| 1980 |
311,919 |
215,500 |
17,177 |
366,138 |
58.9% |
511,456 |
| 1982 |
315,767 |
172,084 |
9,475 |
366,138 |
47.0% |
511,456 |
| 1984 |
333,778 |
235,140 |
21,443 |
366,138 |
64.2% |
511,456 |
| 1986 |
328,466 |
198,616 |
13,531 |
366,138 |
54.2% |
511,456 |
| 1988 |
348,312 |
247,075 |
23,073 |
366,138 |
67.5% |
511,456 |
| 1990 |
350,349 |
215,970 |
14,685 |
419,185 |
51.5% |
562,758 |
| 1992 |
383,371 |
292,797 |
29,683 |
419,185 |
69.8% |
562,758 |
| 1994 |
373,442 |
216,666 |
20,913 |
419,185 |
51.7% |
562,758 |
| 1996 |
385,328 |
261,469 |
29,403 |
419,185 |
62.4% |
562,758 |
| 1998 |
400,221 |
220,991 |
23,681 |
419,185 |
52.7% |
562,758 |
| 2000 |
427,354 |
297,146 |
57,031 |
479,388 |
62.0% |
609,909 |
| 2002 |
418,718 |
232,993 |
35,417 |
483,586 |
48.2% |
615,250 |
| 2004 |
444,077 |
314,220 |
60,102 |
486,372 |
64.6% |
618,794 |
| 2006 |
433,576 |
262,568 |
53,092 |
487,931 |
53.8% |
620,778 |
| 2008 |
454,466 |
326,822 |
94,664 |
489,901 |
66.7% |
621,254 |
| 2010 |
453,181 |
243,617 |
50,474 |
496,508 |
49.1% |
625,741 |
| 2012 |
461,237 |
301,793 |
76,263 |
498,432 |
60.5% |
626,444 |
| 2014 |
439,782 |
196,086 |
33,401 |
471,768 |
41.5% |
626,562 |
| 2016 |
471,619 |
320,467 |
95,203 |
505,921 |
63.3% |
624,594 |
| 2018 |
490,074 |
278,230 |
72,222 |
509,181 |
54.6% |
626,299 |
Note: Prior to election year 2000, the population numbers are based on the decennial U.S. Census. 2008 turnout is based on U.S. Census estimates for 2007.