2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  2020 November 8, 20222024 
  Lt Gov David Zuckerman.jpg Joebenning4.jpg
Nominee David Zuckerman Joe Benning
Party Progressive Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote150,102118,724
Percentage53.9%42.6%

2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2022 VT Lieutenant Governor Election by Township.svg
Zuckerman:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Benning:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     40–50%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Molly Gray
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

David Zuckerman
Progressive

The 2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Vermont. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Vermont. Primary elections were held on August 9. Vermont is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Molly Gray retired to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2020, defeating Republican businessman Scott Milne with 51.3% of the vote. Former lieutenant governor David Zuckerman won the election as the Progressive candidate, defeating his Republican opponent Joe Benning. Zuckerman became the first Vermont Progressive to be elected lieutenant governor in Vermont's history and the first person elected to a statewide office without a formal designation as a Democrat or Republican since 2004. Benning was the second-best-performing Republican in Vermont during the 2022 cycle, only being outperformed by incumbent governor Phil Scott in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Patricia Preston
Local officials
David Zuckerman

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Charlie
Kimbell
Patricia
Preston
Kitty
Toll
David
Zuckerman
OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire July 21–25, 2022352 (LV)± 5.2%4%7%23%38%0%27%

Results

Results by county:
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Zuckerman--50-60%
Zuckerman--40-50%
Toll--40-50%
Toll--50-60%
Toll--60-70% 2022 VT LT GOV Democratic primary.svg
Results by county:
  Zuckerman—50–60%
  Zuckerman—40–50%
  Toll—40–50%
  Toll—50–60%
  Toll—60–70%
Democratic primary results [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Zuckerman 42,562 43.71
Democratic Catherine Toll 37,86838.89
Democratic Patricia Preston9,3269.58
Democratic Charles Kimbell 7,2537.45
Write-in 3560.37
Total votes97,365 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Gregory Thayer, accountant, former Rutland city councillor, and former chair of the Rutland Republican Party [20] [21]

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
Joe
Benning
Gregory
Thayer
OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire July 21–25, 2022196 (LV)± 7.0%33%20%0%47%

Results

Results by county:
Benning--80-90%
Benning--70-80%
Benning--60-70%
Benning--50-60%
Thayer--50-60%
Thayer--60-70% 2022 VT LT GOV GOP primary.svg
Results by county:
  Benning—80–90%
  Benning—70–80%
  Benning—60–70%
  Benning—50–60%
  Thayer—50–60%
  Thayer—60–70%
Republican primary results [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Benning 14,678 53.51
Republican Gregory Thayer12,18844.44
Write-in 5622.05
Total votes27,428 100.00

Progressive primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Results

Progressive primary results [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive David Zuckerman (write-in) 118 55.14
Write-in 9644.86
Total votes214 100.00

Other parties

Candidates

Declared

General election

Endorsements

David Zuckerman (P/D)

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 2]
Margin
of error
David
Zuckerman (P/D)
Joe
Benning (R)
OtherUndecided
University of New Hampshire September 29 – October 3, 2022865 (LV)± 3.5%51%35%2% [lower-alpha 3] 12%

Results

2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive David Zuckerman [lower-alpha 4] 150,102 53.85% +0.09
Republican Joe Benning 118,72442.60%–3.42
Green Mountain Ian Diamondstone8,1592.93%N/A
Write-in 1,7380.62%+0.21
Total votes278,823 100.00%
Progressive gain from Democratic

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 This individual is a member of the Vermont Progressive Party, but runs in Democratic primaries through Vermont's electoral fusion system.
  2. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. Diamondstone with 2%; "Other" with 0%
  4. Candidate received the nominations of both the Progressive and Democratic parties and will be listed on the ballot as "Progressive/Democratic" (candidate is primarily a Progressive).

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