2024 Vermont Attorney General election

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2024 Vermont Attorney General election
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  2022 November 5, 2024 2026  
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Nominee Charity Clark Ture Nelson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote200,711128,798
Percentage57.82%37.10%

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Clark:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Nelson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Tie:     40–50%
No Data/Vote:     

Attorney General before election

Charity Clark
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Charity Clark
Democratic

The 2024 Vermont Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the state of Vermont. It coincided with the concurrent presidential election, as well as various state and local elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor of Vermont. Incumbent attorney general Charity Clark was re-elected to a second term two-year term after defeating Berlin Town Administrator Ture Nelson in the general election. [1] Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024. [2]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charity Clark (incumbent) 43,275 99.05%
Write-in 4160.95%
Total votes43,691 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew after nomination

Replacement nominee

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H. Brooke Paige 18,081 97.06%
Write-in 5482.94%
Total votes18,629 100.00%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after nomination

  • Elijah Bergman, lawyer and nominee for attorney general in 2022 [6]

Results

Progressive primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Elijah Bergman 270 87.95%
Write-in 3712.05%
Total votes307 100.00%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7] Safe DJuly 25, 2024

Results

2024 Vermont Attorney General election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Charity Clark (incumbent) 200,711 57.82% –7.25%
Republican Ture Nelson128,79837.10%+2.34%
Green Mountain Peace and Justice Kevin Gustafson17,1594.94%N/A
Write-in 4900.13%–0.04%
Total votes347,158 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

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