2024 Vermont Secretary of State election

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2024 Vermont Secretary of State election
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  2022 November 5, 2024 2026  
  Sarah Copeland-Hanzas at Secretary of State Democratic Party Primary Forum (cropped).jpg H. Brooke Paige.jpg
Nominee Sarah Copeland Hanzas H. Brooke Paige
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote205,378138,673
Percentage59.61%40.25%

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2024 Vermont secretary of state election results map by municipality.svg

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Hanzas:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Paige:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
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Secretary of State before election

Sarah Copeland Hanzas
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Sarah Copeland Hanzas
Democratic

The 2024 Vermont Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the secretary of state 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 secretary of state Sarah Copeland Hanzas was re-elected to a second two-year term, defeating Republican newsstand owner H. Brooke Paige. [1]

Contents

Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sarah Copeland Hanzas (incumbent) 43,182 99.32%
Write-in 2940.68%
Total votes43,476 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican H. Brooke Paige 18,989 98.10%
Write-in 3681.90%
Total votes19,357 100.00%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe DJuly 25, 2024

Results

2024 Vermont Secretary of State Election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sarah Copeland Hanzas (incumbent) 205,378 59.61%
Republican H. Brooke Paige 138,67340.25%
Write-in 4730.14%
Total votes344,524 100.00%

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References

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