2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee John Rodgers David Zuckerman
Party Republican Progressive
Alliance Democratic
Electoral vote00
Popular vote171,854165,876
Percentage48.76%47.07%
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Rodgers:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Zuckerman:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     40–50%
No Data/Vote:     
Lieutenant Governor before election

David Zuckerman
Progressive

Elected Lieutenant Governor

TBD

The 2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the lieutenant governor of Vermont, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Contents

Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024. [1]

Republican former state Senator John Rodgers defeated incumbent Progressive Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman who was running for re-election to a fourth non-consecutive term in office. [2] [3] Zuckerman conceded to Rodgers on November 7, but suggested that the legislature could overturn the results of the election as the Constitution of Vermont allows lawmakers to vote to install any of the top three vote-getters in an election when no candidate reaches 50 percent of the vote. This is unlikely, however, as the last time the legislature declined to ratify the voters' choice was in the 1976 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election. [4]

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after nomination

Replacement nominee

Results

Progressive primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Zoraya Hightower 257 62.08
Progressive Undervotes [b] 7217.39
Democratic David Zuckerman (write-in)5513.29
Write-in 297.01
Progressive Overvotes 10.24
Total votes414 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Thomas Renner

State legislators

David Zuckerman

State legislators

Organizations

Campaign

Renner largely avoided criticizing Zuckerman, instead pointing to the representation he would bring to the role as a black gay man. Renner also promised not to "switch parties or add other party affiliations after the primary," which VTDigger interpreted as a dig against Zuckerman's membership in the Vermont Progressive Party. Renner described himself as "progressive, with a small 'p'." Zuckerman ran on his experience, pointing to the many years he served in the state legislature before his election as lieutenant governor. [10]

Zuckerman outraised Renner significantly, taking in over $111,000 compared to roughly $43,000 for Renner. VTDigger pointed out that more than a third of Renner's fundraising came from wealthy Republicans; Renner claimed that these donations were unsolicited and came as a surprise to him. [10]

Results

Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Zuckerman (incumbent) 28,729 55.28
Democratic Thomas Renner18,83836.25
Democratic Undervotes [b] 3,7607.24
Write-in 6031.16
Democratic Overvotes 390.08
Total votes51,969 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Gregory Thayer, former Rutland city councilor and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2022 [9]

Endorsements

John Rodgers

Statewide officials

Campaign

Rodgers campaigned as a moderate, saying he does not plan to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Thayer positioned himself as the more conservative candidate, calling himself "the only Republican in this race." [13]

Results

Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rodgers 13,840 55.39
Republican Gregory Thayer8,61934.50
Republican Undervotes [b] 2,2579.03
Write-in 2340.94
Republican Overvotes 350.14
Total votes24,985 100.0

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [15] Safe DJanuary 31, 2024

Results

On November 5, Rodgers received a plurality of the vote over Zuckerman. [16]

Because the Constitution of Vermont requires a majority vote for election as lieutenant governor, the Vermont General Assembly will vote in January 2025 to determine the winner. Zuckerman conceded the popular election on November 7, 2024, but has not declared whether he will contest the January legislative election. Although the General Assembly has always voted to ratify the winner of the popular vote since 1976, Diamondstone has urged the General Assembly to elect Zuckerman on the grounds that a majority of voters supported the two more liberal candidates in the race. In conceding the popular vote, Zuckerman expressed agreement with Diamondstone's argument and said he would "point out those facts" to the legislators, though he said he would not make a "strong effort" on his own behalf and "[didn't] think [the Assembly was] going to decide to do that". [16] The Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party called on the legislature to elect Zuckerman. [17]

2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rodgers 171,854 48.76%
Progressive/Democratic David Zuckerman (incumbent)165,87647.07%
Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party Ian Diamondstone13,6713.88%
Write-in 1,0130.29%
Total votes352,414 100.00%
Republican gain from Progressive
2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial contingent election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Rodgers
Progressive/Democratic David Zuckerman (incumbent)
Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party Ian Diamondstone
Total votes

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Zuckerman is a member of the Progressive Party, but also runs with the Democratic Party's nomination via Vermont's electoral fusion system
  2. 1 2 3 Blank ballots

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References

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  4. ↑ Heintz, Paul (November 7, 2024). "David Zuckerman concedes lieutenant governor's race to John Rodgers — but with a caveat". VTDigger. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Boronski, Tyler (June 6, 2024). "Progressive Zoraya Hightower has no intentions of campaigning for lieutenant governor; despite being on the ballot". mynbc5.com. WPTZ . Retrieved August 21, 2024. She plans to withdraw from the race after the primaries regardless of the results. Even if Zuckerman loses the Democratic race, if she withdraws, the party can nominate him as their replacement Progressive candidate.
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  7. ↑ Vermont Progressive Party. "2024 PROGRESSIVE ENDORSED OR NOMINATED CANDIDATES" . Retrieved August 26, 2024.
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