MONTPELIER, Vt. — On Jan. 9, 2025, the joint canvassing committee of the Vermont Senate and House of Representatives presented the official vote totals from the Nov. 2024 election and its report was adopted by the joint assembly at the State House in Montpelier.

The committee’s cochair, Senator Ruth E. Hardy, read the tallies during the morning session before the assembly adopted the report by voice vote. Presiding officer (Mister President) opened the session by asking attendees to “respect the integrity of the process” and reminding the public of decorum rules before the canvass began.

The committee reported 362,841 total votes cast for governor; a majority required 181,421. Phil Scott, a Republican of Berlin, received 266,439 votes and was declared governor under the constitutional provisions cited in the committee report. Other candidates listed in the committee report were Esther Charleston (Middlebury; Democrat/Progressive) with 79,217 votes; June Goodband (Springfield; Peace and Justice) with 4,512; Kevin Hoyt (Bennington; Independent) with 9,368; Eli Poa Mutina (Berry City; Independent) with 2,414; and 891 write-ins.

For state treasurer, the committee reported 347,312 total votes; a majority required 173,657. Mike Pichak of Winooski, a Democrat, received 211,134 votes and was declared state treasurer. Joshua Beckhofer (Cornwall; Republican) received 135,763 votes; there were 415 write-ins.

The committee reported 344,524 total votes cast for secretary of state. Because plurality is sufficient for that office, Sarah Copeland Hanzas (Bradford; Democrat) with 205,378 votes was declared secretary of state. H. Brooke Page (Washington; Republican) received 138,673 votes; there were 473 write-ins.

For auditor of accounts (341,793 votes cast; plurality required), Doug Hoffer (Burlington; Democrat/Progressive) received 207,195 votes and was declared auditor. H. Brooke Page (Washington; Republican) was reported with 134,066 votes and there were 532 write-ins.

For attorney general (347,158 votes cast; plurality required), Charity Clark (Williston; Democrat) received 200,711 votes and was declared attorney general. Kevin Gustafsson (Rutland Town; Peace and Justice) was reported with 17,159 votes; Tura Tore Nelson (Berlin; Republican) with 128,798 votes; and there were 490 write-ins.

The committee reported the contest for lieutenant governor did not produce a majority for any candidate. The totals reported for lieutenant governor were 352,414 total votes cast with 176,208 needed for a majority: John S. Rogers (Glover; Republican) 171,854; David E. Zuckerman (listed in the report as David Zupperman / progressive Democrat) 165,876; Ian G. Diamondstone (Putney; Peace and Justice) 13,671; and 1,013 write-ins. The committee stated that, because no candidate achieved a majority as required by the Vermont Constitution, the General Assembly must select the lieutenant governor from the three candidates who received the most votes.

The joint assembly adopted the canvassing committee’s report after Representative Birong, acting as cochair for the committee’s motion, moved that the assembly adopt the report; the presiding officer called the voice vote and declared the ayes to have it. The report was entered into the record as the formal returns from the joint canvassing committee.

The session then moved to the constitutionally required procedure to elect a lieutenant governor by joint ballot of the two chambers.

Ending — The canvassing report formally placed the certified vote totals into the legislative record and set the immediate procedural step of having the General Assembly select the lieutenant governor because no candidate received a majority in the public election.