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2026 results · Vermont · Vermont Attorney General

Charity R. Clark, the Democrat, is elected Vermont Attorney General, a Democratic hold

Kamala Harris carried Vermont by 31.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 3.9-point move toward the Democrats.

Vermont Attorney General: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Charity R. ClarkDemocrat200,48067.7%
Edwin Howell KemonRepublican94,94932.1%
81 others5270.1%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 96% counted.

About 96% of the expected vote counted295,956 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:08 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:12 PM ESTSource: Vermont Secretary of State

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What the count shows

Added together, the 14 counties compared moved 3.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 81% as many votes as in 2024, from 85% in Addison County to 73% in Essex County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.85).

Essex County moved most: R+16.0 for president in 2024, R+4.7 this year

The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+60EvenD+60Move
Essex County2,497 votes11.3 pts → D
Orleans County11,179 votes9.1 pts → D
Windham County20,552 votes9.1 pts → D
Bennington County15,951 votes8.8 pts → D
Franklin County20,544 votes7.6 pts → D
Windsor County27,160 votes6.0 pts → D
Rutland County25,788 votes5.7 pts → D
Caledonia County13,335 votes5.4 pts → D
Orange County14,271 votes5.0 pts → D
Grand Isle County4,132 votes2.9 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Chittenden County added 9,620 net votes for Kemon against the 2024 margin, 89% of the statewide change

Across the 14 counties compared, the margin moved by 10,865 votes toward Kemon: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Chittenden County+9,620 Kemon
  2. Washington County+2,295 Kemon
  3. Addison County+1,464 Kemon
  4. Franklin County+1,383 Clark
  5. Orleans County+1,071 Clark
  6. Rutland County+1,049 Clark
  7. Lamoille County+973 Kemon
  8. Windsor County+806 Kemon

1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Clark this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first.

  • Orleans CountyR+1.5D+7.5

What the places that moved have in common

Each of Vermont’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.

Urban, suburban and rural counties

Suburban1 county, 27% of the vote1.1 pts → R
Rural13 counties, 73% of the vote5.4 pts → D

2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).

Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.

U.S. HouseBefore the election D 1–0, now D 1–0

  1. D+34.4Balint

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Vermont Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.