2026 results · Vermont · Vermont Secretary of State
Sarah Copeland Hanzas, the Democrat, is elected Vermont Secretary of State, a Democratic hold
Kamala Harris carried Vermont by 31.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 5.1-point move toward the Republicans.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Copeland HanzasDemocrat | 174,741 | 59.2% | |
| H. Brooke PaigeRepublican | 96,149 | 32.6% | |
| Rachel ShawOther party | 24,006 | 8.1% | |
| 54 others | 234 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted295,130 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 5.1 points toward the Republicans 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 = −0.68).
Lamoille County moved most: D+35.8 for president in 2024, D+24.8 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.
2024 president 2026
Chittenden County added 16,971 net votes for Paige against the 2024 margin, 45% of the statewide change
Across the 14 counties compared, the margin moved by 37,804 votes toward Paige: 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.
- Chittenden County+16,971 Paige
- Washington County+5,247 Paige
- Windsor County+3,199 Paige
- Addison County+2,714 Paige
- Windham County+2,667 Paige
- Lamoille County+2,339 Paige
- Bennington County+1,604 Paige
- Rutland County+1,099 Paige
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
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.
Vermont’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won 5 of Vermont's 6 statewide races; Republicans won 1.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 1–0, now D 1–0
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.