Vermont Attorney General election, 2026

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Vermont Attorney General
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont
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Vermont is holding an election for attorney general on November 3, 2026.

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Vermont

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Vermont Attorney General election, 2024

General election

General election for Attorney General of Vermont

Incumbent Charity Clark defeated Ture Nelson and Kevin Gustafson in the general election for Attorney General of Vermont on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charity Clark (D)	57.8	200,711
		Ture Nelson (R)	37.1	128,798
	Submit photo	Kevin Gustafson (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont)	4.9	17,159
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	490

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 347,158
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)
• Elijah Bergman (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Incumbent Charity Clark advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charity Clark	99.0	43,275
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	416

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,691
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	97.1	18,081
		Other/Write-in votes	2.9	548

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,629
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Elijah Bergman advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elijah Bergman	87.9	270
		Other/Write-in votes	12.1	37

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 307
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2022

See also: Vermont Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Vermont

Charity Clark defeated Michael Tagliavia in the general election for Attorney General of Vermont on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charity Clark (D)	65.1	179,098
		Michael Tagliavia (R)	34.8	95,661
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	467

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 275,226
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elijah Bergman (Vermont Progressive Party)
• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Charity Clark defeated Rory Thibault in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charity Clark	67.1	58,589
		Rory Thibault	32.5	28,391
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	378

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,358
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont

H. Brooke Paige advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	95.7	20,668
		Other/Write-in votes	4.3	919

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,587
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Elijah Bergman advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elijah Bergman	92.6	477
		Other/Write-in votes	7.4	38

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 515
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2020

See also: Vermont Attorney General election, 2020

General election

General election for Attorney General of Vermont

Incumbent T.J. Donovan defeated H. Brooke Paige and Cris Ericson in the general election for Attorney General of Vermont on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		T.J. Donovan (D)	67.7	234,081
		H. Brooke Paige (R)	27.5	94,892
		Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party)	4.6	15,846
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	696

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 345,515
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Incumbent T.J. Donovan advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		T.J. Donovan	99.1	94,739
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	823

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,562
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont

H. Brooke Paige defeated Emily Peyton in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	49.4	21,574
		Emily Peyton	46.7	20,376
		Other/Write-in votes	3.9	1,705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,655
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Attorney General of Vermont

Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Attorney General of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cris Ericson	58.1	414
		Other/Write-in votes	41.9	299

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 713
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Election analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this state's elections when those are available.

Attorney General elections in 2026

There are 30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026.

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