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2008 Vermont governor election

Jim Douglas (Republican) beat Anthony Pollina (independent) in Vermont in 2008, 53.4% to 21.9%, a margin of 31.6 points and 100,701 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2006, when Jim Douglas also won.

Republicans led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Chittenden, cast 81,574 votes and went to the Republican by 28.6 points. The closest was Windham, where 123 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jim Douglas won Republican 170,492 53.4%
Anthony Pollina Independent 69,791 21.9%
Gaye Symington Democratic 69,534 21.8%
All other candidates 9,268 2.9%
Total319,085

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 18,865 23.1% 42,163 51.7% 20,546 81,574 R+28.6
Washington 5,798 18.3% 15,820 49.9% 10,087 31,705 R+31.6
Rutland 5,927 19.0% 18,170 58.3% 7,066 31,163 R+39.3
Windsor 7,809 25.6% 15,723 51.6% 6,962 30,494 R+26.0
Windham 8,570 36.7% 8,693 37.3% 6,066 23,329 R+0.5
Franklin 2,823 14.1% 13,057 65.1% 4,172 20,052 R+51.0
Addison 3,706 19.5% 10,558 55.4% 4,782 19,046 R+36.0
Bennington 5,802 31.1% 9,847 52.9% 2,979 18,628 R+21.7
Orange 2,991 20.0% 8,101 54.1% 3,880 14,972 R+34.1
Caledonia 2,069 14.2% 9,009 62.0% 3,457 14,535 R+47.7
Orleans 1,743 13.8% 7,331 58.1% 3,550 12,624 R+44.3
Lamoille 2,043 16.4% 6,722 53.9% 3,710 12,475 R+37.5
Grand Isle 569 17.5% 1,903 58.6% 773 3,245 R+41.1
Essex 486 16.0% 1,992 65.7% 554 3,032 R+49.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Vermont governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Phil Scott (R) R+51.7
2022 Phil Scott (R) R+47.3
2020 Phil Scott (R) R+41.1
2018 Phil Scott (R) R+14.9
2016 Phil Scott (R) R+8.7
2014 Peter Shumlin (D) D+1.3
2012 Peter Shumlin (D) D+20.2
2010 Peter Shumlin (D) D+1.8
2008 Jim Douglas (R) R+31.6
2006 Jim Douglas (R) R+15.2
2004 Jim Douglas (R) R+20.8
2002 Jim Douglas (R) R+2.6
2000 Howard Dean (D) D+12.5
1998 Howard B. Dean (D) D+14.5
1996 Howard B. Dean (D) D+48.1
1994 Howard Dean (D) D+50.0
1992 Howard B. Dean (D) D+51.7
1990 Richard A. Snelling (R) R+5.8
1988 Madeline Kunin (D) D+12.0
1986 Madeleine M. Kunin (D) D+8.8
1984 Madeline Kunin (D) D+1.6
1982 Richard A. Snelling (R) R+11.1
1980 Richard A. Snelling (R) R+21.8
1978 Richard A. Snelling (R) R+28.7
1976 Richard A. Snelling (R) R+12.9
1974 Thomas P. Salmon (D) D+18.5
1972 Thomas P. Salmon (D) D+11.6
1970 Deane C. Davis (R) R+14.0
1968 Deane C. Davis (R) R+11.0
1966 Philip H. Hoff (D) D+15.5
1964 Philip H. Hoff (D) D+29.9
1962 Philip H. Hoff (D) D+1.1
1960 F. Ray Keyser Jr. (R) R+12.8
1958 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+0.6
1956 Joseph B. Johnson (R) R+14.9
1954 Joseph B. Johnson (R) R+4.6
1952 Lee E. Emerson (R) R+12.1
1950 Lee Earl Emerson (R) R+49.0
1948 Ernest W. Gibson Jr. (R) R+43.9
1946 Ernest W. Gibson Jr. (R) R+60.7
1944 Mortimer R. Proctor (R) R+31.8
1942 William H. Wills (R) R+55.8
1940 William H. Wills (R) R+28.1
1938 George David Aiken (R) R+33.5
1936 George David Aiken (R) R+22.1
1934 Charles M. Smith (R) R+15.4
1932 Stanley C. Wilson (R) R+24.8
1930 Stanley C. Wilson (R) R+42.0
1928 John E. Weeks (R) R+47.5
1926 John E. Weeks (R) R+21.7
1924 Franklin S. Billings (R) R+60.5
1922 Redfield Proctor Jr. (R) R+49.8
1920 James Hartness (R) R+56.2
1918 Percival W. Clement (R) R+34.3
1916 Horace F. Graham (R) R+45.2
1914 Charles W. Gates (R) R+33.5
1912 Allen M. Fletcher (R) R+9.6
1910 John A. Mead (R) R+32.5
1908 George H. Prouty (R) R+46.0
1906 Fletcher D. Proctor (R) R+21.9
1904 Charles J. Bell (R) R+47.4
1902 John G. McCullough (R) R+35.0
1900 William W. Stickney (R) R+46.6
1898 Edward C. Smith (R) R+43.9
1896 Josiah Grout (R) R+55.2
1894 Urban A. Woodbury (R) R+49.2
1890 Carroll S. Page (R) R+26.1
1888 William P. Dillingham (R) R+41.8
1886 Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (R) R+36.0
1884 Samuel E. Pingree (R) R+35.9
1882 John L. Barstow (R) R+41.2
1880 Roswell Farnham (R) R+37.6
1878 Redfield Proctor (R) R+34.6
1876 Horace Fairbanks (R) R+36.1
1874 Asahel Peck (R) R+43.4
1872 Julius Converse (R) R+43.3
1870 John W. Stewart (R) R+46.9
1869 Peter T. Washburn (R) R+47.1
1868 John B. Page (R) R+47.2
1867 John B. Page (R) R+46.7
1866 Paul Dillingham Jr. (R) R+50.3
1865 Paul Dillingham Jr. (R) R+51.4