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The 2016 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, and elected the governor of Vermont, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor Peter Shumlin was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term in office, but opted to retire instead.[1]
The primaries were held on August 9.[2] Former Vermont Agency of Transportation Secretary Sue Minter won the Democratic nomination, and Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott won the Republican primary,[3] with Scott defeating Minter in the general election. This was the first gubernatorial election in Vermont in which the winner was of a different party than the incumbent president since 1992.
- ^ Paul Heintz; Terri Hallenbeck (June 8, 2015). "Shumlin Announces He Won't Seek Reelection in 2016". Seven Days. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ "Elections – Vermont Secretary of State". sec.state.vt.us. April 25, 2016. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ Freese, Alicia; Hallenbeck, Terri (August 8, 2016). "Live Coverage of the Vermont Primary Results". Seven Days. Retrieved August 10, 2016.