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| ⚫ | *[[David Zuckerman (politician)|David Zuckerman]], former lieutenant governor and nominee for [[Governor of Vermont]] in [[2020 Vermont gubernatorial election|2020]]{{efn|name=prog|This individual is a member of the [[Vermont Progressive Party]], but runs in Democratic primaries through Vermont's [[electoral fusion]] system.}}<ref name = "preston launches">{{Cite web|url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/2022/january/10/patricia-preston-launches-campaign-lieutenant-governor|title=Patricia Preston launches campaign for lieutenant governor | Vermont Business Magazine|website=vermontbiz.com}}</ref><ref name = "former lgs">{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/01/21/former-lgs-zuckerman-and-racine-say-theyre-mulling-a-run-for-their-old-job/|title=Former LGs Zuckerman and Racine say they're mulling a run for their old job|first=Lola|last=Duffort|date=January 21, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref><ref name = "zuck in">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-02-08/former-vermont-lieutenant-governor-david-zuckerman-announces-campaign-to-return-to-the-seat|title=Former Vermont Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman announces campaign to return to the seat|date=February 8, 2022|website=WAMC}}</ref><ref name = "zuck still in">{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/02/07/david-zuckerman-seeks-to-reclaim-lieutenant-governors-office/|title=David Zuckerman seeks to reclaim lieutenant governor's office|first=Lola|last=Duffort|date=February 7, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref> |
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*[[Charlie Kimbell]], [[Vermont House of Representatives|state representative]]<ref name = "who's running">{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2021/12/15/vermonts-lieutenant-governor-is-running-for-congress-so-whos-running-for-lieutenant-governor/|title=Vermont's lieutenant governor is running for Congress. So who's running for lieutenant governor?|first=Lola|last=Duffort|date=December 15, 2021|website=VTDigger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/01/03/woodstock-democrat-charlie-kimbell-to-run-for-lieutenant-governor/|title=Woodstock Democrat Charlie Kimbell to run for lieutenant governor|first=Sarah|last=Mearhoff|date=January 3, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref> |
*[[Charlie Kimbell]], [[Vermont House of Representatives|state representative]]<ref name = "who's running">{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2021/12/15/vermonts-lieutenant-governor-is-running-for-congress-so-whos-running-for-lieutenant-governor/|title=Vermont's lieutenant governor is running for Congress. So who's running for lieutenant governor?|first=Lola|last=Duffort|date=December 15, 2021|website=VTDigger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/01/03/woodstock-democrat-charlie-kimbell-to-run-for-lieutenant-governor/|title=Woodstock Democrat Charlie Kimbell to run for lieutenant governor|first=Sarah|last=Mearhoff|date=January 3, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref> |
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*Patricia Preston, President & CEO of [https://www.vcwa.org/ Vermont Council on World Affairs]<ref name = "preston launches"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2022/01/10/political-newcomer-patricia-preston-announces-run-for-lieutenant-governor|title=Political Newcomer Patricia Preston Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor|first=Kevin|last=McCallum|website=Seven Days}}</ref> |
*Patricia Preston, President & CEO of [https://www.vcwa.org/ Vermont Council on World Affairs]<ref name = "preston launches"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2022/01/10/political-newcomer-patricia-preston-announces-run-for-lieutenant-governor|title=Political Newcomer Patricia Preston Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor|first=Kevin|last=McCallum|website=Seven Days}}</ref> |
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*[[Kitty Toll]], [[University of Vermont]] trustee and former [[Vermont House of Representatives|state representative]]<ref name = "zuck in"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/02/04/kitty-toll-former-house-appropriations-chair-is-running-for-lieutenant-governor/|title=Kitty Toll, former House Appropriations chair, is running for lieutenant governor|first=Lola|last=Duffort|date=February 4, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref> |
*[[Kitty Toll]], [[University of Vermont]] trustee and former [[Vermont House of Representatives|state representative]]<ref name = "zuck in"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/02/04/kitty-toll-former-house-appropriations-chair-is-running-for-lieutenant-governor/|title=Kitty Toll, former House Appropriations chair, is running for lieutenant governor|first=Lola|last=Duffort|date=February 4, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | *[[David Zuckerman (politician)|David Zuckerman]], former lieutenant governor and nominee for [[Governor of Vermont]] in [[2020 Vermont gubernatorial election|2020]]{{efn|name=prog|This individual is a member of the [[Vermont Progressive Party]], but runs in Democratic primaries through Vermont's [[electoral fusion]] system.}}<ref name = "preston launches">{{Cite web|url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/2022/january/10/patricia-preston-launches-campaign-lieutenant-governor|title=Patricia Preston launches campaign for lieutenant governor | Vermont Business Magazine|website=vermontbiz.com}}</ref><ref name = "former lgs">{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/01/21/former-lgs-zuckerman-and-racine-say-theyre-mulling-a-run-for-their-old-job/|title=Former LGs Zuckerman and Racine say they're mulling a run for their old job|first=Lola|last=Duffort|date=January 21, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref><ref name = "zuck in">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-02-08/former-vermont-lieutenant-governor-david-zuckerman-announces-campaign-to-return-to-the-seat|title=Former Vermont Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman announces campaign to return to the seat|date=February 8, 2022|website=WAMC}}</ref><ref name = "zuck still in">{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/02/07/david-zuckerman-seeks-to-reclaim-lieutenant-governors-office/|title=David Zuckerman seeks to reclaim lieutenant governor's office|first=Lola|last=Duffort|date=February 7, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref> |
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{{center|'''Democratic candidates'''{{efn|The images in this gallery are in the [[Public domain in the United States|public domain]] or are otherwise [[Free content#Media|free to use]]. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no [[MOS:IMAGEQUALITY|high-quality]], [[Wikipedia:Public domain|copyright-free]] photographs of them available on the Internet.|name=disclaimer}}}} |
{{center|'''Democratic candidates'''{{efn|The images in this gallery are in the [[Public domain in the United States|public domain]] or are otherwise [[Free content#Media|free to use]]. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no [[MOS:IMAGEQUALITY|high-quality]], [[Wikipedia:Public domain|copyright-free]] photographs of them available on the Internet.|name=disclaimer}}}} |
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|File:Legislative Update with Rep. Charlie Kimbell (cropped).jpg|{{Center|State representative<br />'''[[Charlie Kimbell]]'''<br />from<br />[[Woodstock, Vermont|Woodstock]]}} |
|File:Legislative Update with Rep. Charlie Kimbell (cropped).jpg|{{Center|State representative<br />'''[[Charlie Kimbell]]'''<br />from<br />[[Woodstock, Vermont|Woodstock]]}} |
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|File:Catherine Toll on Vermont Press Bureau's Capital Beat.jpg|{{Center|UVM trustee<br />'''[[Kitty Toll]]'''<br />from<br />[[Danville, Vermont|Danville]]}} |
|File:Catherine Toll on Vermont Press Bureau's Capital Beat.jpg|{{Center|UVM trustee<br />'''[[Kitty Toll]]'''<br />from<br />[[Danville, Vermont|Danville]]}} |
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|File:Lt Gov David Zuckerman (cropped).jpg|{{Center|Former lt. governor<br />'''[[David Zuckerman (politician)|David Zuckerman]]'''<br />from<br />[[South Burlington]]}} |
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*[[Joe Benning]], [[Vermont Senate|state senator]] and former [[minority leader]] of the Vermont Senate<ref name = "who's running"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2022/01/17/benning-launches-lg-bid-by-promising-to-be-cheerleader-for-vermont|title=Benning Launches LG Bid by Promising to Be a 'Cheerleader' for Vermont|first=Kevin|last=McCallum|website=Seven Days}}</ref> |
*[[Joe Benning]], [[Vermont Senate|state senator]] and former [[minority leader]] of the Vermont Senate<ref name = "who's running"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2022/01/17/benning-launches-lg-bid-by-promising-to-be-cheerleader-for-vermont|title=Benning Launches LG Bid by Promising to Be a 'Cheerleader' for Vermont|first=Kevin|last=McCallum|website=Seven Days}}</ref> |
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*Gregory Thayer, accountant, former [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]] city councillor, and former chair of the Rutland Republican Party<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/01/27/former-rutland-gop-chair-launches-bid-for-lieutenant-governor/|title=Former Rutland GOP chair launches bid for lieutenant governor|first=Sarah|last=Mearhoff|date=January 27, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcax.com/2022/01/27/thayer-run-vermont-lieutenant-governor/|title=Thayer to run for Vermont lieutenant governor|first=Olivia|last=Lyons|website=www.wcax.com}}</ref> |
*Gregory Thayer, accountant, former [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]] city councillor, and former chair of the Rutland Republican Party<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/01/27/former-rutland-gop-chair-launches-bid-for-lieutenant-governor/|title=Former Rutland GOP chair launches bid for lieutenant governor|first=Sarah|last=Mearhoff|date=January 27, 2022|website=VTDigger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcax.com/2022/01/27/thayer-run-vermont-lieutenant-governor/|title=Thayer to run for Vermont lieutenant governor|first=Olivia|last=Lyons|website=www.wcax.com}}</ref> |
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The 2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Vermont. The election will coincide with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Vermont. Primary elections are to be held on August 9. Vermont is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Molly Gray is retiring to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2020, defeating Republican businessman Scott Milne with 51.3% of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- David Zuckerman, former lieutenant governor and nominee for Governor of Vermont in 2020[a][1][2][3][4]
Eliminated in primary
- Charlie Kimbell, state representative[5][6]
- Patricia Preston, President & CEO of Vermont Council on World Affairs[1][7]
- Kitty Toll, University of Vermont trustee and former state representative[3][8]
Democratic candidates[b]
Declined
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General[5][9]
- Steffen Gillom, president of the Windham County NAACP[5]
- Molly Gray, incumbent lieutenant governor (running for U.S. House)[5][10]
- Debbie Ingram, former state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2020[5]
- Doug Racine, former lieutenant governor, nominee for Governor of Vermont in 2002, and candidate in 2010[2]
- Kesha Ram, state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016 (running for U.S. House)[5][11][12]
- Brenda Siegel, nonprofit executive, candidate for Governor of Vermont in 2018, and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2020[5][a] (running for governor)[13]
- Shap Smith, former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016[5]
Endorsements
Charlie Kimbell
- State legislators
Patricia Preston
- Local officials
- Peter Clavelle, former Mayor of Burlington (Progressive)[1]
Kitty Toll
- Statewide officials
- State legislators
David Zuckerman
- U.S. Senators
- Organizations
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[c] |
Margin of error |
Charlie Kimbell |
Patricia Preston |
Kitty Toll |
David Zuckerman |
Other | Undecided |
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| University of New Hampshire | July 21–25, 2022 | 352 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 4% | 7% | 23% | 38% | 0% | 27% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Benning, state senator and former minority leader of the Vermont Senate[5][18]
Eliminated in primary
- Gregory Thayer, accountant, former Rutland city councillor, and former chair of the Rutland Republican Party[19][20]
Declined
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[c] |
Margin of error |
Joe Benning |
Gregory Thayer |
Other | Undecided |
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| University of New Hampshire | July 21–25, 2022 | 196 (LV) | ± 7.0% | 33% | 20% | 0% | 47% |
Progressive primary
Candidates
Declared
- David Zuckerman, former lieutenant governor and nominee for Governor of Vermont in 2020[a] (write-in, endorsed by state party)[3][17]
Withdrew
Notes
- ^ a b c This individual is a member of the Vermont Progressive Party, but runs in Democratic primaries through Vermont's electoral fusion system.
- ^ The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
- ^ a b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
- ^ a b c "Patricia Preston launches campaign for lieutenant governor | Vermont Business Magazine". vermontbiz.com.
- ^ a b Duffort, Lola (January 21, 2022). "Former LGs Zuckerman and Racine say they're mulling a run for their old job". VTDigger.
- ^ a b c "Former Vermont Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman announces campaign to return to the seat". WAMC. February 8, 2022.
- ^ Duffort, Lola (February 7, 2022). "David Zuckerman seeks to reclaim lieutenant governor's office". VTDigger.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Duffort, Lola (December 15, 2021). "Vermont's lieutenant governor is running for Congress. So who's running for lieutenant governor?". VTDigger.
- ^ Mearhoff, Sarah (January 3, 2022). "Woodstock Democrat Charlie Kimbell to run for lieutenant governor". VTDigger.
- ^ McCallum, Kevin. "Political Newcomer Patricia Preston Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor". Seven Days.
- ^ Duffort, Lola (February 4, 2022). "Kitty Toll, former House Appropriations chair, is running for lieutenant governor". VTDigger.
- ^ Huntley, Katharine (May 5, 2022). "Donovan won't seek reelection as Vermont attorney general". WCAX-TV. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray to seek US House seat". www.wcax.com. December 6, 2021.
- ^ Duffort, Lola; Mearhoff, Sarah (January 12, 2022). "Kesha Ram Hinsdale to join Vermont congressional race". VTDigger.
- ^ Goldstein, Sasha (January 13, 2022). "Vermont Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale Joins Race for U.S. House". sevendaysvt.com. Seven Days. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Brenda Siegel Announces She'll Run for Governor of Vermont".
- ^ a b c d e f "Big Money in the Democratic LG Race (And Other Campaign Finance Notes)". The Vermont Political Observer. March 16, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Bernie Sanders endorses David Zuckerman's bid for lieutenant governor". August 2022.
- ^ Mearhoff, Sarah; Duffort, Lola; Robinson, Riley (March 9, 2022). "Final Reading: Like Uber, for everyone". VTDigger.
- ^ a b @progparty (March 24, 2022). "Our Progressive State Committee has voted to endorse @DaveZuckermanVT for the office of Lt. Governor. He won over 95% of the vote. David has fought for the issues we care about for his entire career and we are excited to get to work. Please join us. #vtpoli #vt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ McCallum, Kevin. "Benning Launches LG Bid by Promising to Be a 'Cheerleader' for Vermont". Seven Days.
- ^ Mearhoff, Sarah (January 27, 2022). "Former Rutland GOP chair launches bid for lieutenant governor". VTDigger.
- ^ Lyons, Olivia. "Thayer to run for Vermont lieutenant governor". www.wcax.com.
- ^ "Buckle up: Vermont's Robust August Primary Contests Take Shape".
- ^ "Cindy Weed".