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Bennington County, Vermont

2026 election results. Phil Scott (R) has 52% of the vote for governor in Bennington County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 30.1 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 14 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Bennington County

Governor

Phil Scott
51.9%8,564
Amanda Janoo
45.2%7,449
Brian Judd
1.6%266
June Goodband
0.7%113

1 more candidate on the race page.

98% counted

Statewide: Phil Scott wins. Called.

U.S. House: Vermont at-large

Becca Balint
63.0%10,183
Gerald Malloy
33.3%5,385
Ryan Walton
1.7%270
Suzanne Seymour
1.3%203

1 more candidate on the race page.

98% counted

Whole district: Becca Balint wins. Called.

The leader in Bennington County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 9, 8:21 AM.

14 local contests in Bennington County

County offices, local measures, judges and other local offices on Bennington County's ballots, from Vermont's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures. Write-in votes are shown together as one row, because the state's files count dozens of write-in names with a few votes each; a write-in candidate a town lists among the candidates is marked write-in.

County offices

State's Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Erica Albin Marthage12,41098.4%
Write-ins1981.6%

Erica Albin Marthage is unopposed.

Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
James A. Gulley Jr13,05198.5%
Write-ins1951.5%

James A. Gulley Jr is unopposed.

Local measures

DORSET: Article 1. Shall the voters authorize the conveyance of up to 30 acres (out of the 308 acre parcel) of Town-owned land at Raptor Lane to support the development of up to 35 units of housing?

ChoiceVotesShare
No66154.8%
Yes54545.2%

No ahead with 54.8% in Bennington County. Dorset's page.

DORSET: Article 2. Shall the voters authorize all town appropriations to be voted upon by Australian Ballot, effective January 1, 2027, beginning with Fiscal Year 2027 - 2028?

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes88077.2%
No26022.8%

Yes ahead with 77.2% in Bennington County. Dorset's page.

Judges

Probate Judge

CandidateVotesShare
Lon T. McClintock D9,42159.1%
Jim Dingley R6,50240.8%
Write-ins120.1%

Lon T. McClintock ahead in Bennington County.

Assistant Judge 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Mary C. Frost11,94752.2%
Brian W. Peat10,83247.3%
Write-ins1020.4%

Mary C. Frost and Brian W. Peat are unopposed.

Dorset: Justice of the Peace - 2 Years 10 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Roger Squire D66610.4%
Jennifer Halligan Comar I64610.1%
Tom Cooper D6259.8%
Russell Appelman D6229.8%
Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault R6219.7%
John "Will" Rucker D5598.8%
Lee Fox D5578.7%
Michele Pagan D5308.3%
Howard Coolidge R5288.3%
Kelsey Halligan I5108.0%
Bo Thorn R4967.8%
Write-ins170.3%

Roger Squire, Jennifer Halligan Comar, Tom Cooper, Russell Appelman, Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault, John "Will" Rucker, Lee Fox, Michele Pagan, Howard Coolidge and Kelsey Halligan ahead in Bennington County. Dorset's page.

Landgrove: Justice of the Peace - 2 Years 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Claudia Harris8721.9%
Charles "Chuck" Sweetman D8220.6%
Steven Hall7819.6%
Charles "Charlie" Howard7619.1%
Virginia Laprade7218.1%
Write-ins30.8%

Claudia Harris, Charles "Chuck" Sweetman, Steven Hall, Charles "Charlie" Howard and Virginia Laprade are unopposed. Landgrove's page.

Manchester: Justice of the Peace - 2 Years 12 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Cynthia Kilburn I1,58211.1%
Martha Heilemann D1,3949.7%
Barbara Powers D1,3859.7%
Rebecca "Becky" Nawrath D1,3839.7%
Kelsey Towslee I1,3579.5%
Thomas West D1,3339.3%
Ruth A Hoffman D1,2348.6%
Frank Kropa D1,1868.3%
Bradley Handlin D1,1347.9%
Richard M Long D1,1037.7%
Bruce King D1,0857.6%
Write-ins1290.9%

Cynthia Kilburn, Martha Heilemann, Barbara Powers, Rebecca "Becky" Nawrath, Kelsey Towslee, Thomas West, Ruth A Hoffman, Frank Kropa, Bradley Handlin, Richard M Long and Bruce King are unopposed. Manchester's page.

Shaftsbury: Justice of the Peace - 2 Years 12 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Karen Mellinger D1,0086.9%
Michael Caslin D9086.2%
Abigail Chaloux D8906.1%
William Fisk D8615.9%
Cinda Morse D8445.8%
Marna Whitman Dailey I8395.7%
Anne Mele D8305.7%
Linda Morris D7865.4%
David T Mance Jr I7705.2%
Joseph Coonradt I7234.9%
Therese Dranginis D7174.9%
Mike Foley D6954.7%
Marie Watson R6604.5%
Victor Harwood R6544.5%
Joan Dornhoefer D6534.5%
Amie W Smith D6484.4%
Russel Leslie D6064.1%
Robert Welch R5733.9%
Michele Van Ness R5533.8%
Jacob Bendik I4343.0%
Write-ins210.1%

Karen Mellinger, Michael Caslin, Abigail Chaloux, William Fisk, Cinda Morse, Marna Whitman Dailey, Anne Mele, Linda Morris, David T Mance Jr, Joseph Coonradt, Therese Dranginis and Mike Foley ahead in Bennington County. Shaftsbury's page.

Sunderland: Justice of the Peace - 2 Years 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Julia S Hutchinson-Smith I41153.9%
Samuel E Liss I32042.0%
Loree Zeif, write-in121.6%
Write-ins192.5%

Julia S Hutchinson-Smith, Samuel E Liss and Loree Zeif, write-in are unopposed. Sunderland's page.

Winhall: Justice of the Peace - 2 Years 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Robin Apps R31015.1%
Jay Hachadoorian D30815.0%
Michael Cole D30414.8%
Marc Maleh D29414.3%
Tim Apps R29014.1%
Cliff Desmarais I27713.5%
Christie Boswell R25012.2%
Write-ins180.9%

Robin Apps, Jay Hachadoorian, Michael Cole, Marc Maleh and Tim Apps ahead in Bennington County. Winhall's page.

Woodford: Justice of the Peace - 2 Years 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Maureen O'Neil I10936.5%
Geraldine Leahy I9130.4%
Nancy Coleman I8729.1%
Ginni Ulitsch, write-in82.7%
Write-ins41.3%

Maureen O'Neil, Geraldine Leahy, Nancy Coleman and Ginni Ulitsch, write-in are unopposed. Woodford's page.

Other local offices

High Bailiff

CandidateVotesShare
Roscoe Harrington7,18551.6%
Andrew "Andy" Shaw I3,61726.0%
Susan Haner I3,06322.0%
Write-ins470.3%

Roscoe Harrington ahead in Bennington County.

Vermont's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 7:30 AM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
VT GovernorR +7.0D +23.1R +30.1
VT-ALD +30.8——

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Bennington County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris59.5%Donald Trump37.2%D +22.420,710
2020Joe Biden62.1%Donald Trump34.8%D +27.320,457
2016Hillary Clinton54.9%Donald Trump34.1%D +20.817,381
2012Barack Obama65.4%Mitt Romney32.3%D +33.117,593
2008Barack Obama65.5%John McCain32.1%D +33.419,129
2004John Kerry58.1%George W. Bush39.9%D +18.119,065
2000Al Gore51.0%George W. Bush41.2%D +9.817,677

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +12.5.

Towns in Bennington County

TownGovernor votesMarginCounted
Bennington5,566D +0.3100%
Manchester2,340R +8.3100%
Shaftsbury1,835R +4.298%
Pownal1,317R +16.289%
Dorset1,220R +20.3100%
Arlington1,183R +5.796%
Winhall591R +11.3100%
Sunderland569R +4.2100%
Stamford409R +32.798%
Rupert359R +7.690%
Readsboro336R +14.699%
Peru250D +11.3100%
Sandgate207R +10.491%
Woodford146R +33.387%
Landgrove112R +3.697%
Searsburg47R +34.8100%

Vermont reports its votes by town. They're added up here into the county.

Other counties in Vermont

Vermont results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county and town. They're unofficial until Vermont certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Vermont's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.