Amanda Janoo, the Democrat challenging Gov. Phil Scott, talks about living in Burlington and her plans for housing and stronger state support if elected.

Vermont voters are electing federal and state officeholders and other leaders. Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied on Tuesday.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott also said his administration would “do whatever we have to do” to prevent federal officials from exerting undue influence over the voting process.

Prepare for Vermont’s Nov. 3 general election with VTDigger’s 2026 Election Guide. Get the latest reporting from towns across Vermont delivered each morning in Daily Digger, our free newsletter. The second meeting of Vermont’s new Journalism Club will focus on how local and state reporters covered the 2026 elections.

Democrats could gain control of multiple New England state legislatures and governorships, potentially turning the region into a near one-party stronghold.

Gov. Phil Scott may be facing a close electoral contest, but his four living predecessors — Madeleine Kunin, Howard Dean, Jim Douglas and Peter Shumlin — each had their own down-to-the-wire votes.

In a less partisan era, Lieutenant Governor John Rodgers might be just the kind of character who would waltz to reelection in Vermont, a ticket-splitting state that has simultaneously sent a Brooklyn-born democratic socialist to the Senate and a racecar-driving Republican to the governor’s office.

Public approval for organized labor stands at a remarkable 71 percent, according to Gallup—its highest level since 1957. Even a 52 percent majority of Republicans approve of labor unions. This November 3, Vermont will likely pass a ballot initiative enshrining in the state constitution the right to join a union, effectively barring legislative passage of a “right-to-work” law (i.e., a law freeing workers from paying non-member fees to unions...

Amanda Janoo is running for governor of Vermont on a plan to cover all primary and preventive care.

As workers’ rights are rolled back nationally, a constitutional amendment on the November ballot would keep Vermont lawmakers from undoing collective bargaining protections.