2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Vermont. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Vermont. Primary elections were held on August 9. Vermont is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 8, 2022
 
Nominee David Zuckerman Joe Benning
Party Progressive Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 150,102 118,724
Percentage 53.9% 42.6%

Zuckerman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Benning:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      40–50%      40–50%
     No votes

Lieutenant Governor before election

Molly Gray
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

David Zuckerman
Progressive

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Molly Gray retired 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. Former lieutenant governor David Zuckerman won the election as the Progressive candidate, defeating his Republican opponent Joe Benning. Zuckerman became the first Vermont Progressive to be elected lieutenant governor in Vermont's history and the first person elected to a statewide office without a formal designation as a Democrat or Republican since 2004. Benning was the second-best-performing Republican in Vermont during the 2022 cycle, only being outperformed by incumbent governor Phil Scott in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

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