The 2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the

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of the

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. The election coincided with various other

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and state elections, including for

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. Primary elections were held on August 9. Vermont is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor

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retired to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected in

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, defeating Republican businessman

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with 51.3% of the vote. Former lieutenant governor David Zuckerman won the election as the

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candidate, defeating his

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opponent

Joe Benning Joseph Charles Benning (born December 7, 1956) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Vermont Senate representing Caledonia District since 2011. He served as the Senate's Minority leader from January 2013 to January 2017, when h ...

. 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

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since

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. Benning was the second-best-performing Republican in Vermont during the 2022 cycle, only being outperformed by incumbent governor

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in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

* David Zuckerman, former lieutenant governor and nominee for

Eliminated in primary

* Charlie Kimbell,

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*Patricia Preston, President & CEO o
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trustee and former

Declined

* T.J. Donovan, former

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*Steffen Gillom, president of the Windham County

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, incumbent lieutenant governor ''( ran for U.S. House)'' * Debbie Ingram, former

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and candidate for lieutenant governor in

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, former lieutenant governor, nominee for

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, and candidate in

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* Kesha Ram,

and candidate for lieutenant governor in

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''( running for U.S. House)'' *Brenda Siegel, nonprofit executive, candidate for

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, and candidate for lieutenant governor in

''( running for governor)'' *

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, former

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and candidate for lieutenant governor in

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

and former minority leader of the Vermont Senate

Eliminated in primary

*Gregory Thayer, accountant, former

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city councillor, and former chair of the Rutland Republican Party

Declined

* Corey Parent,

Polling

Results

Progressive primary

Candidates

Declared

* David Zuckerman, former lieutenant governor and nominee for

''(write-in, endorsed by state party)''

Withdrew

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, former

''( running for state house)''

Results

Other parties

Candidates

Declared

* Ian G. Diamondstone (

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Polling

Results

Progressive primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Results

Other parties

Candidates

Declared

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Notes

References