Phil Scott
- Republican · Governor of Vermont · On the Nov 3 ballot for re-election
- Background
- Business owner
- First race on record
- 2000
- Age
- 68
- Races
- Won 12 of 12
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2022 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Matched by name only, so it could be the wrong person.
Method and limits
Published score 0.859 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 221 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
Governor of Vermont · Tue, Nov 3
June Goodband OtherAmanda Janoo DemocraticBrian Judd IndependentDean Roy OtherPhil Scott Republican (inc.)
- Newest poll
- Janoo 49, Scott 43, Judd 2, Roy 0, Goodband 0 · University of New Hampshire, Sep 21, 2026 · polls as of Oct 30, 2026, from VoteHub
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Governor, VT | Won | 73.4% | |
| 2022 | Governor, VT | Won | 71% | |
| 2020 | Governor, VT | Won | 68.5% | |
| 2018 | Governor, VT | Won | 55.2% | |
| 2016 | Governor, VT | Won | 52.9% | |
| 2012 | Lieutenant Governor, VT | Won | ||
| 2010 | Lieutenant Governor, VT | Won | ||
| 2008 | State Senate, VT | Won |
Earlier races (4 more races)
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | State Senate, VT | Won | ||
| 2004 | State Senate, VT | Won | ||
| 2002 | State Senate, VT | Won | ||
| 2000 | State Senate, VT | Won |
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss. Some races are matched to this person by name and seat, not by an ID, so one could belong to someone with the same name.
More about Phil Scott
Offices held (12 terms and offices)
- Governor, Vermont
- Governor, Vermont
- Governor, Vermont
- Governor, Vermont
- Governor, Vermont
- Lieutenant Governor, Vermont
- Lieutenant Governor, Vermont
- State Senate, Vermont
- State Senate, Vermont
- State Senate, Vermont
- State Senate, Vermont
- State Senate, Vermont
Background
- Business owner
Source: Campaign site
Sources (7 sources)
Ballot listing, sos.vermont.gov
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Sep 23, 2026.
Wikidata SPARQL (governor position holders, party)
Who holds the seat: name, party, start date. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the Wikidata community (not an official source; to be cross-checked against official governor pages) from official returns. Not an official source.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
Election Wrld governor returns (web/data/results/governor); upstream sources are listed in web/data/sources.json
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: Wikidata, counted to Nov 3, 2026. A community-edited source, not an official record. We show the age, never the birth date.
- First win in our records: Governor VT, 2016-11-08. Basis: first win in our records (Election Wrld results files; earlier wins may exist outside them).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
Not available for Phil Scott: state campaign finance, state voting records.
DataSources: DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits