2024 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 2024 Vermont gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of Vermont, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Phil Scott is running for re-election to a fifth term.

Being frequently ranked as the nation's most popular governor,  Scott has won re-election by continually increasing margins since taking office.

Along with New Hampshire, this race is one of two Republican-held governorships up for election in 2024 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

Primary elections will take place on August 13, 2024.

Presumptive nominee

 * Phil Scott, incumbent governor (2017–present)

Declared

 * Esther Charlestin, co-chair of the Vermont Commission on Women and former Middlebury selectman
 * Peter Duval, former Underhill selectman and independent candidate for governor in 2022

Declined

 * Howard Dean, former governor (1991–2003) and former chair of the Democratic National Committee (2005–2009)
 * Caleb Elder, state representative (2018–present) (running for state senate)
 * Miro Weinberger, former mayor of Burlington (2012–2024)
 * David Zuckerman, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (2017–2021, 2023–present) and nominee for governor in 2020 (running for re-election)

Declared

 * Marielle Blais, speech-language pathologist and nominee for state auditor in 2022

Declared

 * Poa Mutino, program manager