Lieutenant Governor
Vermont
My vote power
Normal
Election date
August 11, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 647,106 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(647,106 ÷ 647,106) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in VT (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Taking over if the governor leaves office
- Running the state senate's sessions, in many states
- Breaking tie votes in the state senate, in many states
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Esther Charlestin is a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2026. She chairs the Vermont Commission on Women and was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2024.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
John Rodgers is the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, in office since 2025, and is running for re-election in 2026. He previously served as a Vermont state senator.
Democratic · declared
Molly Gray is a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2026. She previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (2021-2023) and is an attorney and former assistant attorney general.
Democratic · declared
Ryan McLaren is a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2026.
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