The VTDigger newsroom is covering this historic general election with reporters, editors and photographers across the state. Find all of our stories from Tuesday, Nov. 5, below. This post will be updated through Wednesday, Nov. 6.
- PHOTOS: Winners, losers and election night watchers — As results trickled in through the evening, photographers Glenn Russell and Josh Kuckens followed candidates and voters across the state. (Nov. 6, 2:38 a.m.)
- Democrats lose supermajority in the Vermont House — and a pair of committee chairs — Diane Lanpher and Mike McCarthy, leaders of the chamber’s appropriations and government operations committees, lost reelection bids Tuesday as Republicans wiped out a Democratic supermajority in the House. (Nov. 5, 11:49 p.m.)
- Burlington residents approve police oversight item as Vermonters cast their votes for town ballot items — Be it multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects, citizen-led petitions around firearms or a school district bond vote, there were plenty of local items on residents’ ballots. (Nov. 5, 10:04 p.m.)
- Vermonters on edge as they await presidential election results — At a campus pub at the University of Vermont, students pecked at their dinners and colored in election bingo cards as they watched C-SPAN with apprehension. (Nov. 5, 9:41 p.m.)
- John Rodgers unseats David Zuckerman as lieutenant governor of Vermont — Rodgers, a Republican from the Northeast Kingdom who served in the state Senate as a Democrat, received strong backing from GOP Gov. Phil Scott. (Nov. 5, 9:20 p.m.)
- Republicans flip multiple seats in Vermont Senate, shattering Democratic supermajority — The party scored multiple upset victories, including unseating Sen. Chris Bray, D-Addison, the chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (Nov. 5, 9:14 p.m.)
- Most statewide officeholders in Vermont cruise to victory — The incumbent secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and auditor — none of whom faced competitive challengers — easily won reelection Tuesday evening. (Nov. 5, 8:17 p.m.)
- Gov. Phil Scott easily wins reelection to a 5th term — and breaks the Democratic supermajority in the Legislature — The Republican emerged victorious thanks to legions of vote-splitters who also voted for Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee. (Nov. 5, 7:44 p.m.)
- Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Becca Balint coast to reelection — The results of congressional races throughout the country may challenge Sanders’ and Balint’s ability to work effectively in Washington D.C., during their next terms. (Nov. 5, 7:06 p.m.)
- Kamala Harris takes Vermont — The Associated Press called the race for the Democratic presidential nominee shortly after polls closed. (Nov. 5, 7:02 p.m.)
- Phil Scott votes for Kamala Harris for president — The Vermont Republican made national headlines when he voted for Democratic President Joe Biden in 2020. This year, he promised again to buck his party and not to vote for former President Donald Trump but kept his choice quiet until late on Election Day. (Nov. 5, 5:57 p.m.)
- PHOTOS: Voters head to the polls throughout Vermont — Photographers Glenn Russell, Josh Kuckens and Caleb Kenna were stationed throughout much of the state — from Cornwall to Plainfield to Greensboro — to capture the action.
(Nov. 5, 2:46 p.m.)
- Vermonters take to the polls on a historic Election Day — Some voters said they were turning out to vote in the bitterly contested presidential race. Others said they were motivated by state issues. (Nov. 5, 11:46 a.m.)
