2026 Vermont governor's race

Incumbent: Phil Scott (Republican)

Phil ScottRepublican Party (United States)77%

ARAly RichardsDemocratic Party (United States)24%

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Scott	Richards	Janoo
	Supports easing rules	Unknown	Unknown
Energy production	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports stricter penalties	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports harsher penalties	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports vouchers/ESAs	Unknown	Unknown
Parents' rights in education	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes restrictions	Unknown	Unknown
Election integrity: voter ID	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes mail-vote limits	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports LGBT causes	Unknown	Unknown
Women's sports	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Allow with consent	Unknown	Unknown
Taxes (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports larger gov role	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports deregulation	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes strict enforcement	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes withholding funds	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes new gun limits	Unknown	Unknown
Marijuana legalization (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
EV mandates (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Social Security & Medicare (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Student loan forgiveness (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports barring pressure	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional term limits (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Federal spending & debt (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Race Driven - Pro DEI	Unknown	Unknown
Israel (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

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