Governor Elections 2008 | US Governor Elections | Vermont Races
2008 Vermont Gubernatorial Election Results
Jim Douglas
Percent: 53.43%
Votes: 170,492
Anthony Pollina
Percent: 21.87%
Votes: 69,791
Race Summary
The 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas seeking reelection. Douglas won the election with 53.43% of the vote, while independent candidate Anthony Pollina finished second with 21.87%, narrowly ahead of Democratic nominee Gaye Symington, who received 21.79%.
Full Results
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 53.43%
Votes: 170,492
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 21.87%
Votes: 69,791
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 21.79%
Votes: 69,534
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 3,106
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 2,490
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 1,710
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 1,704
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 258
Total votes: 319,085
State Map
Results by County
Addison County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 55.43%
Votes: 10,558
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 23.32%
Votes: 4,442
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 19.46%
Votes: 3,706
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 120
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 105
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 43
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 56
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 19,046
Essex County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 65.70%
Votes: 1,992
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 13.36%
Votes: 405
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 16.03%
Votes: 486
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 49
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 1.78%
Votes: 54
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 20
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 23
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 3,032
Orange County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 53.92%
Votes: 8,402
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 23.23%
Votes: 3,619
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 19.59%
Votes: 3,053
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 164
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 197
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 65
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 70
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 15,581
Windham County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 37.26%
Votes: 8,693
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 21.03%
Votes: 4,906
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 36.74%
Votes: 8,570
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 295
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 114
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 2.08%
Votes: 485
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 244
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 23,329
Bennington County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 52.86%
Votes: 9,847
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 11.50%
Votes: 2,143
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 31.15%
Votes: 5,802
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 298
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 121
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 199
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 210
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 18,628
Franklin County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 65.04%
Votes: 13,840
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 18.78%
Votes: 3,996
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 14.12%
Votes: 3,004
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 170
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 123
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 65
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 71
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 21,278
Orleans County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 58.51%
Votes: 7,030
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 21.22%
Votes: 2,550
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 13.99%
Votes: 1,681
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 2.85%
Votes: 342
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 2.71%
Votes: 326
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 48
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 36
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 12,015
Windsor County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 53.09%
Votes: 14,984
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 19.00%
Votes: 5,362
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 24.48%
Votes: 6,911
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 282
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 201
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 138
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 328
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 28,226
Caledonia County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 61.98%
Votes: 9,009
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 20.07%
Votes: 2,917
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 14.23%
Votes: 2,069
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 146
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 280
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 55
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 56
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 14,535
Grand Isle County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 59.65%
Votes: 2,523
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 21.37%
Votes: 904
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 17.04%
Votes: 721
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 29
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 21
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 16
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 15
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 4,230
Rutland County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 58.31%
Votes: 18,170
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 19.93%
Votes: 6,212
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 19.02%
Votes: 5,927
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 283
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 183
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 166
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 207
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 31,163
Chittenden County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 51.69%
Votes: 42,163
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 23.25%
Votes: 18,968
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 23.13%
Votes: 18,865
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 593
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 384
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 235
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 253
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 113
Total votes: 81,574
Lamoille County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 53.88%
Votes: 6,722
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 27.31%
Votes: 3,407
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 16.38%
Votes: 2,043
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 106
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 107
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 37
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 39
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 12,475
Washington County
Jim Douglas (REP)
Percent: 48.74%
Votes: 16,559
Anthony Pollina (IND)
Percent: 29.32%
Votes: 9,960
Gaye Symington (DEM)
Percent: 19.71%
Votes: 6,696
Tony O'Connor (CRE)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 229
Sam Young (IND)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 274
Pete Diamondstone (LU)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 138
Cris Ericson (IND)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 96
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 33,973