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2026 forecast

Vermont Secretary Of State forecast

Sarah Copeland Hanzas vs H. Brooke Paige, with Sarah Copeland Hanzas running again. The model has Hanzas ahead by 12.5 points, with a 96 percent chance of winning.

Safe DModel D +12.5Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

14 counties · 8 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, governorR +9.4
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +42.2
Blend of every legD +9.8
With incumbency and primary unityD +13.1
With polls, none in the raceD +12.5

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +21.6 and D +3.5.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedHanzasPaigeMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.