Kevin Hoyt

Kevin Hoyt

Independent

Candidate, Governor of Vermont

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November 5, 2024

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Kevin Hoyt (independent) is running for election for Governor of Vermont. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Elections

2024

See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Governor of Vermont

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Vermont on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Phil Scott (R)
		Esther Charlestin (D)
		June Goodband (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party)
		Marielle Blais (Vermont Progressive Party)
		Kevin Hoyt (Independent)
		Poa Mutino (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont

Esther Charlestin defeated Peter Duval in the Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Esther Charlestin	71.9	24,016
		Peter Duval	28.1	9,387

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 33,403
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Vermont

Incumbent Phil Scott advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Scott	98.0	23,064
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	471

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 23,535
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Governor of Vermont

Marielle Blais advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Governor of Vermont on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marielle Blais	78.1	268
		Other/Write-in votes	21.9	75

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 343
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2022

See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Vermont

Incumbent Phil Scott defeated Brenda Siegel, Kevin Hoyt, Peter Duval, and Bernard Peters in the general election for Governor of Vermont on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Scott (R)	71.0	202,147
		Brenda Siegel (D / Vermont Progressive Party)	24.0	68,248
		Kevin Hoyt (Independent)	2.1	6,022
		Peter Duval (Independent)	1.7	4,723
		Bernard Peters (Independent)	0.8	2,315
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	1,346

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 284,801
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Susan Hatch Davis (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont

Brenda Siegel advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Siegel	85.9	56,288
		Other/Write-in votes	14.1	9,235

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,523
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Vermont

Incumbent Phil Scott defeated Stephen Bellows and Peter Duval in the Republican primary for Governor of Vermont on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Scott	68.6	20,319
		Stephen Bellows	18.2	5,402
		Peter Duval	12.2	3,627
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	290

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,638
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Governor of Vermont

Susan Hatch Davis advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Governor of Vermont on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Hatch Davis	87.4	470
		Other/Write-in votes	12.6	68

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 538
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2020

Governor

See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2020

Vermont gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Vermont gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Vermont

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Scott (R)	68.5	248,412
		David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party / D)	27.4	99,214
		Kevin Hoyt (Independent)	1.3	4,576
		Emily Peyton (Truth Matters Party)	1.0	3,505
		Erynn Whitney (Independent)	0.5	1,777
		Wayne Billado III (Independent)	0.4	1,431
		Michael Devost (Independent)	0.3	1,160
		Charly Dickerson (Independent)	0.3	1,037
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,599

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,711
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Klar (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont

David Zuckerman defeated Rebecca Holcombe, Patrick Winburn, and Ralph Corbo in the Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Zuckerman	47.6	48,150
		Rebecca Holcombe	37.1	37,599
		Patrick Winburn	7.6	7,662
		Ralph Corbo	1.3	1,288
		Other/Write-in votes	6.5	6,533

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,232
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Vermont

Incumbent Phil Scott defeated John Klar, Emily Peyton, Douglas Cavett, and Bernard Peters in the Republican primary for Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Scott	72.7	42,275
		John Klar	21.9	12,762
		Emily Peyton	1.7	970
		Douglas Cavett	1.7	966
		Bernard Peters	1.3	772
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	426

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,171
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Governor of Vermont

David Zuckerman defeated Cris Ericson and Boots Wardinski in the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Zuckerman (Write-in)	32.6	273
		Cris Ericson	30.3	254
		Boots Wardinski	28.5	239
		Other/Write-in votes	8.6	72

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 838
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State senate

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Bennington District (2 seats)

Incumbent Richard Sears and incumbent Brian Campion defeated Meg Hansen, Michael Hall, and Kevin Hoyt in the general election for Vermont State Senate Bennington District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Sears (D)	31.2	11,063
✔		Brian Campion (D)	29.5	10,483
		Meg Hansen (R)	17.7	6,275
		Michael Hall (R)	15.9	5,657
		Kevin Hoyt (Independent)	5.5	1,943
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	57

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,478
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Bennington District (2 seats)

Incumbent Richard Sears and incumbent Brian Campion advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Bennington District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Sears	50.5	5,086
✔		Brian Campion	48.9	4,923
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	63

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,072
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2018

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Timothy Corcoran II and Chris Bates defeated Kevin Hoyt and Michael Stern in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-1 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy Corcoran II (D)	41.5	1,733
✔		Chris Bates (D)	31.8	1,328
		Kevin Hoyt (R)	16.8	703
		Michael Stern (Independent)	9.6	400
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	15

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,179
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Incumbent Timothy Corcoran II and Chris Bates advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-1 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy Corcoran II	56.7	766
✔		Chris Bates	43.3	584

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,350
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-1 District (Historical) (2 seats)

Kevin Hoyt advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-1 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Hoyt	100.0	134

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 134
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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Kevin Hoyt campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Governor of Vermont	Lost general	$0	$0
2018	Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 2-1 District (Historical)	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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