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November 3, 2026 · General election

Governor · Vermont

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Vote for 1. 5 entries in the Secretary of State workbook. The party text below is reproduced as listed. This is a statewide directory, so verify your own ballot before voting.

Candidate comparison

Source review as of October 13, 2026: 7 of 202 races and 23 of 422 ballot entries. All 5 entries in this race received the same statement, questionnaire, reporting and event search. The selected source count differs by candidate; a missing item is not a judgment about a candidate.

Entries with selected evidence: public statements 5/5; Vermont Public questionnaire responses 2/5; original reports 4/5; public event sources 5/5. A listing is not proof of attendance.

Same Vermont Public question

Vermont Public asked every governor candidate how they would bring down health care costs. Vermont Public says answers are published as candidates submitted them. The short summaries below are our own wording.

  • AMANDA JANOO

    Asked about health care costs, Janoo says she would pursue universal primary and preventive care without copays or deductibles.

  • BRIAN JUDD

    Did not respond to Vermont Public's questionnaire; other public statements may exist.

  • DEAN ROY

    Did not respond to Vermont Public's questionnaire; other public statements may exist.

  • JUNE GOODBAND

    Asked about health care costs, Goodband says Vermont should fully implement its universal health care law.

  • PHIL SCOTT

    Did not respond to Vermont Public's questionnaire; other public statements may exist.

Source: Vermont Public candidate guide, page undated, checked October 13, 2026.

Other public statements and coverage

  • AMANDA JANOO

    Statement: Janoo's platform proposes more housing supply and permanently affordable options such as cooperatives and shared-equity ownership.

    Reporting: Vermont Public reports that an independent super PAC funded by the Republican Governors Association bought ads criticizing Janoo; the article includes her response.

    Event: The forum organizer listed Janoo as confirming participation for September 29. This pre-event listing does not independently confirm attendance.

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  • BRIAN JUDD

    Statement: Judd said he would seek to repeal Act 181, restore state psychiatric hospitals and audit state government and nonprofits. The report says he did not give details for the hospital or audit proposals.

    Reporting: Vermont Daily Chronicle described Judd's proposed executive actions and noted that his statement left operational details unspecified.

    Event: The forum organizer listed Judd as confirming participation for September 29. This pre-event listing does not independently confirm attendance.

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  • DEAN ROY

    Statement: Roy told the Associated Press that housing is Vermont's most important issue. The interview did not detail a housing proposal.

    Reporting: The Associated Press interviewed Roy about his candidacy and his view that housing is Vermont's most important issue.

    Event: The forum organizer listed Roy as confirming participation for September 29. This pre-event listing does not independently confirm attendance.

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  • JUNE GOODBAND

    Statement: Goodband's campaign proposes cooperative housing and no-interest mortgages for modest homes.

    Reporting: No separate original report selected in this review.

    Event: The forum organizer listed Goodband as confirming participation for September 29. This pre-event listing does not independently confirm attendance.

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  • PHIL SCOTT

    Statement: Scott told WCAX he favors school district consolidation to lower education costs and improve student opportunities as enrollment declines.

    Reporting: Vermont Public reports that an independent super PAC funded by the Republican Governors Association bought ads supporting Scott. The article does not say his campaign directed the spending.

    Event: Vermont Public's TV schedule names Scott in its October 21 governor debate listing. This is a scheduled program, not confirmed attendance.

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Race resources

  • scheduled broadcast · 2026-09-14; updated 2026-09-21

    Vermont Public governor debate

    Vermont Public schedules a governor debate for Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. Eastern, live on radio, TV and streams. Its schedule does not name the participants or say the studio is open to the public.

    Vermont Public debate schedule · checked 2026-10-13

All 5 ballot entries in this race have a dated, same-method source review above. Other races still await candidate-specific review. A resource about some candidates does not describe the rest. An empty section does not mean a candidate has no positions or events. Read the coverage method.

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