On November 5, David Zuckerman, the incumbent Progressive Party member who had been serving as Vermont’s Lieutenant Governor, was defeated by Republican nominee John Rodgers. Neither candidate had a majority, but Rodgers got 48.8% and Zuckerman got 47.1%. The third candidate on the ballot, Ian Diamondstone, was the nominee of the Green Mountain Peace & Justice Party, got 3.9%.

The Constitution says that the legislature can choose the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Treasurer if no one gets at least 50% of the vote. So in theory, the legislature could choose Zuckerman when it convenes. But that is considered unlikely, even though Diamondstone endorsed that idea. See this story.