United States 2026 / By state / Vermont
Vermont · Midterm elections · 3 November 2026
Who paid to reach Vermont voters
The Democratic side outspent the Republican side in Vermont, $140.9K to $45.7K. The costliest race: State legislature, at $82.7K. Phil Scott was the most-attacked name in the state.
Ads delivered from 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026 · Results: unofficial count as of 6 November 2026
The races
Each race links to its candidates’ pages, with the unofficial count above its spend. Spend counts every ad about the race, the candidates’ own and outside groups’.
Democratic sideRepublican sideNo side (white figures)
U.S. Senate
Bernard Sanders
$34.2K · 57 ads · 6 pages
- Bernard Sanders$31.6K own
- Outside groups and others$2.6K
Largest pages
- Bernie Sanders$31.6K
- Gerald Malloy for Vermont$1.5K
- Alexander for Senate$749
Governor
Scott vs Janoo
$77.6K · 129 ads · 22 pages
Largest pages
- Time for a Change VT$32.2K
- Amanda Janoo for Governor$19.9K
- Phil Scott for Vermont$14.3K
Other statewide offices
$7.8K · 35 ads · 5 pages
Largest pages
- Ryan McLaren for Vermont$6.5K
- Tim Ashe$847
- Brennan for Senate$350
State legislature
$82.7K · 636 ads · 68 pages
Largest pages
Ballot measures
- Proposal 3 · Establish a state constitutional right to organize or join a labor organization for the purpose of collective bargainingPassedYes 74.3% · No 25.7%
- Proposal 4 · Prohibit the denial of rights to an individual based on their race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity...PassedYes 79.1% · No 20.9%
$20.9K · 15 ads · 5 pages
Largest pages
- Yes on 3 VT$12.8K
- Fiscal Alliance Foundation$4.4K
- Yes on 3 VT$3.5K
Local races
$19.2K · 83 ads · 10 pages
Largest pages
U.S. House, district by district
One district with ads. A district is placed only when the ad names it, or the candidate’s FEC record does.
| District | Candidates with ads | Result | Largest page | Ads | Spend | Side |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | Becca Balint D 65.2% | Becca Balint for Congress | 44 | $14.3K |
Who paid
The pages that spent the most on Vermont’s races; spend here is what each page spent in this state.
| # | Advertiser | Side | Race | Ads | Spend | Attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time for a Change VTPaid for by Time for a Change | Dem. | Governor | 26 | $34.3K | 0.0% |
| 2 | Bernie SandersPaid for by Friends of Bernie Sanders | Dem. | Senate | 24 | $32K | 0.0% |
| 3 | Amanda Janoo for Governor | None | Governor | 27 | $19.9K | 0.0% |
| 4 | Phil Scott for VermontPaid for by Phil Scott for Vermont | Rep. | Governor | 97 | $19.4K | 1.1% |
| 5 | Yes on 3 VTPaid for by Vote Yes for Workers Rights | None | Ballot measure | 2 | $12.8K | |
| 6 | Vermont Conservation Voters Action Fund | Dem. | Legislature | 12 | $11.6K | 0.0% |
| 7 | Bram for State's Attorney | Dem. | Local | 19 | $10.3K | 0.0% |
| 8 | Becca Balint for CongressPaid for by Becca for Vermont | Dem. | House, at-large | 38 | $10K | 0.0% |
| 9 | Ryan McLaren for VermontPaid for by McLaren for Vermont | Dem. | Other statewide | 26 | $6.7K | 4.0% |
| 10 | VPIRG Votes Action Fund | Dem. | Governor | 3 | $5.2K | |
| 11 | Franklin County (VT) Republicans | Rep. | Legislature | 6 | $4.6K | 0.0% |
| 12 | Fiscal Alliance Foundation | None | Ballot measure | 5 | $4.4K | 60% |
| 13 | Vermont Senate Republicans | Rep. | Legislature | 13 | $3.8K | 17% |
| 14 | Right for VermontPaid for by Right 4 Vermont | Rep. | Legislature | 13 | $3.7K | 92% |
| 15 | Alexander for SenatePaid for by Alexander For Senate | None | Legislature | 18 | $3.7K | 11% |
| 16 | Yes on 3 VT | None | Ballot measure | 6 | $3.5K | 0.0% |
| 17 | Vermont Democratic PartyPaid for by VERMONT DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Dem. | Legislature | 14 | $3.4K | 0.0% |
| 18 | Rep. Becca BalintPaid for by Representative Becca Balint | Dem. | House, at-large | 1 | $3.2K | |
| 19 | Joe Luneau for St. Albans CityPaid for by Joe Luneau for State Representative | None | Legislature | 4 | $3K | |
| 20 | Vermont Republican PartyPaid for by VERMONT REPUBLICAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE | Rep. | Legislature | 13 | $2.8K | 38% |
| 21 | Nikhil Goyal for Vermont | Dem. | Legislature | 7 | $2.7K | 0.0% |
| 22 | Elaine Haney for Vermont Senate | Dem. | Legislature | 15 | $2.7K | 0.0% |
| 23 | Andrew Klein for VermontPaid for by Andrew Klein For Vermont | None | Legislature | 30 | $2.4K | 23% |
| 24 | The Abundance AgendaPaid for by Lajeunesse for Vermont | Dem. | Legislature | 38 | $2.2K | |
| 25 | Zach Weight for Franklin County State's AttorneyPaid for by ZACH WEIGHT FOR FCSA | None | Local | 2 | $2K |
Every page with ads about Vermont, with search and the CSV: the advertisers.
Who was attacked
| Target | Attack spend | Mostly by |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Scott | $5.2K | Democratic side |
| Ruth Hardy | $1.9K | Republican side |
| Our appointed representative | $1.2K | No side |
| Democrat Majority | $950 | Republican side |
| Democrats | $648 | Republican side |
| our current incumbents | $499 | No side |
| Amanda Janoo | $450 | Republican side |
| Ruth Hardy (D) | $450 | Republican side |
Google and YouTube
Google’s register holds 96 election ads from 17 verified advertisers aimed at Vermont alone since 4 May 2026, worth $245–300.2K by Google’s ranges, and 692 more named the state among others. Most of it came from advertisers with no FEC record: ballot measures, state races and companies.
96
Google ads aimed at Vermont alone
$245–300.2K
spent, by Google’s ranges
17
verified advertisers
35 / 65
% Dem. / Rep. side, of placed Google spend
| Advertiser | Side | Ads | Google spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| A STRONGER VERMONT | Rep. | 4 | $92–107.5K |
| Yes for Workers Rights | None | 19 | $79.5–94.7K |
| AMANDA JANOO FOR GOVERNOR | Dem. | 8 | $28.4–37K |
| MOLLY GRAY FOR VERMONT | Dem. | 6 | $21.1–28.3K |
| US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | None | 2 | $7–8K |
An ad counts for the state only when its targeting named no other; Google’s state split is cumulative since 2018 and is not used. Spend is a sum of Google’s per-ad ranges; a side comes from the advertiser’s FEC committee, or failing that from a web search of its verified name. No ad text is published, so Google ads are not placed in races.
A state’s page counts ads about its races and measures; the state comes from the ad’s text, page and payer, or the candidate’s FEC record. Ads about no single state are not here. Candidates are those whose FEC committees paid; state and local candidates appear through their pages.