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2008 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election Vermont presidential no 2006 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election 2006 November 4, 2008 2010 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election 2010 x150px Brian Dubie headshot.jpg Brian Dubie Republican Party (United States) 171,744 55.08% 3x4.svg Thomas W. Costello Democratic Party (United States) 121,953 39.11% x220px x220px County resultsDubie: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Costello: #a5b0ff 40–50% #6674DE 60–70% Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie Republican Party (United States) Brian Dubie Republican Party (United States)
The 2008 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the lieutenant governor of Vermont. Republican incumbent Brian Dubie won re-election to a fourth two-year term in office, defeating Democratic former Vermont state representative Thomas W. Costello by fifteen percentage points.
Republican primary
Candidates
Brian Dubie, incumbent lieutenant governor of Vermont (2003–2011)
Results
Republican primary results2008 Sep 9 • Republican Primary Election Lieutenant Governor • State of Vermont https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/contest/75458 August 10, 2026
Republican Party (United States) Brian Dubie 11,436 99.33%
85 0.67%
11,521 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Thomas W. Costello, former Vermont state representative for Brattleboro (1994–2000)
Nathan Freeman, businessman
Results
Democratic primary results2008 Lt. Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Vermont https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=50&year=2008&f=0&off=6&elect=1 August 10, 2026
Democratic Party (United States) Thomas W. Costello 11,866 61.94%
Democratic Party (United States) Nathan Freeman 6,676 34.85%
614 3.21%
19,156 100.00%
General election
Candidates
Brian Dubie, incumbent lieutenant governor of Vermont (2003–2011) (Republican)
Thomas W. Costello, former Vermont state representative for Brattleboro (1994–2000) (Democratic)
Richard Kemp, activist and former Burlington city councilor (Progressive)
Ben Mitchell, activist and perennial candidate (Liberty Union)
Results
2008 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election results 2008 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Vermont https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=50&year=2008&f=0&off=6&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas August 10, 2026
Republican Party (United States)
Brian Dubie
171,744
55.08%
+3.91%
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas W. Costello
121,953
39.11%
-6.36%
Progressive Party (Vermont)
Richard Kemp
14,249
4.57%
+2.40%
Liberty Union Party
Ben Mitchell
3,639
1.17
+0.02%
207
0.07
+0.03%
260,430
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
References
Vermont
Lieutenant Governor
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