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Vermont Governor Wins Second Term Over Transgender Democrat

November 6, 2018

Vermont Governor Phil Scott won re-election to a second term over Christine Hallquist, the first openly transgender major party nominee for governor in the country.

Hallquist, a biological male who identifies as a woman, was a longshot to knock off Scott.

The gap was about 14 points as of about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Seven Days.