What is Governor of Vermont?
{{Infobox official post |post = Governor |body = Vermont |insignia = Coat of arms of Vermont.svg |insigniasize = 110px |insigniacaption = Arms of the State of Vermont |image = Phil Scott 2019.png |imagesize = 200px |incumbent = [[Phil Scott (politician)|Phil Scott]] |incumbentsince = January 5, 2017 |termlength = Two years, no term limit |formation = 1791; [[Constitution of Vermont]] |succession = Every two years, unless re-elected. |salary = $142,542 (2013)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries | title=CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries | publisher=The Council of State Governments | date=June 25, 2013 | access-date=November 23, 2014 | archive-date=October 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022032437/http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries | url-status=dead }}</ref> |inaugural = [[Thomas Chittenden]] |website = {{Official_website}} }} The '''Governor''' of the [[U.S. state]] of '''Vermont''' is the head of the [[Government of Vermont|government of the state]]. The governor is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a [[Term of office|term]] of two years. Vermont along with [[New Hampshire]] are now the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four as in the other 48 states. There is no limit on the number of terms a governor can serve.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G02/VT.phtml |title=Thegreenpapers.com |access-date=2015-08-29 |archive-date=2019-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730124525/http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G02/VT.phtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> If no candidate receives at least 50 percent plus one vote of all votes for governor cast in the election, the governor is then elected by the [[Vermont General Assembly|state legislature]].<ref>[[Constitution of Vermont]] Chapter 2, Section 20</ref> The incumbe