With just hours until Election Day, gubernatorial candidates have kicked campaigning into high gear.

For the next 48 hours, the top-three gubernatorial candidates will be working almost nonstop to gain the support of every last voter around the state.

Incumbent Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury) began his campaign marathon before 7:00 am this morning and is slated to end late this evening. The governor has scheduled three radio appearances on top of visiting Police and Fire Departments and local businesses around the state.

"This is a very important election for our state and Vermonters will have a clear choice on Election Day," Douglas said in a statement on Monday. "That is why I am working so hard, traveling all across Vermont earning every vote."

Meanwhile Anthony Pollina (I-Middlesex) will spend his afternoon meeting with students at the University of Vermont, followed by a "honk-n-wave" session until the early evening.

House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho) will spend most of her day meeting supporters and volunteers, as well as working a get-out-the-vote effort at the University of Vermont. U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Hartland), who is campaigning for his reelection to Vermont's sole seat in the House, will join Symington on the campaign trail.

But Welch and Symington are the not the only Democrats hitting the pavement. U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Middlesex) will be meeting with Democratic volunteers working to elect Party members up and down the ticket. Leahy has long been a supporter of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and endorsed him early in the race.

According to the most recent numbers in a WCAX poll, Douglas has the support of the plurality of voters, but is a few points shy of the 50 percent he needs to secure his seat. If the governor does not receive enough votes, state legislatures decide the outcome. Symington and Pollina remain virtually tied, earning 24 percent and 23 percent of voters' support respectively.