Vermont Voter Guide 2026

Phil Scott is Vermont's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for a sixth two-year term. He drew no Republican primary opponent on August 11 and filed for re-election in person at the Secretary of State's office in May. A former construction company owner and stock car racer who has won repeatedly in a strongly Democratic state, his tenure emphasizes affordability, fiscal restraint, and a moderate, pragmatic

Priorities: Keep Vermont affordable and hold the line on taxes · Grow the workforce and economy · Govern with moderation and pragmatism

Amanda Janoo is the economics and policy lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, a co-founder of its Vermont chapter who began her career at the United Nations, and the Democratic nominee for Vermont governor. A first-time candidate holding no office, she won the August 11 primary by 2,047 votes, 49.12 percent of votes cast to Aly Richards's 46.55, and Richards conceded that night. Results are unofficial until the Au

Priorities: Back local businesses through Buy Vermont procurement, a state public bank and worker or community ownership, per her platform · Tax second homes, vacation rentals and vacant investor property to open housing for Vermonters, per her platform · Halt new AI data centers and tax digital advertising under a Digital Bill of Rights, per her platform

John Rodgers is Vermont's incumbent lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. A farmer and stonemason on his family's two-century-old Glover farm and a former Democratic state senator from the Northeast Kingdom who won the office as a Republican in 2024, he emphasizes rural Vermont and working-class practicality.

Priorities: Affordability, per his campaign site · Protecting rural Vermont and growing the economy, per his campaign site · Expanding housing and career and technical education, per his campaign site

Molly Gray is an attorney who served as Vermont's lieutenant governor from 2021 to 2023, a former assistant attorney general and, until early 2026, executive director of the Vermont Afghan Alliance. She is the Democratic nominee, winning the August 11 primary with 60.71 percent of votes cast over Ryan McLaren (27.64) and Esther Charlestin (10.92). Results are unofficial until the August 18 canvass.

Priorities: Universal primary care, per her campaign site · Urgently build affordable housing, per her campaign site · Protect Vermonters against unlawful federal actions, per her campaign site

Mike Pieciak is Vermont's incumbent state treasurer and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. A former state financial regulation commissioner, his tenure has focused on pension stability, climate-related financial risk, and returning unclaimed property.

Priorities: Housing and workforce, per his campaign issues page · Climate, per his campaign issues page · Growing the middle class through VT Saves and Baby Bonds, per his campaign issues page

H. Brooke Paige is a perennial candidate from Washington, Vermont, who ran unopposed for four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and won all four: treasurer, secretary of state, auditor and attorney general. He told Vermont Public before the primary that he intends to withdraw from every office except secretary of state so the state party can substitute other candidates, but he has not done so and the with

Zachary Hampl is a first-time candidate from Rutland Town and the Vermont Progressive Party's nominee for state treasurer, unopposed in the August 11 Progressive primary. He has no campaign website and published no platform materials this cycle, so no priorities are listed here.

Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's incumbent secretary of state and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. An eighteen-year state representative who chaired Government Operations and served as majority leader, she runs Vermont's elections, business services and professional licensing.

Priorities: Run secure, accessible Vermont elections · Modernize business and licensing services · Strengthen civic engagement

H. Brooke Paige is a perennial candidate from Washington, Vermont, who ran unopposed for four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and won all four. He told Vermont Public before the primary that secretary of state is the one office he intends to keep, and that he plans to withdraw from treasurer, auditor and attorney general so the state party can substitute other candidates. The withdrawal deadline is Augu

Rachel Shaw is a Bennington hospitality worker, a former hazardous-materials emergency responder and small construction business owner, and a Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate who served as an Army National Guard combat engineer, per the Vermont Progressive Party. She is the Progressive nominee for secretary of state, unopposed in the August 11 Progressive primary, and is also a Progressive candidate for state

Charity Clark is Vermont's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. The first woman elected Vermont attorney general, she previously served as chief of staff to Attorney General T.J. Donovan and as an assistant attorney general from 2014. Her office has focused on consumer protection, data privacy, and multistate litigation defending Vermont interests.

Priorities: Protect Vermont consumers and privacy · Defend Vermonters' rights in multistate litigation · Keep communities safe

H. Brooke Paige is a perennial candidate from Washington, Vermont, who ran unopposed for four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and won all four: attorney general, treasurer, auditor and secretary of state. He told Vermont Public before the primary that he intends to withdraw from every office except secretary of state so the state party can substitute other candidates, but he has not done so and the with

Tim Ashe is Vermont's deputy state auditor, a twelve-year state senator who served four years as president pro tempore, a former Burlington city councilor and a decade-long affordable-housing developer. He is the Democratic nominee for auditor of accounts in the open race created by Doug Hoffer's decision not to seek re-election, winning the August 11 primary with 74.88 percent of votes cast over Nicholas Graeter (12

Priorities: The basics: financial and federal-funds audits, fraud and waste, and the state bond rating, per his campaign accountability agenda · Health care costs, per his accountability agenda · Housing affordability, per his accountability agenda

H. Brooke Paige is a perennial candidate from Washington, Vermont, who ran unopposed for four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and won all four: auditor, treasurer, secretary of state and attorney general. He told Vermont Public before the primary that he intends to withdraw from every office except secretary of state so the state party can substitute other candidates, but he has not done so and the with

Becca Balint is the sitting U.S. representative for this district and appears on the Democratic primary ballot for VT-AL on August 11, 2026, per the Vermont Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

Retired U.S. Army officer, a West Point graduate with 22 years on active duty, and a business-development executive from Perkinsville, per his campaign site. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in both 2022 and 2024.

Priorities: A stronger Vermont economy, per his campaign site · Lower costs and fiscal responsibility, per his campaign site · Energy independence and affordability, per his campaign site