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Bennington County

Bennington County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
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Bennington County Probate Judge

County

The sitting probate judge faces one Democratic challenger on August 11, and the Bennington Banner reports no Republican filed for the seat.

  • Lon T. McClintock · DemocraticIncumbent
    Lon T. McClintock
    Bennington County probate judge and a longtime attorney, per his campaign site, first elected to the probate bench in 2022, according to the Bennington Banner. His campaign site lists integrity, fairness, compassion, accessibility and accountability as the values guiding his work and pledges a probate court that stays accessible and accountable to everyone it serves.
    Priorities: Keep the probate court accessible and accountable to everyone it serves, per his campaign site · Apply integrity, fairness and compassion on the bench, per his campaign site
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  • Jim Dingley · Democratic
    Bennington attorney in practice since 1993 whose work focuses on probate, trusts, guardianships and estate planning, and current president of the Vermont chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, per the Bennington Banner. He teaches trusts and estates as adjunct faculty and previously led the Bennington County Bar Association, the Banner reports, and he told the paper he would "treat all people with re
    Priorities: Treat all people who come before the court with respect and kindness, per the Bennington Banner · Make probate proceedings as just, speedy and inexpensive as possible, per the Bennington Banner · Educate the public about what a probate judge actually does, per the Bennington Banner
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