Voters in Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston, Moretown and Duxbury will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 11, for Vermont's statewide primary election, choosing party nominees for statewide, legislative and county offices that will advance to the November general election.
Vermont has an open primary system, meaning voters do not register by political party. However, each voter may cast only one party ballot — Democratic, Republican or Progressive. Voting for more than one party ballot invalidates the primary ballot.
The five Mad River Valley towns share the Washington-2 House district. Voters in Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston, Moretown and Duxbury will see the same state representative race on their ballots, along with the same statewide constitutional offices and Washington County races.
In-person voting will be available in all five towns on Primary Election Day.
Polling locations are:
- Waitsfield Town Hall
- Warren Town Hall
- Fayston Municipal Building
- Moretown Town Office
- Duxbury Town Office
Voters may confirm both through their town clerk or the Vermont Secretary of State's My Voter Page. Early voting is already underway. Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot without providing a reason. Ballots may be requested through a town clerk's office, by mail, by phone or online through the Vermont Secretary of State's voter portal. Completed ballots may be returned by mail, delivered to the town clerk before Election Day or hand-delivered to the polling place before polls close Aug. 11. Requests for absentee ballots must be made before the close of the town clerk's office on Aug. 10.
In addition to party nominations for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer and auditor of accounts, voters will choose nominees for Washington County offices and the Washington-2 House district.
Because the primary is held by political party, candidate lists differ depending on whether a voter chooses a Democratic, Republican or Progressive ballot. Voters can review official sample ballots before Election Day through their town clerk or the Secretary of State's voter portal.
Residents who have recently moved within Vermont or changed their names may update their voter registration at their town clerk's office or on Election Day. Vermont's same-day voter registration law allows eligible residents to register and vote at the same time.
Here are the candidates:
U.S. Congress
Democratic
Becca Balint, Brattleboro
Republican
Gerald Malloy, Weathersfield
Mark Coester, Westminster
Governor
Democratic
Aly Richards, Montpelier
Amanda Janoo, Burlington
Republican
Phil Scott, Berlin
Lieutenant Governor
Democratic
Esther Charlestin, South Burlington
Molly Gray, Burlington
Ryan McLaren, Essex Junction City
Republican
John S. Rodgers, Glover
Attorney General
Democratic
Charity R. Clark, Williston
Republican
H. Brooke Paige, Washington
Secretary of State
Republican
H. Brooke Paige, Washington
Progressive
Rachel Shaw, Bennington
Democratic
Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Bradford
State Treasurer
Republican
H. Brooke Paige, Washington
Democratic
Mike Pieciak, Winooski
Progressive
Zachary Hampl, Rutland Town
Legislative
Vermont House (Washington-2 )
Democratic
Candice White, Waitsfield
Dara Torre, Moretown
Vermont Senate (Washington)
Democratic
Andrew Perchlik, Marshfield
Ann Cummings, Montpelier
Anne Watson, Barre City
Gabriel Lajeunesse, Montpelier
Republican
Christopher A. Neddo, Barre Town
Peter Schmeeckle, Stowe
Rob Laclair, Montpelier
State's Attorney (Washington County)
Democratic
Michelle Donnelly, Barre City
Sheriff (Washington County)
Democratic
Marc Poulin, Barre Town
Assistant Judge (Washington County )
Democratic
Anne Dielensnyder, Berlin
Caleb Curr y, Montpelier
Leah Murphy Jones Montpelier
Republican
Ture Nelson, Berlin
