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Chittenden County races and candidates

Browse candidates running in Chittenden County races for Vermont’s November 3, 2026 general election. Click the triangles within each race to learn more about the candidates. Each district also includes the number of open seats in the race.

There are 15 towns and four cities in Chittenden County: Bolton, Buel’s Gore, Burlington, Charlotte, Colchester, Essex, Essex Junction, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Milton, Richmond, Shelburne, South Burlington, St. George, Underhill, Westford, Williston and Winooski.

Senate races

The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly. Senate districts roughly map onto county lines, with some exceptions.

Don’t know your Senate district? Search for your district by entering your street address here. Or you can find your district by searching for your town.

Addison District (Buel’s Gore, Huntington) | 2 open seats

Andrew Klein

Hannah Sessions

Ruth Hardy

Steven Heffernan

Chittenden-Central District | 3 open seats

Louis “Louie” Manno

Martine Larocque Gulick

Nikhil Goyal

Tanya Vyhovsky

Chittenden-North District | 1 open seat

Ashley R. Bartley

Irene Wrenner

Chittenden-Southeast District | 3 open seats

Bruce Roy

Javen Sears

Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Rohan St Marthe

Thomas Chittenden

Virginia “Ginny” Lyons

  • Democratic
  • Incumbent
Grand Isle District (Colchester north) | 1 open seat

Kim Gleason

Pat Brennan

House races

In the Vermont House of Representatives, addresses are grouped into 109 districts of one or two representatives each. Counties are divided into multiple districts, and House districts can cross county lines. Locate your district below.

Don’t know your House district? Search for your district by entering your street address here. Or you can find your district by searching for your town.

Chittenden-1 District | 1 open seat

Jana Brown

Chittenden-2 District | 2 open seats

Angela Arsenault

Erin Brady

Chittenden-3 District | 2 open seats

Edye Graning

Trevor Squirrell

Chittenden-4 District | 1 open seat

John Kingston

Kelsey Pasteris

Chittenden-5 District | 1 open seat

Chea Waters Evans

Chittenden-6 District | 1 open seat

Deb Mayfield

Kate Lalley

Chittenden-7 District | 1 open seat

Shawn J. Sweeney

Chittenden-8 District | 1 open seat

Bridget Burkhardt

Mitchel Cypes

Chittenden-9 District | 1 open seat

Emilie Krasnow

Chittenden-10 District | 1 open seat

Kate Nugent

Chittenden-11 District | 1 open seat

Brian Minier

Chittenden-12 District | 1 open seat

Martin J. Lalonde

Chittenden-13 District | 2 open seats

Bram Kleppner

Karen Paul

Chittenden-14 District | 2 open seats

Aaliyah Davila

Adam Franz

Elizabeth Allen-Pennebaker

  • Democratic
  • Non-incumbent
Chittenden-15 District | 2 open seats

Ben Bosley

Brian Cina

Troy Headrick

Chittenden-16 District | 2 open seats

Christopher Haessly

Jeffrey Peterson

Trang Do

  • Prog/Dem
  • Non-incumbent
Chittenden-17 District | 1 open seat

Abbey Duke

Chittenden-18 District | 2 open seats

Ali Dieng

Carol Ode

Dave Hartnett

  • Independent
  • Non-incumbent
Chittenden-19 District | 2 open seats

Alex R. Thibault

Sarah “Sarita” Austin

  • Democratic
  • Incumbent

Spencer Sherman

  • Republican
  • Non-incumbent

Wendy Critchlow

Chittenden-20 District | 2 open seats

Bill Bezio

Doug Bishop

Doug Wood

  • Republican
  • Non-incumbent

Gayle Pezzo

Chittenden-21 District | 2 open seats

Daisy Berbeco

Matt Gile

Chittenden-22 District | 2 open seats

Brent Boerger

Karen Dolan

Lori Houghton

Seth Adam Manley

Chittenden-23 District | 2 open seats

Erik Post

  • Democratic
  • Non-incumbent

Lynn U. Smith

Pearl Lucero Beckage

Rey Garofano

Chittenden-24 District | 1 open seat

Alyssa Black

Stephanie Mack

Chittenden-25 District | 1 open seat

Brenda Steady

Julia Andrews

Chittenden-Franklin District | 2 open seats

Anthony “Tony” Micklus

Henry A. Bonges III

Kumulia “Kase” Long

Natalie Cashen

Grand Isle-Chittenden District | 2 open seats

Dave Skinner

Josie Henry

Michael R. Morgan

Sylvia Jensen

Washington-Chittenden District | 2 open seats

Katarina Lisaius

Theresa A. M. Wood

County races

While Vermont does not have as robust county government as many states, the state does have five elected county offices. Those positions are up for election every four years. The elected county offices include state’s attorney, sheriff, probate judge, high bailiff and two assistant judges. 

Voters in each of Vermont’s 14 counties elect people to fill these positions.

Assistant Judge

Anne Nichols Williams

Connie Cain Ramsey

High Bailiff

Amy Payne

Paul Mcmanus

Sean Miller

Probate Judge

Gregory J. Glennon

Sheriff

Daniel Gamelin

State’s Attorney

Sarah F. George

Jace Laquerre

Statewide races

There are six elected officers in Vermont who serve the entire state, not including delegates to Congress. These positions are filled through a general election every two years in November. The state’s three major parties choose their nominees for those offices through primary elections held in August.

Attorney General

Charity R. Clark

Edwin Howell Kemon

Auditor of Accounts

Ivar Kronick

Tim Ashe

Governor

Amanda Janoo

Brian Judd

Dean Roy

June Goodband

Phil Scott

Lieutenant Governor

John S. Rodgers

Molly Gray

Secretary of State

H. Brooke Paige

Rachel Shaw

Sarah Copeland Hanzas

State Treasurer

Mike Pieciak

Zachary Hampl

Federal races

This year, Vermont will vote to fill its sole U.S. House seat for two years. The nominees for that office are selected during the primary elections held in August.

Representative to Congress

Adam Ortiz

  • Independent
  • Non-incumbent

Becca Balint

  • Democratic
  • Incumbent

Gerald Malloy

  • Republican
  • Non-incumbent

Phoenix K Altair

  • Independent
  • Non-incumbent

Ryan P Walton

  • Independent
  • Non-incumbent

Suzanne “Suz” Seymour

  • Independent
  • Non-incumbent

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