VERMONT

Your complete directory of Vermont candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Parties): May 2026 Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2026 Primary: August 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on February 21, 2025

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Phil Scott (R)* - (Campaign Site)

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
John Rodgers (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Mike Pieciak (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS:
Doug Hoffer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Charity Clark (D)* - (Campaign Site)

VERMONT STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATOR:

Bernie Sanders (I)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

Peter Welch (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At Large:
Becca Balint (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Coester (R) - Truck Driver, MAGA Activist & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Vermont (C)
Vermont Democratic Party (D)
Green Mountain Peace & Justice Party (P&J)
Libertarian Party of Vermont (L)
Vermont Progressive Party (P)
Vermont Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Addison County Independent
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus
Barre World
Bennington Banner
Brattleboro Reformer
Burlington Free Press
Deerfield Valley News
Middlebury Campus
Mountain Times (Killington)
Morrisville News & Citizen
Rutland Herald
Seven Days
St. Johnsbury Caledonian-Record
Stowe Reporter
Vermont Cynic (UVM)
Vermont Magazine
VT Digger
Waitsfield Valley Reporter
White River Junction Valley News
Williston Observer

BROADCAST MEDIA:
Vermont Public Radio / Vermont Public Television
WCAX TV-3 (CBS - Burlington)
WPTZ TV-5 (NBC - Burlington)
WVNY TV-22 (ABC - Burlington) / WFFF TV-22 (FOX - Burlington)
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra (Spanish)