Vermont Voter Guide 2026

Phil Scott is Vermont's incumbent governor and a Republican candidate for a sixth two-year term. 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 brand of Republicanism.

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

Kesha Ram Hinsdale is a Democratic candidate for Vermont governor, the majority leader of the Vermont Senate and a former state representative. The first woman of color elected to the Vermont Senate, she faces Aly Richards and Amanda Janoo in the August 11 Democratic primary.

Priorities: Bring Senate leadership experience to the governor's office · Make housing and daily life more affordable · Give Democrats a proven legislative leader against Phil Scott

Aly Richards is a Democratic candidate for Vermont governor, the former CEO of the child care advocacy group Let's Grow Kids that drove Vermont's landmark child care law. Running in a more centrist lane in the August 11 primary, she argues Vermont is better off growing its economy than raising taxes, and reported the field's largest early fundraising haul.

Priorities: Grow Vermont's economy rather than raise taxes · Build on the child care law she championed · Bring executive, results-focused leadership to Montpelier

Amanda Janoo is a Democratic candidate for Vermont governor, an economist from South Strafford now living in Burlington who works on wellbeing economics. Running in the August 11 primary, she proposes universal health care funded in part by higher taxes on Vermont's top earners.

Priorities: Build a wellbeing economy for Vermont · Move toward universal health care · Ask Vermont's highest earners to pay more

John Rodgers is Vermont's incumbent lieutenant governor and a Republican candidate for re-election in 2026. 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: Represent rural, working-class Vermont · Keep Vermont affordable · Bring practical, independent-minded leadership

Molly Gray is a Democratic candidate for Vermont lieutenant governor, an attorney who held the office from 2021 to 2023 and ran for Congress in 2022. She faces an August 11 primary that includes Ryan McClaren.

Priorities: Return experienced leadership to the office · Advocate for working families and rural Vermont · Strengthen Vermont's workforce and services

David Zuckerman is a Progressive/independent candidate for Vermont lieutenant governor, an organic farmer who twice held the office and was the 2020 Progressive/Democratic nominee for governor.

Priorities: Champion working Vermonters and small farms · Push progressive priorities like livable wages · Bring experienced statewide leadership back to the office

Mike Pieciak is Vermont's incumbent state treasurer and a Democratic candidate for re-election in 2026, opting to run again for treasurer rather than governor. A former state financial regulation commissioner, his tenure has focused on pension stability, climate-related financial risk, and returning unclaimed property.

Priorities: Protect Vermont's pension funds and credit rating · Manage climate-related financial risk · Return unclaimed property to Vermonters

Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's incumbent secretary of state and a Democratic candidate for re-election in 2026. A former longtime state representative, her office runs Vermont's elections, business services, and professional licensing.

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

Charity Clark is Vermont's incumbent attorney general and a Democratic candidate for re-election in 2026. The first woman elected Vermont attorney general, 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

Tim Ashe is a Democratic candidate for Vermont auditor of accounts in the open 2026 race created by Doug Hoffer's retirement. The deputy state auditor and a former president pro tem of the Vermont Senate, he emphasizes continuing the office's independent oversight of state spending.

Priorities: Continue independent oversight of state spending · Bring legislative and audit experience to the office · Make government programs deliver measurable results