Washington County Assistant Judge

Ture Nelson is on the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026) as the Republican candidate for Washington County Assistant Judge on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ture Nelson, of Berlin, is the Republican candidate for Washington County assistant judge, per the Times Argus. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Ture Nelson.

Daniel Gates is on the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026) as the Independent candidate for Washington County Assistant Judge on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Daniel Gates, of Montpelier, is an independent candidate for Washington County assistant judge, per the Times Argus. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Daniel Gates.

Per The Bridge.

Small business owner with a paralegal background in family law and editorial experience at legal publishers, and a sitting Washington County assistant judge listed by the Vermont Judiciary, appointed by Gov. Phil Scott in 2021 to fill a vacancy per The Bridge. The fifth-generation Vermonter from Montpelier points to courtroom service and to overseeing county infrastructure restoration after the 2023 flood, according to The Bridge. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Berlin resident with more than 40 years of public service who has served as a guardian ad litem assisting Vermont courts with fact-finding and who works as a trained mediator with conflict assessment expertise, per The Bridge. She told The Bridge it would be "a high honor and privilege" to serve in both the judicial and the county executive management sides of the assistant judge role. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.