Who is on the ballot in 05161?

Balint is a sitting member of the U.S. House representing Vermont; the campaign site describes her as a teacher, parent, and Vermonter and the first woman and openly LGBTQ+ person to represent the state in Congress, per the campaign site. She serves on the House Judiciary Committee and in Progressive Caucus leadership, per the campaign site.

Retired U.S. Army officer, a West Point graduate with 22 years on active duty, and a business-development executive from Perkinsville, per his campaign site. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in both 2022 and 2024.

Phoenix K. Altair is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Phoenix K. Altair is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat, listed as a photographer and a New Mexico resident, per Politics1. 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 Phoenix K. Altair.

Adam Ortiz is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Adam Ortiz, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2006 to 2012 and works as a window repairman, per Politics1. He previously ran as an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat in 2024 and is running again in 2026. 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 Adam Ortiz.

Suzanne "Suz" Seymour is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Suzanne "Suz" Seymour is a small business owner, massage therapist and comedian running as an independent for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat, per her campaign site. She describes her campaign as accepting no PAC money and operating under full FEC compliance.

Ryan P. Walton is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Ryan P. Walton is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat whose background includes real estate investment and property rehabilitation, construction and property management, and independent software development, per his campaign site. He limits individual contributions to $250 per Vermont resident and accepts no PAC, corporate or party funding.

Phil Scott is Vermont's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for a sixth two-year term. He drew no Republican primary opponent on August 11 and filed for re-election in person at the Secretary of State's office in May. 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.

Janoo is an economist and co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance of Vermont, per the campaign site. She was born and raised in Strafford, Vermont, and has spent her career helping governments across the United States and around the world build stronger, more resilient economies, per the campaign site.

June Goodband is the Peace and Justice Party candidate for Vermont governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). June Goodband, of Springfield, is a psychotherapist running for governor on the Peace and Justice Party ticket, per the Brattleboro Reformer. She was also the party's 2024 gubernatorial nominee. Her campaign, which she says spends very little money, calls for progressive taxation, implementing Vermont's universal healthcare law, and replacing incarceration with community accountability programs, per her campaign site.

Brian Judd is the independent candidate for Vermont governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Brian Judd is an independent candidate for governor who previously ran for a seat on the Barre City Council in 2021, per the Vermont Political Observer. 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 Brian Judd.

Dean Roy is the Freedom and Unity Party candidate for Vermont governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Dean Roy is a 14-year-old freshman at Stowe High School and former legislative page at the Vermont Statehouse, per Fortune. He created the Freedom and Unity Party to appear on Vermont's November 2026 general election ballot for governor, taking advantage of the state's lack of a minimum age for the office. Roy has named housing affordability as his top concern and has said he would consider taking online classes to balance school with the office's duties. 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 Dean Roy.

John Rodgers is Vermont's incumbent lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. A farmer and stonemason on his family's two-century-old Glover farm and 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.

Gray is Vermont's Lieutenant Governor and founder of the Vermont Afghan Alliance, which provides employment, housing, and licensing support to Afghan allies, per the campaign site. She grew up on a family farm in South Newbury and is a caregiver for her mother, who has multiple sclerosis, per the campaign site.

Mike Pieciak is Vermont's incumbent state treasurer and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. A former state financial regulation commissioner, his tenure has focused on pension stability, climate-related financial risk, and returning unclaimed property.

Lynn LaFleur is the Republican candidate for Vermont treasurer on the November 3, 2026 ballot, substituted by the party after primary winner H. Brooke Paige withdrew from this nomination, per Vermont Public and the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Lynn LaFleur, of Stowe, is the controller of a small business in Lamoille County and has owned her own accounting firm since 2010, per Vermont Public. She is the Republican nominee for state treasurer, facing incumbent Mike Pieciak in November. 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 Lynn LaFleur.

Zachary Hampl is a first-time candidate from Rutland Town and the Vermont Progressive Party's nominee for state treasurer, unopposed in the August 11 Progressive primary. He has no campaign website and published no platform materials this cycle, so no priorities are listed here. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's incumbent secretary of state and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. An eighteen-year state representative who chaired Government Operations and served as majority leader, she runs Vermont's elections, business services and professional licensing.

H. Brooke Paige is a perennial candidate from Washington, Vermont, who ran unopposed for four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and won all four. He told Vermont Public before the primary that secretary of state is the one office he intends to keep, and that he plans to withdraw from treasurer, auditor and attorney general so the state party can substitute other candidates. The withdrawal deadline is August 21. Ballot status: he won four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and withdrew from the treasurer, auditor and attorney general nominations, so he prints only for secretary of state, per Vermont Public (Aug. 18) and the Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Rachel Shaw is a Bennington hospitality worker, a former hazardous-materials emergency responder and small construction business owner, and a Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate who served as an Army National Guard combat engineer, per the Vermont Progressive Party. She is the Progressive nominee for secretary of state, unopposed in the August 11 Progressive primary, and is also a Progressive candidate for state Senate in Bennington County. Her stated priorities were given in the context of that Senate campaign rather than this office, so none are listed here. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Charity Clark is Vermont's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. The first woman elected Vermont attorney general, she previously served as chief of staff to Attorney General T.J. Donovan and as an assistant attorney general from 2014. Her office has focused on consumer protection, data privacy, and multistate litigation defending Vermont interests.

Edwin Howell Kemon is the Republican candidate for Vermont attorney general on the November 3, 2026 ballot, substituted by the party after primary winner H. Brooke Paige withdrew from this nomination, per Vermont Public and the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Ed Kemon, of Vergennes, is a former adjunct faculty member at George Mason University who later served as an elections supervisor in Fairfax County, Virginia, with private-sector experience in business startups, per Vermont Public. He is the Republican nominee for attorney general, facing incumbent Charity Clark in November, after the party selected him to replace H. Brooke Paige on the ballot. 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 Edwin Howell Kemon.

Tim Ashe is Vermont's deputy state auditor, a twelve-year state senator who served four years as president pro tempore, a former Burlington city councilor and a decade-long affordable-housing developer.

Ivar Kronick is the Republican candidate for Vermont auditor of accounts on the November 3, 2026 ballot, substituted by the party after primary winner H. Brooke Paige withdrew from this nomination, per Vermont Public and the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Ivar Kronick, of Poultney, ran his own company for nearly 15 years and now works in the accounting department of a large international manufacturer based in Vermont, per Vermont Public. He is the Republican nominee for state auditor, facing Democrat Tim Ashe in November. 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 Ivar Kronick.

Richard King is on the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026) as the Republican candidate for Windsor County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Richard King, of Springfield, is a lieutenant with the Windsor County Sheriff's Department who has spent more than 24 of his 36 years in law enforcement there, per the White River Valley Herald. He is the Republican nominee for Windsor County sheriff, facing Democratic nominee Claude Weyant in November. 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 Richard King.

Weyant is Chief Deputy at the Windsor County Sheriff's Office with 40 years in full-time law enforcement, including 16 years as captain there and prior service at the Windham County Sheriff's Office and Brattleboro Police Department, per the campaign site. Weyant has taught a drug resistance education program for more than a decade and has received multiple Deputy of the Year honors, per the campaign site.

Alison Johannensen currently serves as assistant judge of Windsor County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Has served the Windsor County community since 2006 and was elected assistant judge in 2022, per Vermont Assistant Judges (vtassistantjudges.org). Previously served as a justice of the peace and secretary of the board of trustees for the Pentangle Arts Council, per the same source. Resides in Woodstock, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Michael A. Ricci currently serves as assistant judge of Windsor County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Resides in Woodstock, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Anthony W. Leonard is a certified candidate for high bailiff of Windsor County on the Vermont Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Resides in Springfield, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Hudson Ranney is a candidate for Windsor County High Bailiff, running on a platform of civilian oversight of the county sheriff's office, per his campaign site.

Frederick Glover currently serves as probate judge of Windsor County, Vermont, per the Vermont Judiciary probate division page. Resides in Ludlow, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Ward H. Goodenough currently serves as state's attorney of Windsor County, Vermont, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs office page. Resides in Woodstock, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.