Caledonia County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Sheriff of Caledonia County, confirmed as the sitting sheriff by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council, appointed by Gov. Phil Scott and sworn in on April 30, 2025 following the death of Sheriff James Hemond, per the Hardwick Gazette. The Lyndon Republican is asking voters for a first full term.

Bobbie J. Roy is a certified candidate for high bailiff of Caledonia County on the Vermont Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Resides in Barnet, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Claire E. Burns is on the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list as the Rep/Dem candidate for Caledonia County State's Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This name has not yet been researched.

Joe Benning currently serves as assistant judge of Caledonia County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Resides in Lyndon, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Merle L. Haskins currently serves as assistant judge of Caledonia County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Resides in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Annette Lorraine currently serves as probate judge of Caledonia County, Vermont, per the Vermont Judiciary probate division page. Elected probate judge on November 8, 2022 to a four-year term beginning February 1, 2023, and based in Peacham, per her campaign site (annettelorraine.org). Operates a law firm, Land as Legacy (Annette Lorraine PLC), per the same source. Resides in Peacham, Vermont.

Scott L. Beck of Saint Johnsbury is the Republican candidate for Vermont Senate, Caledonia District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Scott L. Beck is a sitting member for the district, per the Vermont Senate's official member directory (legislature.vermont.gov). No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Scott L. Beck.

David M. Roth of Saint Johnsbury is the Democratic candidate for Vermont Senate, Caledonia District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for David M. Roth.

Debra "Debbie" Powers of Waterford is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Caledonia-1 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Debra "Debbie" Powers is a sitting member for the district, per the Vermont House of Representatives's official member directory (legislature.vermont.gov).

Tucker worked in human services, including leading the Court Diversion Program and Guardian Ad Litem training at Northeast Kingdom Youth Services, per the campaign site. He attended Goddard College and earned a master's degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, later serving as Director of Vermont's Office of Economic Opportunity and founding the Gilman Housing Trust, per the campaign site.

Audrey Grant works at Northeast Kingdom Organizing in Newport as operations director, according to the Hardwick Gazette. She graduated from Hazen Union High School in 2020 and from Simmons University in Boston with a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in public policy, and currently serves as Hardwick's Town Moderator, the paper reported. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Audrey Grant.

Michael Southworth, of Walden, is the Republican incumbent seeking a second term representing Caledonia-2, according to the Hardwick Gazette. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Michael Southworth.

Bill Coleman of Newark is the Progressive/Democratic candidate for Vermont House, Caledonia-3 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Bill Coleman.

Dennis R. Labounty is a former Vermont state representative for Caledonia-3 seeking to return to the seat, per the Vermont Elections Database. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Dennis R. Labounty.

Erik R. Lavallee of Sheffield is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Caledonia-3 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Erik R. Lavallee.

Beth M. Quimby is the incumbent Vermont state representative for the Caledonia-3 District, according to the Vermont General Assembly's 2026 member roster. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Beth M. Quimby.

Bradley is a public health professional who has worked on community education about intimate partner violence and helped Vermonters navigate healthcare systems through state government work, per the campaign site. She has also provided advocacy and resources for people with Parkinson's disease and movement disorders, per the campaign site.

Amanda Cochrane is the executive director of Umbrella, a domestic violence support organization, and is running for the Caledonia-Essex Vermont House district, according to her campaign site and primary coverage.

Deborah Cordz Dolgin holds a bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh and a master's degree from the University of Vermont, with career experience as a small business owner and educator, according to VTDigger. She is the incumbent representative for Caledonia-Essex, covering St. Johnsbury, Concord, and Kirby.

Steven Dolgin co-owns rental housing and a boat dock company in the Northeast Kingdom, based in St. Johnsbury, according to VTDigger. He is running for the Caledonia-Essex Vermont House district his wife, incumbent Deborah Cordz Dolgin, currently represents.

Heather Whitemore Young of Saint Johnsbury is the Democratic candidate for Vermont House, Caledonia-Essex District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Whitemore Young serves as a justice of the peace in St. Johnsbury, per 2026 VT primary coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Heather Whitemore Young.

Bach owns and operates Canterbury Inn, a licensed residential senior care home in St. Johnsbury, after more than 20 years in the medical field beginning as an EMT, per the campaign site. He worked for the State of Vermont for ten years helping low-income families with housing and food stability, serves as a Justice of the Peace, and spent nearly a decade on the Danville Selectboard, per the campaign site.

Greg Burtt is a Republican candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Caledonia-Washington District, representing Cabot, Danville and Peacham, a seat he currently holds. He is a lifelong farmer who, with his family, runs Burtt's Apple Orchard and a maple sugaring operation in Cabot, per his campaign site. He is a UVM-trained engineer, a church elder, and a board member of the Vermont Center for Innovation in Agriculture. In his first term he sponsored legislation providing Act 250 relief for agritourism and helped pass a law protecting the confidentiality of peer-support sessions for emergency service providers.

John Kascenska worked in higher education for 32 years, including 25 years in the Vermont State Colleges System as a faculty member and academic dean at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, where he founded the college's adventure leadership degree program, according to Vermont Business Magazine. He is the founder and owner of Kingdom Adventures Mountain Guides in East Burke, the magazine reported. Governor Phil Scott appointed Kascenska to the Vermont House in 2022, according to the governor's office. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for John Kascenska.

Susan Culp, of Newbury, serves as chair of the Newbury Selectboard and is running as an independent candidate in the Orange-Caledonia House race, according to the Valley News. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Susan Culp.

Aiden Boyd Otterman, 17, of West Topsham, is a senior at Thetford Academy and the great-grandson of Harvey B. Otterman Jr., who held the Orange-Caledonia House seat from 2000 to 2008, according to the Valley News. He has served on the Vermont State Youth Council since 2024, chairing it in 2025, and was Vermont's sole participant in the Yale Young Global Scholars program, the paper reported. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Aiden Boyd Otterman.

Tom Otterman is the founder of Otterman Surveying and Septic Design and has worked in surveying and septic design for more than 45 years, according to his campaign site. He lives in West Topsham and is the great-uncle of fellow candidate Aiden Otterman, per the Valley News.