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2 candidates are tracked for Chittenden County State's Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sarah F. George and Bram Kranichfeld. Candidate information follows official Chittenden County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Sarah George won the August 11 Democratic primary for Chittenden County state's attorney over Bram Kranichfeld, 15,932 votes to 14,923, per the Vermont Secretary of State's official results; Kranichfeld separately received enough write-in votes to claim the Republican line for November, pending his acceptance of the nomination.
Chittenden County State's Attorney and head of Vermont's largest prosecutor's office, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs, in the job since 2017 according to Vermont Public. She told Vermont Public the criminal justice system has "a lot of room to be better and to have a system that is actually just and fair," and her campaign site sums up her approach as keeping justice fair, smart and free from fear.
2026 priorities
- Use prosecutorial discretion informed by research and data, per Vermont Public
- Reject mass incarceration, per her campaign site
- Push back on what she calls fear-mongering and false, dangerous narratives, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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Franklin County State's Attorney, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs, appointed to that post by Gov. Phil Scott in 2023 and formerly a Chittenden County deputy prosecutor who also served as an Episcopal priest and in the Attorney General's criminal division, according to Vermont Public. He told Vermont Public that prosecution should work "like an escalator and not a revolving door," and his campaign site pledges to pursue public safety "with intention" while treating people "with dignity."
2026 priorities
- Hold repeat offenders accountable when they decline offered treatment, per Vermont Public
- Resume requesting bail in failure-to-appear cases, per Vermont Public
- Review the current traffic stop policy and consider rescinding it, per Vermont Public
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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