Washington County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Shawn Mcmanis is a certified candidate for high bailiff of Washington County on the Vermont Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Resides in Worcester, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Marc Poulin currently serves as sheriff of Washington County, Vermont, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs FY27 budget presentation. Resides in Barre Town, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Michelle Donnelly currently serves as state's attorney of Washington County, Vermont, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs office page. Resides in Barre City, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

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.

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.

Andrea Gallitano is a certified candidate for probate judge of Washington County on the Vermont Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Practices law with over 30 years of experience serving Vermont clients, with practice areas including probate and trust administration, estate settlement, real estate and business formation, per his professional site (gallitanolaw.com). Holds a B.A. from the University of Vermont (1987) and a J.D. from Emory University (1991), per the same source. Resides in Berlin, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Ann Cummings of Montpelier is the Democratic candidate for Vermont Senate, Washington District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Ann Cummings 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 Ann Cummings.

Rob Laclair, of Montpelier, is a Republican candidate for the Washington Senate district, one of three Republican nominees running against the three Democratic incumbents in November, per The Bridge's coverage of the 2026 primary. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Rob Laclair.

Christopher A. Neddo, of Barre Town, is a Republican candidate for the Washington Senate district, one of three Republican nominees running against the three Democratic incumbents in November, per The Bridge's coverage of the 2026 primary. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Christopher A. Neddo.

Andrew Perchlik is a candidate for Vermont State Senate in the Washington District, seeking a fourth term after first being elected in 2018. He was the founding Executive Director of the trade association Renewable Energy Vermont and has worked for the Clean Energy Development Fund at the Vermont Public Service Department for 16 years, per his campaign site. He previously served on the Marshfield Selectboard, as a Justice of the Peace, and in the town's Volunteer Fire Department, and served as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in rural Panama.

Peter Schmeeckle, of Stowe, is a Republican candidate for the Washington Senate district, one of three Republican nominees running against the three Democratic incumbents in November, per The Bridge's coverage of the 2026 primary. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Peter Schmeeckle.

Anne Watson is a candidate for Vermont State Senate in the Washington District, a seat she has held for two terms. She previously served as Mayor of Montpelier and as a Montpelier City Councilor, per her campaign site. She holds a B.S. in physics from Penn State and a Master's degree in Education from the University of Vermont, and has taught science and math at Montpelier High School since 2004. As a Senator, she chaired the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee and was a co-lead sponsor of the Climate Superfund bill, which requires large oil companies to pay for climate damage caused by their products.

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.

Susanna Guthmann Burnham was a small business owner for 35 years, owning and operating residential and commercial real estate, and also worked in her late husband's medical practice, according to the News & Citizen. She chairs the Morristown Republican Party and founded the Morristown Community Forum speaker series. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Susanna Guthmann Burnham.

Saudia LaMont is a Democratic candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Lamoille-Washington District, a seat she has held since 2023. She works as an equity and transformative-justice consultant and has served as an early-childhood educator and youth advocate, per her campaign site. She founded Developing D.I.I.V.A.S. to empower young women and serves on the Board of Directors of Laraway Youth and Family Services.

Jason Thompson of Woodbury is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Lamoille-Washington 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 Jason Thompson.

David Yacovone of Morristown is the Democratic candidate for Vermont House, Lamoille-Washington District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. David Yacovone is a sitting member for the district, per the Vermont House of Representatives's official member directory (legislature.vermont.gov). Yacovone is the incumbent representative for Lamoille-Washington, having served three non-consecutive stints in the House and previously worked as a Lamoille County assistant judge, per Vermont Legislature official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for David Yacovone.

Mattheis works as a painter and drywaller and moved to Vermont in 2017 after attending Vermont Law School, settling in Randolph in 2019, per the campaign site. He was elected Randolph town clerk and treasurer and now serves on the Randolph Selectboard, per the campaign site.

Lance Ryan of Roxbury is one of two Republican nominees on the certified Nov. 3, 2026 general-election ballot for the two-seat Orange-Washington-Addison Vermont House district, per the Vermont Secretary of State's 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 Lance Ryan.

Larry Satcowitz is the incumbent Vermont state representative for the Orange-Washington-Addison 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 Larry Satcowitz.

Stephen W. Webster of Randolph is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Orange-Washington-Addison 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 Stephen W. Webster.

Kenneth W. Goslant is a sitting member of the Vermont House, per the Legislature's member roster, and is the party's certified nominee for the seat in the November 3, 2026 general election. Resides in Northfield, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Lucas J. Herring of Northfield is the Republican/Democratic candidate for Vermont House, Washington-1 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 Lucas J. Herring.

Dara Torre of Moretown is the Democratic candidate for Vermont House, Washington-2 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Dara Torre is a sitting member for the district, per the Vermont House of Representatives's official member directory (legislature.vermont.gov).

Candice White, of Waitsfield, has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, including as marketing director and vice president of communications for Sugarbush Resort, according to the Waterbury Roundabout. She is a former chair of the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation board and former co-chair of the Vermont Women's Fund Council, per the paper.

Michael Boutin is a Republican candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Washington-3 District, representing Barre City, a seat he currently holds. He has lived in Barre City for more than 42 years and served 14 years on the City Council and three years on the School Board, including two as Chair, before being elected State Representative, per his campaign site.

John G. Santorello is a certified candidate for the Vermont House on the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Resides in Barre City, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Sonya Spaulding has served on the Barre Unified School District board since 2011 and is a Barre City justice of the peace, according to her campaign site. She also serves on the Vermont Granite Museum board and as a Barre City councilor, and is running for the Washington-3 House district.

Edward "Teddy" Waszazak is the incumbent representative for the Washington-3 (Barre City) Vermont House district, per the Vermont Legislature's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Edward "Teddy" Waszazak.

Jared Duval is a Democratic/Progressive candidate for the two-seat Washington-4 House district in Montpelier. He is executive director of the Energy Action Network, an appointed member of the Vermont Climate Council, and board chair of the Public Assets Institute, and previously ran for the Washington Senate seat in 2022, according to The Bridge.

Kate McCann is a sitting member of the Vermont House, per the Legislature's member roster, and is the party's certified nominee for the seat in the November 3, 2026 general election. Resides in Montpelier, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Ela Chapin is a Democratic candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Washington-5 District, representing East Montpelier and Middlesex, a seat she has held since being elected in 2022. She previously directed the Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program from 2006 to 2021 and served for eight years on the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board and seven years on the board of Community Capital of Vermont, per her campaign site. She holds a master's degree in policy and planning from Tufts University and a bachelor's degree in environmental science from Brown University.

Marc Mihaly is the former dean of Vermont Law School and currently serves as vice chair of the Calais Select Board, according to the Times Argus. He is administrative chair of the East Calais Community Trust, which is working to rehabilitate the East Calais General Store, and participates in a group working to renovate the dam at Curtis Pond, the paper reported.

Katarina Lisaius served as Waterbury's town recreation director and previously worked as senior advisor to the commissioner at Vermont's Department for Children and Families; she now works as Advocacy and Organizing Manager at the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, per Waterbury Roundabout. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Katarina Lisaius.

Theresa Wood has served in the Vermont House since 2015 and chairs the House Committee on Human Services, per Waterbury Roundabout. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Theresa A.m. Wood.

Battah has worked more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, including founding an after-school tutoring program and working internationally in Nepal, Thailand and the Middle East, per the campaign site. She holds a master's degree in Conflict Transformation and Sustainable Development from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, per the campaign site. She serves as board chair of Good Samaritan Haven and on the Barre Town school board's curriculum committee, per the campaign site.

Galfetti is a Barre Town business owner who founded G Force Painting in 2007 and has run its Vermont operation since 2017, per the campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Vermont and has represented the district in the Vermont House since 2023, per the campaign site. She serves on the Barre Town Development Review Board and the Turning Point Center executive board, per the campaign site.

David Soucy was appointed by Governor Phil Scott in April 2026 to fill a vacant Washington-Orange House seat, replacing Topper McFaun, per the governor's office. He previously served as a state senator representing Rutland County. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for David Soucy.

Emily Wheeler-Reynolds is a business owner, per the Times Argus. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Emily Wheeler-Reynolds.