Washington County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Three Democrats compete August 11 for the two Democratic nominations to Washington County's two-seat assistant judge bench, while Republican Ture Nelson is unopposed on his side of the ballot.

• Leah Murphy Jones · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  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

  Priorities: Continue county leadership on infrastructure and flood recovery projects, per The Bridge · Bring proven judicial and county management experience to the bench, per The Bridge
• Anne Dielensnyder · Democratic▾

  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.
• Caleb Curry · Democratic▾

  Montpelier resident who works in facilities oversight, managing infrastructure, day-to-day administration and compliance work with local contractors, per The Bridge. He has been endorsed by sitting assistant judge Leah Murphy Jones, who told The Bridge he is "grounded in strong moral character and common sense."