Windsor County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Three Democrats compete August 11 for an open seat after Sheriff Ryan Palmer decided not to run, according to The White River Valley Herald, and Republican Richard King is unopposed on his side.

• Claude E. Weyant · Democratic▾

  

  Chief deputy of the Windsor County Sheriff's Department, where he has managed day-to-day operations, and the county's sitting high bailiff, elected in 2024, according to the Valley News and his campaign site. He is 70 and lives in Windsor, per the Valley News.

  Priorities: Build trust between residents and law enforcement agencies, per his campaign site · Put deputies into schools and youth programs and add a countywide resource officer, per his campaign site · Improve the department's finances and keep an open-door policy, per his campaign site

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• Christopher A. Norton · Democratic▾

  Sergeant with the Windham County Sheriff's Department, age 50 and living in Springfield, according to the Valley News. His campaign site describes him as a veteran law enforcement leader and centers his pitch on transparency, integrity, sound fiscal management and public engagement.

  Priorities: Run the department with transparency and integrity, per his campaign site · Apply sound fiscal management, per his campaign site · Build neighborhood trust through public engagement, per his campaign site

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• Joshua Lake · Democratic▾

  Patrolman with the Bellows Falls Police Department and a certified narcotics investigator, age 30 and living in Chester, according to the Valley News and his campaign site. The Vermont Standard reported on Aug. 3 that he received a Giglio letter and that the county Democratic committee declined to endorse him; he did not withdraw and his name remains on the ballot. His campaign site centers mental health crisis respo

  Priorities: Modernize mental health crisis response by integrating clinical professionals, per his campaign site · Disrupt opioid trafficking networks while supporting harm reduction services, per his campaign site · Restore public trust through transparency and community-oriented policing, per his campaign site

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