Windsor County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Richard King is on the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026) as the Republican candidate for Windsor County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Richard King, of Springfield, is a lieutenant with the Windsor County Sheriff's Department who has spent more than 24 of his 36 years in law enforcement there, per the White River Valley Herald. He is the Republican nominee for Windsor County sheriff, facing Democratic nominee Claude Weyant in November. 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 Richard King.

Weyant is Chief Deputy at the Windsor County Sheriff's Office with 40 years in full-time law enforcement, including 16 years as captain there and prior service at the Windham County Sheriff's Office and Brattleboro Police Department, per the campaign site. Weyant has taught a drug resistance education program for more than a decade and has received multiple Deputy of the Year honors, per the campaign site.

Anthony W. Leonard is a certified candidate for high bailiff of Windsor County on the Vermont Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Resides in Springfield, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Hudson Ranney is a candidate for Windsor County High Bailiff, running on a platform of civilian oversight of the county sheriff's office, per his campaign site.

Ward H. Goodenough currently serves as state's attorney of Windsor County, Vermont, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs office page. Resides in Woodstock, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Alison Johannensen currently serves as assistant judge of Windsor County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Has served the Windsor County community since 2006 and was elected assistant judge in 2022, per Vermont Assistant Judges (vtassistantjudges.org). Previously served as a justice of the peace and secretary of the board of trustees for the Pentangle Arts Council, per the same source. Resides in Woodstock, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Michael A. Ricci currently serves as assistant judge of Windsor County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Resides in Woodstock, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Frederick Glover currently serves as probate judge of Windsor County, Vermont, per the Vermont Judiciary probate division page. Resides in Ludlow, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Elizabeth Burrows is a certified candidate for the Vermont Senate on the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Resides in West Windsor, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Jonathan Gleason of Ludlow is the Republican candidate for Vermont Senate, Windsor 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 Jonathan Gleason.

Joe Izzo of Springfield is the Independent candidate for Vermont Senate, Windsor 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 Joe Izzo.

Joe Major is a Democratic candidate for Vermont State Senate in the Windsor District, serving as Vice Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee. He is a native of Buffalo, New York, and serves as Executive Director of the Upper Valley Aquatic Center, per his campaign site.

Andrea Murray is a Republican candidate for Vermont State Senate in the Windsor District, representing Pittsfield, Thetford and surrounding towns. She is a small business owner and local farmer who has served on local civic boards and committees, per her campaign site.

Rebecca White, known as Becca White, serves as a Vermont State Senator for Windsor County, per her campaign site. She grew up in the village of Wilder in Hartford, Vermont, and now lives in White River Junction. Her parents were small business owners, her mother running a daycare and her father working as a plumber and electrician.

Jack Williams of Weathersfield is the Republican candidate for Vermont Senate, Windsor 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 Jack Williams.

Phoebe Tucker is a Democratic candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Rutland-Windsor District, representing Ludlow, Mount Holly and Shrewsbury. She is a third-generation Vermonter raised in Ludlow and a graduate of Black River High School, per her campaign site. She received a full scholarship to the University of Vermont, where she co-founded a residential learning community focused on agriculture and civic engagement, graduating with a B.A. in Environmental Studies in 2018.

Kevin C. Winter is a Republican candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Rutland-Windsor District, representing Ludlow, Mount Holly and Shrewsbury. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Alfred University with a BS in Engineering, spending 45 years in corporate manufacturing and sales for companies including GE, UTC, Teco-Westinghouse, Airgas and Kalow, per his campaign site. He has been a Ludlow resident for 27 years, is retired, and served on a New York school board for 11 years. He has been an Elder in his local church for more than 20 years.

E. Stuart Coleman of Winhall is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Windham-Windsor-Bennington District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. E. Stuart Coleman, raised in Bondville and living in Winhall, operated Coleman's Auto, a family automotive repair and towing business, for more than 50 years, according to his campaign site. He is a 57-year member of the Winhall Fire Department and a former fire chief, and served 12 years on the Winhall Select Board, six of them as chair, per the site.

Chris Morrow has spent two decades as owner of Northshire Bookstores in Manchester and served on the Weston Select Board, according to the Brattleboro Reformer. He served in the Peace Corps in Thailand, earned a graduate degree in environmental policy, and has served on the Flood Brook and Long Trail school boards, 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 Chris Morrow.

Dylan Morse is a Democratic candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Windsor-1 District, representing Windsor, West Windsor and Hartland. He grew up in the district and completed his K-12 education at two Vermont public schools, including Hartland Elementary, per his campaign site. He has worked as a substitute teacher and comes from a family of foresters.

John G. Tansey, of Windsor, is a former Windsor Select Board member, 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 John G. Tansey.

Rich Thomas, of Windsor, is running as an independent candidate for one of Windsor-1's two House seats, facing Democratic nominees Dylan Morse and John Tansey in November, 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 Rich Thomas.

VL Coffin of Cavendish is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Windsor-2 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. VL Coffin is a sitting member for the district, per the Vermont House of Representatives'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 VL Coffin.

Mark Yuengling, of Weathersfield, is the Democratic nominee for Windsor-2, challenging incumbent Rep. VL Coffin, 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 Mark Yuengling.

Alice M. Emmons is the incumbent Vermont state representative for the Windsor-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 Alice M. Emmons.

Randy A. Gray of Springfield is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Windsor-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 Randy A. Gray.

Kristi C. Morris is the incumbent Vermont state representative for the Windsor-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 Kristi C. Morris.

Judith Stern of Springfield is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Windsor-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 Judith Stern.

Hansen has worked in planning and zoning and serves on Pomfret's Zoning Board of Adjustment, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Norwich University and a master's degree in climate and environmental policy from Vermont Law and Graduate School, per the campaign site. He coaches Woodstock's middle school mountain bike team and is a lifelong North Pomfret resident, per the campaign site.

Michael Hoyt, of West Hartford, was appointed by Governor Phil Scott to the Vermont House in December 2025 to fill the Windsor-4 seat, replacing Heather Surprenant, according to the governor's office. The Windsor-4 district he represents includes Bridgewater, Pomfret, Barnard, and part of Hartford, per VTDigger. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Justin Schoville of Barnard is the Peace and Justice candidate for Vermont House, Windsor-4 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 Justin Schoville.

Charlie Kimbell is a Democratic candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Windsor-5 District, representing Woodstock, Reading and Plymouth, running for reelection. He has 8 years of experience in the Vermont Legislature and 35 years in local businesses, per his campaign site. He serves as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and as a member of the Joint Fiscal Committee, and previously served as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

James "Jimmy" Coleman of Hartford is the Progressive/Democratic candidate for Vermont House, Windsor-6 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Coleman is a community-builder and economic-development professional in White River Junction who focuses on rural housing solutions and growing Vermont's workforce, per the campaign site.

Alanna Ojibway is a Democratic/Progressive candidate for Windsor-6. An education and outreach director and Hartford native, she has worked in frontline crisis response and in building programs for youth and families with a focus on restorative justice, according to her statement on the Vermont Progressive Party's 2026 endorsed-candidates page.

Kirk White, of Bethel, has worked as an acupuncturist, an author, and a lecturer, and founded the Bethel Revitalization Initiative and co-founded Bethel University, according to election coverage of the Windsor-Addison race. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Kirk White.

Michael J. White, of Bethel, is the Republican candidate facing incumbent Kirk White for the Windsor-Addison House seat in November, 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 Michael J. White.

John K. O'Brien of Tunbridge is the Democratic candidate for Vermont House, Windsor-Orange-1 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. John K. O'Brien is a sitting member for the district, per the Vermont House of Representatives'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 John K. O'Brien.

Bruce Post of Royalton is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Windsor-Orange-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 Bruce Post.

Dee Gish is a candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives from the Windsor-Orange-2 District, representing Norwich, Sharon, Strafford, and Thetford, per her campaign site.

Lauren Morando Rhim, of Norwich, is an education advocate with experience on the Norwich School Board, per 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 Lauren Morando Rhim.

Thomas F. Charlton of Chester is the Republican candidate for Vermont House, Windsor-Windham District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Thomas F. Charlton is a sitting member for the district, per the Vermont House of Representatives'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 Thomas F. Charlton.

William "Will" Hoser is a Chester business owner and the Democratic nominee for Windsor-Windham, facing incumbent Republican Rep. Thomas Charlton in November, per the Chester Telegraph. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for William "Will" Hoser.