Winooski, Vermont sample ballot 2026

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.

Chittenden County Sheriff, confirmed as the sitting sheriff by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council, and a sheriff's deputy for roughly 40 years starting in 1982 before winning the office, according to VTDigger and Seven Days. He points to hiring eight new deputies and buying 17 cruisers, and told Seven Days he runs the department with "no liens, no loans and no leases."

McManus has served with the Chittenden County Sheriff's Office for more than three decades, per the campaign site. McManus is running for high bailiff on a pledge to be ready to step into the sheriff's duties immediately if ever needed, per the campaign site.

Payne spent years in business management before earning an MFA in Creative Writing and teaching English for nearly 20 years, including six years co-running a restorative justice program, per the campaign site. Payne currently serves a second term as Inspector of Elections for Burlington's Ward 4 and is running for high bailiff as a civilian candidate, per the campaign site.

Phil Scott is Vermont's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for a sixth two-year term. He drew no Republican primary opponent on August 11 and filed for re-election in person at the Secretary of State's office in May. A former construction company owner and stock car racer who has won repeatedly in a strongly Democratic state, his tenure emphasizes affordability, fiscal restraint, and a moderate, pragmatic brand of Republicanism.

Janoo is an economist and co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance of Vermont, per the campaign site. She was born and raised in Strafford, Vermont, and has spent her career helping governments across the United States and around the world build stronger, more resilient economies, per the campaign site.

June Goodband is the Peace and Justice Party candidate for Vermont governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). June Goodband, of Springfield, is a psychotherapist running for governor on the Peace and Justice Party ticket, per the Brattleboro Reformer. She was also the party's 2024 gubernatorial nominee. Her campaign, which she says spends very little money, calls for progressive taxation, implementing Vermont's universal healthcare law, and replacing incarceration with community accountability programs, per her campaign site.

Dean Roy is the Freedom and Unity Party candidate for Vermont governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Dean Roy is a 14-year-old freshman at Stowe High School and former legislative page at the Vermont Statehouse, per Fortune. He created the Freedom and Unity Party to appear on Vermont's November 2026 general election ballot for governor, taking advantage of the state's lack of a minimum age for the office. Roy has named housing affordability as his top concern and has said he would consider taking online classes to balance school with the office's duties. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

John Rodgers is Vermont's incumbent lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. A farmer and stonemason on his family's two-century-old Glover farm and a former Democratic state senator from the Northeast Kingdom who won the office as a Republican in 2024, he emphasizes rural Vermont and working-class practicality.

Gray is Vermont's Lieutenant Governor and founder of the Vermont Afghan Alliance, which provides employment, housing, and licensing support to Afghan allies, per the campaign site. She grew up on a family farm in South Newbury and is a caregiver for her mother, who has multiple sclerosis, per the campaign site.

Mike Pieciak is Vermont's incumbent state treasurer and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. A former state financial regulation commissioner, his tenure has focused on pension stability, climate-related financial risk, and returning unclaimed property.

LaFleur is an accounting professional with experience across corporate, non-profit and small business sectors, including financial analysis and tax preparation, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she moved her business to Vermont, where she helps small businesses and individuals with financial reporting and tax preparation.

Zachary Hampl is a first-time candidate from Rutland Town and the Vermont Progressive Party's nominee for state treasurer, unopposed in the August 11 Progressive primary. He has no campaign website and published no platform materials this cycle, so no priorities are listed here. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's incumbent secretary of state and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. An eighteen-year state representative who chaired Government Operations and served as majority leader, she runs Vermont's elections, business services and professional licensing.

Charity Clark is Vermont's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. The first woman elected Vermont attorney general, she previously served as chief of staff to Attorney General T.J. Donovan and as an assistant attorney general from 2014. Her office has focused on consumer protection, data privacy, and multistate litigation defending Vermont interests.

Tim Ashe is Vermont's deputy state auditor, a twelve-year state senator who served four years as president pro tempore, a former Burlington city councilor and a decade-long affordable-housing developer.

Kronick served on a city council and its finance committee in Massachusetts and ran his own business for 15 years, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he now works for an international manufacturing firm in Manchester, where he handles company financial audits and financial duties.