Who is on the ballot in 05254?

Balint is a sitting member of the U.S. House representing Vermont; the campaign site describes her as a teacher, parent, and Vermonter and the first woman and openly LGBTQ+ person to represent the state in Congress, per the campaign site. She serves on the House Judiciary Committee and in Progressive Caucus leadership, per the campaign site.

Retired U.S. Army officer, a West Point graduate with 22 years on active duty, and a business-development executive from Perkinsville, per his campaign site. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in both 2022 and 2024.

Phoenix K. Altair is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Phoenix K. Altair is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat, listed as a photographer and a New Mexico resident, per Politics1. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Adam Ortiz is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Adam Ortiz, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2006 to 2012 and works as a window repairman, per Politics1. He previously ran as an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat in 2024 and is running again in 2026. No campaign website was found as of October 20, 2026.

Suzanne "Suz" Seymour is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Suzanne "Suz" Seymour is a small business owner, massage therapist and comedian running as an independent for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat, per her campaign site. She describes her campaign as accepting no PAC money and operating under full FEC compliance.

Ryan P. Walton is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Ryan P. Walton is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat whose background includes real estate investment and property rehabilitation, construction and property management, and independent software development, per his campaign site. He limits individual contributions to $250 per Vermont resident and accepts no PAC, corporate or party funding.

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.

Brian Judd is the independent 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). Brian Judd is an independent candidate for governor who previously ran for a seat on the Barre City Council in 2021, per the Vermont Political Observer. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

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.

H. Brooke Paige is a perennial candidate from Washington, Vermont, who ran unopposed for four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and won all four. He told Vermont Public before the primary that secretary of state is the one office he intends to keep, and that he plans to withdraw from treasurer, auditor and attorney general so the state party can substitute other candidates. The withdrawal deadline is August 21. Ballot status: he won four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and withdrew from the treasurer, auditor and attorney general nominations, so he prints only for secretary of state, per Vermont Public (Aug. 18) and the Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Rachel Shaw is a Bennington hospitality worker, a former hazardous-materials emergency responder and small construction business owner, and a Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate who served as an Army National Guard combat engineer, per the Vermont Progressive Party. She is the Progressive nominee for secretary of state, unopposed in the August 11 Progressive primary, and is also a Progressive candidate for state Senate in Bennington County. Her stated priorities were given in the context of that Senate campaign rather than this office, so none are listed here. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

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.

Edwin Howell Kemon is the Republican candidate for Vermont attorney general on the November 3, 2026 ballot, substituted by the party after primary winner H. Brooke Paige withdrew from this nomination, per Vermont Public and the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Ed Kemon, of Vergennes, is a former adjunct faculty member at George Mason University who later served as an elections supervisor in Fairfax County, Virginia, with private-sector experience in business startups, per Vermont Public. He is the Republican nominee for attorney general, facing incumbent Charity Clark in November, after the party selected him to replace H. Brooke Paige on the ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

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.

McClintock has worked as an attorney and sitting judge with 42 years of experience serving families in Bennington County, per the campaign site. McClintock describes an approach guided by integrity, fairness, compassion, accessibility, and accountability, per the campaign site.

Bennington attorney in practice since 1993 whose work focuses on probate, trusts, guardianships and estate planning, and current president of the Vermont chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, per the Bennington Banner. He teaches trusts and estates as adjunct faculty and previously led the Bennington County Bar Association, the Banner reports, and he told the paper he would "treat all people with respect and kindness." No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Mary C. Frost currently serves as assistant judge of Bennington County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Previously served as the Bennington Unit Clerk from 2010 to 2015 and as court manager for the criminal and family divisions from 2003 to 2010, per Vermont Assistant Judges (vtassistantjudges.org). Worked as a paralegal in law firms from 1972 to 2003 before joining the court, per the same source. Resides in Shaftsbury, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Brian W. Peat currently serves as assistant judge of Bennington County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. A lifelong Bennington resident and third-generation owner of his family's glass business, per Vermont Assistant Judges (vtassistantjudges.org). A longtime volunteer with the Bennington Rescue Squad, serving as past captain and president, per the same source. Resides in Bennington, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

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

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

Andrew "Andy" Shaw is a certified candidate for high bailiff of Bennington County on the Vermont Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. Resides in Manchester, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

James A. Gulley Jr currently serves as sheriff of Bennington County, Vermont, per the Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs FY27 budget presentation. Resides in Bennington, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Erica Albin Marthage has served as Bennington County State's Attorney since February 2007, after her election in November 2006, per her office's website. She is a graduate of the University of Vermont and the University of Connecticut School of Law, and previously served as a Deputy State's Attorney in Bennington, per the same source. She serves on the Bennington County Juvenile Justice Committee and the Executive Committee for the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs, per her website.

Seth Bongartz is the incumbent Vermont state senator for the Bennington 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 Seth Bongartz.

Robert F. Plunkett is the incumbent Vermont state senator for the Bennington 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 Robert F. Plunkett.

Rachel Shaw is a construction business owner who served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard as a combat engineer and worked in hazardous-materials spill response before moving to Bennington in 2023, per the Bennington Banner. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Lawrence "Spike" Whitmire has worked in real estate and construction in Bennington County for more than 30 years and serves as board president of a local independent school, per his campaign site.

Williams has worked as a police officer, firefighter, EMT and search and rescue coordinator, and later served as an EMS executive director managing his region's response during the COVID-19 pandemic, per the campaign site. He moved to Vermont 18 years ago and owns the Land Rover Experience in Manchester and a lodge near Magic Mountain, per the campaign site. He lives with Type 1 diabetes, which he says shapes his focus on healthcare policy, per the campaign site.