Who was on the ballot in 05866?

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.

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.

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.

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 November 2, 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 November 2, 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.

Sheriff of Caledonia County, confirmed as the sitting sheriff by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council, appointed by Gov. Phil Scott and sworn in on April 30, 2025 following the death of Sheriff James Hemond, per the Hardwick Gazette. The Lyndon Republican is asking voters for a first full term.

Joe Benning currently serves as assistant judge of Caledonia County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Resides in Lyndon, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Merle L. Haskins currently serves as assistant judge of Caledonia County, Vermont, per the Vermont Assistant Judges directory. Resides in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

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

Annette Lorraine currently serves as probate judge of Caledonia County, Vermont, per the Vermont Judiciary probate division page. Elected probate judge on November 8, 2022 to a four-year term beginning February 1, 2023, and based in Peacham, per her campaign site (annettelorraine.org). Operates a law firm, Land as Legacy (Annette Lorraine PLC), per the same source. Resides in Peacham, Vermont.

Claire Burns is the Caledonia County State's Attorney, appointed by Gov. Phil Scott in September 2025 after serving as interim since August 1 and as a Deputy State's Attorney since 2021, per the governor's office. Per the same release, she earlier worked as a recovery services clinician at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital and in public defender offices in Colorado and California. No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.