Primary winners chosen in key state, local races

The Independent has in-depth coverage of key local and statewide races, including the close Democratic gubernatorial primary. Plus, see why turnout was up.

The 2024 primary drew a historically low number of voters, according to a Middlebury College Political Science professor.

Addison County voters on Tuesday, Aug. 11, will help pare down a crowd of candidates.

All the info you need to vote is online at the Vermont Voter Portal: vote.vermont.gov.

“Andrea has pledged to listen to constituents, regardless of party labels, backgrounds or beliefs.”

As a sixth-generation Vermonter and a Vietnam-era veteran, I am proud to write this letter in support of Molly Gray’s campaign for Lieutenant Governor.

“Molly Gray is the person we need in the Lt. Governor’s office.”

The citizens’ duty is to learn about the candidates, get to know them by attending candidate forums, and encourage friends and neighbors to do the same.

Panton residents will head to the polls on Thursday, May 15, to choose two new members for the town’s selectboard and also decide whether to approve a proposed amendment to the town’s charter that would allow them in the future to file petitions calling f … (read more)

At the ballot box on Thursday, May 15, Panton residents will decide a three-way race for two newly created seats on the town selectboard. Town residents in March approved an expansion of their selectboard from three to five members.

Thank you to all who voted for me for the ACSD Board.

Addison Central School District voters on Tuesday decided a five-person race for three of Middlebury’s seven seats on the ACSD board, choosing Jess Venable-Novak, Ron Makleff and incumbent Steve Orzech to fill those three-year spots.

Bristol voters could soon weigh in again on who they’d like to fill an open seat on the Lawrence Memorial Library Board of Trustees after a contested race for two, two-year terms on the board ended in a tie for second place on Town Meeting Day.

Here’s what happened at each of the town meetings in Addison County and Brandon.

The Independent sent four education-related questions to each of the three, first-time candidates competing next week in a five-person race for three Middlebury seats on the Addison Central School District board: Vance Bishop, Ron Makleff and Jess Venable … (read more)