Tracy Brannstrom
CENTRAL VERMONT — Most of the results are in from Tuesday’s Vermont primary, with several contested races decided in Washington County and statewide.
As of 11:42 p.m., with 97% of votes counted, all three incumbents appear to have prevailed in the Democratic primary for three Washington County state Senate seats. Anne Watson has so far received 29.6% of the vote, followed by Ann Cummings with 27.3%, and Andrew Perchlik with 27.1%. Challenger Gabriel LaJeunesse received 15.2%.
The Republican candidates — Rob LaClair, Christopher A. Neddo, and Peter Schmeeckle — were unopposed.
In the Washington-4 Democratic primary for two state House seats representing Montpelier, Jared Duval and Kate McCann emerged as the winners. Duval received 40.7% of the vote and McCann received 38.7%. Montpelier City Councilor Pelin Kohn received 20.2%.
Other Washington County House races were uncontested. In Washington-1, Republicans Kenneth W. Goslant and Lucas J. Herring won their nominations. Democrats Candice White and Dara Torre won in Washington-2, while Democrats Edward Waszazak and Sonya Spaulding won in Washington-3. Republican Michael Boutin also won the Washington-3 Republican nomination.
In Washington-5, Democrat Elanor Chapin won unopposed, as did Democrat Marc Mihaly in Washington-6.
In the Lamoille-Washington district, Democrats Saudia LaMont and David Yacovone won their nominations, while Republican Susanna G. Burnham won the Republican nomination. All three were unopposed.
Leah Murphy Jones and Anne Dielensnyder won the Democratic nominations for Washington County assistant judge.
Statewide Races
Amanda Janoo won the Democratic gubernatorial primary with 49.2% of the vote, ahead of Aly Richards with 46.5%. Janoo will face Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Molly Gray won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor with 60.5% of the vote. Ryan McLaren received 27.9% and Esther Charlestin received 10.9%. Gray will face Republican John S. Rodgers, who was unopposed.
Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas won the Democratic nomination unopposed, as did Attorney General Charity Clark.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Becca Balint won the Democratic nomination for Vermont’s lone U.S. House seat, running unopposed. Republican Gerald Malloy won his party’s nomination with more than 76% of the vote and will face Balint in November.
In the Democratic primary for state auditor, Tim Ashe won with 74.6% of the vote. He will face Republican H. Brooke Paige, who was unopposed.
The results are from the Associated Press as part of the AP Fund for Journalism’s 2026 Elections Program. The Associated Press is continuing to update results as votes are reported.
How Montpelier Voted
Montpelier voters split their votes in several of Tuesday’s contested Democratic primaries.
In the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Aly Richards received 1,306 votes in Montpelier, compared with 984 for Amanda Janoo.
Molly Gray led the Democratic lieutenant governor race in Montpelier with 1,251 votes, followed by Ryan McLaren with 676 and Esther Charlestin with 340.
In the Washington County state Senate race, Anne Watson led among Montpelier voters with 1,851 votes, followed by Andrew Perchlik with 1,764, Ann Cummings with 1,541, and Gabriel LaJeunesse with 866.
Jared Duval led the Democratic state House race in Montpelier with 1,745 votes, followed by Kate McCann with 1,659 and Pelin Kohn with 865.
In the assistant judge race, Leah Murphy Jones received 1,672 votes, followed by Caleb Curry with 990 and Anne Dielensnyder with 836.
Montpelier voters also gave Democratic U.S. Rep. Becca Balint 2,249 votes in her uncontested primary. In the Democratic auditor’s race, Tim Ashe received 1,447 votes, followed by Nicholas Graeter with 196 and Dan Towle with 175.
