Primary election set for Tuesday, Aug. 26
Cynthia Prairie | Aug 19, 2014 | Comments 0
©The Chester Telegraph – 2014
The primary election is being held next Tuesday, Aug. 26, to determine which candidates will represent their parties during the November General Election.
Seventeen offices are on each ballot and no party has put someone up for every position.
Since Vermont is an open primary state, voters will be given all four ballots, but they may cast votes only for one party’s ballot. The other three ballots will be put aside by elections officials at your poll. The parties are Progressive, Liberty Union, Republican and Democrat.
- For Chester voters, voting will take place at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Andover voters can go to the polls between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Andover Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Road.
- Londonderry voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Twitchell Building, 100 Old School St. in South Londonderry.
- Weston Town Office, 12 Lawrence Hill Road, will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for voting.
- And Grafton Town Hall, 117 Main St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., for voting.
Below is a chart of the seats, the parties and their candidates.
Primary Election 2014
Who is running for which state office, what their party is and where they are from| PARTY POSITION | Progressive Party | Liberty Union Party | Republican Party | Democratic Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Rep. for Congress (vote for one) | --- | Matthew Andrews, Plainfield | Mark Donka, Hartford Donald W. Nolte, Derby Donald Russell, Shelburne | Peter Welch, Norwich |
| Governor of Vermont (vote for one) | --- | Pete Diamond, Brattleboro | Steve Berry, Wolcott Scott Milne, Pomfret Emily Peyton, Putney | H. Brooke Paige, Washington Peter Shumlin, East Montpelier |
| Lieutenant Governor (vote for one) | Dean Corren, Burlington | Marina Brown, Charleston | Phil Scott, Berlin | --- |
| State Treasurer (vote for one) | --- | Murray Ngoima, Pomfret | --- | Beth Pearce, Barre City |
| Secretary of State (vote for one) | Ben Eastwood, Montpelier | Mary Alice Herbert, Putney | --- | Jim Condos, Montpelier |
| Auditor of Accounts (vote for one) | --- | --- | --- | Doug Hoffer, Burlington |
| Attorney General (vote for one) | --- | Rosemarie Jackowski, Bennington | --- | H. Brooke Paige, Washington William H. Sorrell, Burlington |
| State Senator (vote for up to three) | --- | --- | --- | John Campbell, Hartford Richard "Dick" McCormack, Bethel Alice W. Nitka, Ludlow |
| State Representative (vote for one) | --- | --- | --- | Leigh J. Dakin, Chester |
| Probate Judge (vote for one) | --- | --- | --- | Joanne Ertel, Woodstock |
| Assistant Judge (vote for up to two) | --- | --- | --- | Jack W. Anderson, Woodstock Ellen Terie, Hartland |
| State's Attorney (vote for one) | --- | --- | --- | Michael Kainen, Hartford |
| Sheriff (vote for one) | --- | --- | Michael Chamberlain, Woodstock | --- |
| High Bailiff (vote for one) | --- | --- | Raymond Herb III, West Windsor | Michael E. Manley, Hartford |
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