HARDWICK AREA – Local election contests for Vermont House and Senate races appearing on ballots November 5 in the eleven towns covered by The Gazette include the Caledonia District Senate race to represent Hardwick, Stannard and Walden, where Democrat Amanda Cochrane is running against GOP Rep. Scott Beck for the state Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jane Kitchel
In the Orleans District Senate race to represent Craftsbury and Greensboro, Rep. Katherine Sims (D) is running against Republican Samuel Douglass.
Three senators will be chosen from four candidates for Washington District Senate to represent Marshfield, Plainfield and Northfield. Democratic incumbents Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Andrew Perchlik and Sen. Anne Watson face GOP businessman Donald Koch.
In the Lamoille Senate District representing Wolcott, incumbent GOP Sen. Richard Hessman is running against Independent Maureen Heck.
In the Caledonia-2 House race to represent Hardwick, Stannard and Walden, Democrat Sabrina Morrison is running against Republican candidate Micheal Southworth to replace Rep. Joseph Troiano, who did not file to run for re-election.
In the Orleans-4 House race to represent Craftsbury and Greensboro, Democrat Leanne Harple of Glover, a Hazen Union teacher, is running against Albany businessman Tony Daniels.
In the Washington-6 House race to represent Calais, Marshfield and Plainfield, incumbent Rep. Marc Mihaly is running unopposed.
In the Caledonia-Washington House race to represent Cabot, Republican Greg Burtt is running against Democrat Thomas Ziobrowski.
Two House members will be chosen in the Lamoille-Washington House race to represent Woodbury. The four candidates on the ballot are incumbent Democrat Rep. Saudia Lamont, Democrat David Yacovone and Republicans Charles Burnham and Nick Lopez.
Two House members will be chosen in the Lamoille-2 House race to represent Wolcott. The four candidates on the ballot are incumbent Democrat Rep. Daniel Noyes, Democrat Jim Ryan and Republicans Richard Bailey and Malcolm Teale.
Hardwick Community Television (HCTV) and The Hardwick Gazette, in a joint project, interviewed 27 primary candidates running for Vermont House and Senate in the 11 towns covered by the Gazette. Videos of those interviews are posted online at hctv.us, by selecting “2024 Election.” Information is grouped by each primary race. Due to time and equipment issues, candidates from the primary elections have not been reorganized to show only candidates in the November general election, or to add new candidates added as write-ins. Look for updates in the near future.
Paul Fixx is editor of The Hardwick Gazette and lives in Hardwick.
