Malloy wins GOP race for Congress

Ashe wins Auditor nomination

George wins despite losing Burlington – see Burlington Daily News report

By Sam Douglass and Guy Page

Former Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray is a step closer to regaining her old office. She pulled in 57.34% of the vote against newcomer Ryan McLaren, who garnered 26.09%, and Esther Charlestin who received 10.30%. 

As of 10:45 AM Tuesday August 12, 241 out of 247 towns had reported. The holdouts were small rural towns whose votes unlikely to significantly affect the outcome of any races.

Gray now moves onto the November general election to face incumbent Lt. Governor John Rodgers. If Gray is successful in her bid, this November will be the second election in a row where the incumbent Lt. Governor lost to a challenger. 

Rodgers issued a statement shortly following the announcement calling out his new Democratic opponent for being out-of-touch.

“I’ve always believed in putting people before politics and working with anyone, regardless of party, when it benefits Vermont. Now, Vermonters have a clear choice this November about the future of our state.

Our campaign will be about the issues that matter to working Vermonters: making our state more affordable, lowering property taxes and health care costs, protecting our rural communities and property rights, and pushing back on regulations that make it harder to live, work, and build a future here.

On each of these, the progressives and out-of-touch legislators in Montpelier, led by Molly Gray, have failed.

I look forward to the remainder of this campaign, to serious discussions about the differences in our records and our priorities, and to earning the support of Vermonters this November.”

Malloy gets GOP nod for Congress – For the third consecutive election, Gerald Malloy of Weathersfield has won a Republican primary election for a federal office. He pulled in 68% of the vote against Republican political veteran Mark Coester, who secured 19%.

Malloy, who was the GOP nominee for Senate in the previous two election cycles, now moves onto the November general election to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Becca Balint.

George wins – Incumbent Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George held off a strong primary challenge from Bram Kranichfeld late into last night, winning the Democratic nomination by a narrower margin than she had just four years earlier. Sheriff Dan Gamelin defeated challenger Kevin Bloom by 11 points. READ FULL COVERAGE IN BURLINGTON DAILY NEWS.

Read results from Secretary of State’s website at electionresults.vermont.gov. Read the most updated VDC election results here.