MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Latest on Vermont’s primary election. (all times local):
10:45 p.m.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott is thanking those Republicans who he says have stuck with him “through thick and thin” after winning his party’s primary despite a backlash from his base over gun restrictions he supported.
In the November election, he will face Democrat Christine Hallquist, a former utility executive who is the first transgender candidate to win a major political party’s nomination for governor.
Hallquist said Vermont is leading the way on civil rights. She says the state can be a beacon for the rest of the world.
She says her campaign would focus on the economy and work to do more for the often forgotten bottom 20 percent. She beat three other candidates for the nomination.
Scott defeated Springfield businessman Keith Stern, a perennial candidate who described himself as a conservative Republican and campaigned on financial issues.
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9:30 p.m.
H. Brooke Paige has won the Republican nomination to run for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House.
The perennial candidate is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Peter Welch in the November election.
Paige defeated Anya Tynio (TEEN-yo) in Tuesday’s GOP primary.
Welch was first elected to the House in 2006 and has consistently been one of Vermont’s most popular politicians, easily winning re-election every two years.
Welch, traditionally one of the most liberal members of Congress, says Vermont residents must fight the disastrous policies of President Donald Trump.
Welch was first elected to the U.S. House after Bernie Sanders left the chamber to run for the U.S. Senate seat he now holds.
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9:20 p.m.
A former utility executive from Vermont has become the first transgender candidate to win a major political party’s nomination for governor.
Christine Hallquist defeated three other Democrats in her victory in Tuesday’s primary.
The former CEO of the Vermont Electric Cooperative says she’s running because she feels she has the best plan to help Vermont residents get higher-paying jobs, provide health care for their families and better educate their children.
The 62-year-old Hallquist is part of a wave of LGBTQ candidates seeking higher office across the U.S.
Hallquist is being supported by The Victory Fund, a political action committee that backs LGBTQ candidates across the country. The committed labeled her a “game changer.”
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9:15 p.m.
Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott has won his party’s nomination to run for a second term as the state’s top executive.
Scott angered many people in the GOP base for supporting a series of gun restrictions but on Tuesday defeated Springfield businessman Keith Stern, a perennial candidate who described himself as a conservative Republican and campaigned on financial issues.
Scott based his first term as governor on the premise of making the state more affordable by helping to balance the budget without raising taxes or fees. He supported gun restrictions after what law enforcement authorities said was a narrowly averted school shooting.
Scott lost some voters with his gun stance but was supported by others who favored the restrictions.
8:45
Peter Welch, Vermont’s lone representative in the U.S. House, has won the Democratic nomination to seek re-election in November.
In Tuesday’s balloting, Welch defeated challengers Dan Freilich and Benjamin Mitchell.
Republicans H. Brooke Paige and Anya Tynio (TEEN-yo) sought their party’s nomination to run for the U.S. House seat.
Since Welch was first elected to the House in 2006, he has consistently been one of Vermont’s most popular politicians, easily winning re-election every two years.
Welch, traditionally one of the most liberal members of Congress, says Vermont residents must fight the disastrous policies of President Donald Trump.
Welch was elected to the U.S. House in 2006 after Bernie Sanders left the chamber to run for the U.S. Senate seat he now holds.
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8:35 p.m.
Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has won Vermont’s Democratic Senate primary but is expected to turn down the nomination and support the state’s Democratic candidates, as is his practice.
In Tuesday’s balloting, Sanders defeated little-known candidate Folasade Adeluola (foh-LAH’-shah-day ah-DAY’-loo-hoh-lah), who says she believes Vermont needs a full-time senator.
Sanders is thought to be considering a presidential run in 2020. He already is on Vermont’s November ballot as an independent.
Under Vermont law he cannot appear on the November ballot as both a Democrat and an independent.
In his U.S. Senate races, in 2012 and 2006 he declined the nomination but accepted the formal endorsement of the state’s Democratic Party.
Four little-known candidates were seeking the Republican U.S. Senate nomination.
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7 p.m.
The polls have closed in Vermont where voters were picking nominees for major party candidates for governor, the U.S. Senate and U.S. House.
Vermont and three other states, Connecticut, Minnesota and Wisconsin, are holding primaries on Tuesday.
In Vermont, incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott is facing a challenge from Springfield businessman Keith Stern.
Four Democrats are seeking the party’s nomination to run for governor. They include a former utility executive who, if elected, would become the nation’s first transgender governor, and a 14-year-old boy who is taking advantage of a quirk in state law that does not require gubernatorial candidates to be registered voters.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is appearing on the Democratic ballot, even though he’s already registered to run in November as an independent.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Peter Welch is also facing a primary challenge.
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3:45 p.m.
The town clerk in one Vermont community says primary day voting turnout has been steady and is almost at the point where it was for the March Town Meeting Day.
East Montpelier Town Clerk Rosie Laquerre says she’s surprised because turnout during primary elections is usually low.
Vermonters are voting Tuesday in the primary election that will choose the November candidates for governor, the U.S. Senate and the House.
Incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott is facing a challenge Tuesday from Springfield businessman Keith Stern.
Four Democrats are seeking the gubernatorial nomination, including a former utility executive who, if elected would become the nation’s first trans gender governor, and a 14-year-old boy.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is appearing on the Democratic ballot, even though he’s already registered to run in November as an independent.
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12:52 a.m.
Vermonters are voting Tuesday in the primary election that will choose the November candidates for governor, the U.S. Senate and the House.
Incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott is facing a challenge Tuesday from Springfield businessman Keith Stern.
Four Democrats are on the ballot for the party’s gubernatorial nomination, including a former utility executive who, if elected would become the nation’s first trans gender governor, and a 14-year-old boy who is taking advantage of a quirk in state law that does not require gubernatorial candidates to be registered voters.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is appearing on the Democratic ballot, even though he’s already registered to run in November as an independent.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Peter Welch is also facing a primary challenge.
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