Montpelier – In Tuesday’s primary elections, candidates prioritizing bold climate action and a healthy environment consistently won their races. Voters came out strong for Vermont Conservation Voters-endorsed candidates—resulting in 3 statewide wins, 7 wins in the Senate (plus one race too close to call), and 7 wins in the House.
Lauren Hierl, Executive Director of Vermont Conservation Voters stated: “The results of the primaries show how important addressing the climate crisis is to Vermont voters. The vast majority of candidates who ran on ambitious environmental platforms won their races. Vermont was fortunate to have many exceptional candidates step up to run who prioritized supporting Vermont’s communities by addressing climate change and other pressing social and environmental challenges. Vermont Conservation Voters thanks all the candidates who ran in this election, and congratulates the winners.”
Before the primaries, VCV released a series of endorsements of candidates whose values and actions align with our vision for Vermont to advance and defend policies that protect the environment and promote health, while advancing social, racial, and economic justice, and strengthening our democracy.
The following VCV-endorsed candidates were in contested primaries and won their races:
STATEWIDE
- David Zuckerman (Lieutenant Governor)
- Charity Clark (Attorney General)
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas (Secretary of State)
SENATE
- Phil Baruth (Chittenden Central 1)
- Tanya Vyhovsky (Chittenden Central 1)
- Ginny Lyons (Chittenden Southeast 1)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale (Chittenden Southeast 1)
- Andrew Perchlik (Washington 1)
- Anne Watson (Washington 1)
- Nader Hashim (Windham 1)
HOUSE
- Peter Conlon (Addison 2)
- Jill Krowinski (Chittenden 16)
- Conor Casey (Washington 4),
- Marc Mihaly (Washington 6)
- John Bartholomew (Windsor 1)
- Coach Christie (Windsor 6)
- Jim Masland (Windsor Orange 2)
In the Senate, Vermont Conservation Voters also endorsed Erhard Mahnke (Chittenden Central 1) whose race is currently too close to call, and Jared Duval (Washington 1) who lost his race. In the House, VCV also endorsed Ryan Addarrio (Chittenden 16), and Mike Yantachka (Chittenden 5), who did not prevail.
For its endorsement process, VCV invited all statewide candidates to participate in an interview process. In addition to holding interviews, staff gathers information about each candidate interested in our endorsement’s environmental voting record and demonstrated leadership if they previously served in office, as well as examples from their career and work they’ve done in their communities that aligns with our mission. The VCV Board of Directors votes on all endorsements.
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Vermont Voters Overwhelmingly Elect Candidates Calling for Bold Climate Action in Democratic Primaries
Montpelier – In Tuesday’s primary elections, candidates prioritizing bold climate action and a healthy environment consistently won their races. Voters came out strong for Vermont Conservation Voters-endorsed candidates—resulting in 3 statewide wins, 7 wins in the Senate (plus one race too close to call), and 7 wins in the House.
Lauren Hierl, Executive Director of Vermont Conservation Voters stated: “The results of the primaries show how important addressing the climate crisis is to Vermont voters. The vast majority of candidates who ran on ambitious environmental platforms won their races. Vermont was fortunate to have many exceptional candidates step up to run who prioritized supporting Vermont’s communities by addressing climate change and other pressing social and environmental challenges. Vermont Conservation Voters thanks all the candidates who ran in this election, and congratulates the winners.”
Before the primaries, VCV released a series of endorsements of candidates whose values and actions align with our vision for Vermont to advance and defend policies that protect the environment and promote health, while advancing social, racial, and economic justice, and strengthening our democracy.
The following VCV-endorsed candidates were in contested primaries and won their races:
STATEWIDE
- David Zuckerman (Lieutenant Governor)
- Charity Clark (Attorney General)
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas (Secretary of State)
SENATE
- Phil Baruth (Chittenden Central 1)
- Tanya Vyhovsky (Chittenden Central 1)
- Ginny Lyons (Chittenden Southeast 1)
- Kesha Ram Hinsdale (Chittenden Southeast 1)
- Andrew Perchlik (Washington 1)
- Anne Watson (Washington 1)
- Nader Hashim (Windham 1)
HOUSE
- Peter Conlon (Addison 2)
- Jill Krowinski (Chittenden 16)
- Conor Casey (Washington 4),
- Marc Mihaly (Washington 6)
- John Bartholomew (Windsor 1)
- Coach Christie (Windsor 6)
- Jim Masland (Windsor Orange 2)
In the Senate, Vermont Conservation Voters also endorsed Erhard Mahnke (Chittenden Central 1) whose race is currently too close to call, and Jared Duval (Washington 1) who lost his race. In the House, VCV also endorsed Ryan Addarrio (Chittenden 16), and Mike Yantachka (Chittenden 5), who did not prevail.
For its endorsement process, VCV invited all statewide candidates to participate in an interview process. In addition to holding interviews, staff gathers information about each candidate interested in our endorsement’s environmental voting record and demonstrated leadership if they previously served in office, as well as examples from their career and work they’ve done in their communities that aligns with our mission. The VCV Board of Directors votes on all endorsements.
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