BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Compared to years past, there are fewer contested statewide races on the ballot this year.
However, the primary still has some candidates from which to choose.
For Governor, major party candidates include small business owner Esther Charlestin, climate activist Peter Duval, and incumbent governor Phil Scott.
Charlestin says her priorities include education, housing reform, and climate change resiliency.
Duval says protecting the environment is his top issue.
Gov. Scott is prioritizing affordability and wants to lower costs imposed on Vermonters, including property taxes.
In the race for Lieutenant Governor, there’s a contested race in both major parties.
On the Republican ballot, former Democratic state lawmaker John Rodgers is taking on constitutional conservative and former Rutland alderman Greg Thayer.
Rodgers says taking on property taxes and reforming education funding are his top priorities.
For Thayer, priorities include cutting spending, fighting government overreach, and attracting people to live and stay in Vermont.
On the Democratic ballot, Winooski Deputy Mayor Thomas Renner is challenging incumbent Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman.
Renner’s focus is building more housing to keep the next generation of Vermonters in the state.
Zuckerman’s top priorities are housing, climate, and intellectual freedom.