Vermont voters will choose nominees for governor and statewide offices in Aug. 11 primary
Vermont voters are scheduled to choose party nominees for governor and a wide range of other public offices in the statewide primary on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.
The election will determine major-party nominees before the Nov. 3 general election. In addition to the governor’s race, the primary ballot covers statewide constitutional offices, legislative seats and several county positions.
The official primary election warning lists 15 categories of offices, making the Aug. 11 vote a statewide nomination contest rather than a ballot limited to a single top-of-ticket race.
Statewide, legislative and county races
Statewide offices listed on the ballot include U.S. representative, governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, secretary of state, auditor of accounts and attorney general.
Voters also will see contests for State Senate and State Representative. Those legislative races are included alongside the statewide contests on the primary ballot.
The county offices listed in the election warning are probate judge, assistant judge, state’s attorney, sheriff and high bailiff. The offices on a particular voter’s ballot can depend on the relevant district and county contests.
Candidate and district information for the primary has been compiled from filings with the Vermont Secretary of State, according to Vermont Public. The official statewide warning reviewed for the election does not itself provide candidate names or statewide turnout estimates.
One party ballot per voter
Vermont does not register voters by political party. For the primary, however, a voter may vote on only one party ballot.
That means a voter does not need party registration in order to participate, but cannot cast ballots for more than one party’s primary contests in the same election.
The state’s election warning also says voters may register on Election Day and that there is no voter-registration deadline. The Election Day registration option applies to voters who need to register before casting a ballot in the Aug. 11 primary.
Ballots, polling places and the election deadline
Sample ballots for the primary were posted July 22. They provide voters with an opportunity to review the offices and contests before Election Day.
Polling places close at 7 p.m. on Aug. 11. Voters planning to cast a ballot in person should use local election information to identify their polling location.
The statewide warning is a generic form that leaves the polling-place field for local clerks to complete. As a result, it does not supply a single statewide list of polling locations.
The primary will not decide the offices for the full term. Instead, it is the nomination stage for the major parties’ candidates in the contests covered by the ballot. Those nominations will lead into Vermont’s Nov. 3 general election.
For voters, the next known deadline is Election Day itself: Tuesday, Aug. 11, when polls close at 7 p.m. Voters who still need to register may do so that day under the procedures stated in the official warning.
Sources
- Vermont Primary Election Warning — August 11, 2026, Vermont Elections Division / Town of Brandon
- Vermont primary election 2026: Look up who’s on your ballot, Vermont Public