Thank you, Middlesex! 1,129 of our 1,581 registered voters cast ballots, a turnout of 71%. Of those, 706 voted by absentee or mailed ballot. A special thank you to our election officials, volunteers and Board of Civil Authority, who worked from early morning through the evening count.
A heartfelt thank you to our volunteers. More than 20 neighbors gave their time to staff the polls, from the 7:00 a.m. opening through the evening count. Our election officials, Board of Civil Authority and Selectboard members greeted voters, checked in neighbors, guided ballots and counted write-ins late into the night. Elections in a small town depend entirely on people like them, and we are deeply grateful.
These are Middlesex’s election night results, as reported to the Secretary of State. 1,127 ballots were counted, and 2 returned ballots were defective and could not be counted. Statewide and district results are on the Secretary of State’s website.
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
- Proposal 3 (Right to Collectively Bargain): Yes 792, No 258
- Proposal 4 (Equality of Rights): Yes 869, No 192
Representative to Congress
Becca Balint (D) 811 • Gerald Malloy (R) 264 • Suzanne “Suz” Seymour (I) 13 • Adam Ortiz (I) 8 • Phoenix K. Altair (I) 5 • Ryan P. Walton (I) 4
Governor
Amanda Janoo (D/P) 632 • Phil Scott (R) 472 • Brian Judd (I) 8 • Dean Roy (Freedom and Unity) 3 • June Goodband (Peace and Justice) 1 • Write-ins 2
Lieutenant Governor
Molly Gray (D) 763 • John S. Rodgers (R) 328 • Write-ins 6
State Treasurer
Mike Pieciak (D) 769 • Lynn LaFleur (R) 259 • Zachary Hampl (P) 43 • Write-ins 1
Secretary of State
Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D) 732 • H. Brooke Paige (R) 264 • Rachel Shaw (P) 65 • Write-ins 2
Auditor of Accounts
Tim Ashe (D) 795 • Ivar Kronick (R) 256 • Write-ins 1
Attorney General
Charity R. Clark (D) 812 • Edwin Howell Kemon (R) 260 • Write-ins 5
State Senator, Washington District (vote for three)
Ann Cummings (D) 704 • Anne Watson (D/P) 673 • Andrew Perchlik (D/P) 649 • Rob LaClair (R) 368 • Christopher A. Neddo (R) 269 • Peter Schmeeckle (R) 242 • Write-ins 2
State Representative, Washington-5
Ela Chapin (D) 860 • Write-ins 21
Probate Judge
Andrea Gallitano (I) 746 • Write-ins 8
Assistant Judge (vote for two)
Leah Murphy Jones (D) 625 • Anne Dielensnyder (D) 590 • Ture Nelson (R) 277 • Daniel Gates (I) 166 • Write-ins 5
State’s Attorney
Michelle Donnelly (D/R) 796 • Write-ins 6
Sheriff
Marc Poulin (D/R) 776 • Write-ins 13
High Bailiff
Shawn McManis (D/R) 786 • Write-ins 6
Justices of the Peace (vote for six)
Please join us in congratulating our Justices of the Peace for 2027–2029! Returning are Dorinda Crowell, John Demeter, Jan Thouron and Chris McVeigh. We’re delighted to welcome Sarah Braun Hamilton, who joins them as a newly elected Justice of the Peace. Thank you to each of them for stepping up to serve on the Board of Civil Authority. Their terms begin February 1, 2027. Dorinda Crowell received 822 votes. Write candidates, Chris McVeigh, Jan Thouron, John Demeter and Sarah Braun Hamilton, received 194, 95, 91, and 118 votes respectively.
School District Articles
The WCUUSD and Career Center articles were voted in several member towns, and their ballots are counted together. Results will be posted here when the districts announce them.
- WCUUSD: U-32 ground lease to the Career Center — APPROVED
Yes 1,887 • No 1,220 (3,150 ballots cast across Berlin, Calais, East Montpelier, Middlesex and Worcester; Middlesex cast 625). Certified by the WCUUSD District Clerk, November 4, 2026. - CVCC: $54.9 million bond and 30-year ground lease — results will be posted when the Career Center announces them.
Thank you again to our Board of Civil Authority for their hard work this election season. The BCA’s Justices of the Peace and Selectboard members appointed and swore in our election officials and processed early ballots on recent Friday mornings. They were on hand all day on November 3 and stayed late into the night to review ballots and finish the count. Their care and steady attention to detail helped make sure every vote was counted.
Brigid Browning
Town Clerk
As a result of the most recent Middlesex Town Meeting, the following are the outcomes of the Articles in the most recent above Town Report.
ARTICLE 1: Town Moderator - Susan Clark
ARTICLE 2: To elect all necessary officers for the ensuing year. (To be voted by an Australian ballot.)
- Town Clerk 3-year term - Brigid Browning
- Treasurer 1-year term - Cheryl Grandfield
- Collector of Delinquent Taxes 1-year term - Cheryl Grandfield
- Town Clerk 3-year term - Brigid Browning
- Treasurer 1-year term - Cheryl Grandfield
- Collector of Delinquent Taxes 1-year term - Cheryl Grandfield
- Select Board 1 year of a 2-year term - Paul Cerminara
- Select Board 2-year term - Elizabeth J. Scharf
- Select Board 3-year term - Zara Vincent
- Budget Committee 3-year term - Samantha Beaudoin
- Budget Committee 3-year term - Dorinda Crowell
- Budget Committee 2 years of a 3-year term
- Cemetery Commission 3-year term - Gary Lamell
- Cemetery Commission 1 year of a 3-year term
- Cemetery Commission 2 years of a 3-year term
- Planning Commission 3-year term - Thomas Jackman
- Lister 3-year term - Sean J. McVeigh
- Moderator for the ensuing year - Susan Clark
ARTICLE 3: To hear Town Officers’ reports
ARTICLE 4: Shall the Town voters authorize payment of all property taxes to the Town Treasurer, as provided by law and without discount, in four installments as follows: the first installment will be due on or before 5:00 PM, August 20, 2026; the second installment will be due on or before 5:00 PM, November 20, 2026; the third installment will be due on or before 5:00 PM, February 20, 2027, and the fourth installment will be due on or before 5:00 PM, May 20, 2027, except if postmarked by the US Postal Service on or before the aforementioned dates accordingly? (32 V.S.A. § 4773)
PASSED
ARTICLE 5: Shall the Town vote that taxes payable in installments will bear interest at a rate not to exceed 0.5% per month or fraction thereof from the due date of each installment? (32 V.S.A. §4873)
PASSED
ARTICLE 6: To vote a fiscal 2026-27 budget of $2,261,978.14 to meet the expenses and liabilities of the Town and authorize the Select Board to set a tax rate sufficient to provide the same. (THIS ARTICLE WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 5:15 PM)
PASSED
A Special Town Meeting on this Budget was held May 9, 2026 which resulted in accepting the PASSED budget from March’s Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 7: Shall the Town voters authorize the Select Board to appoint a Town Clerk for a 3-year term as provided in (17 V.S.A. § 2651e) and authorize non-resident appointments for the Town Clerk position, as provided in (17 V.S.A. § 2646a)?
PASSED
ARTICLE 8: Shall the Town voters authorize the Select Board to appoint a Treasurer for a 1-year term as provided in (17 V.S.A § 265lf) and authorize non-resident appointments for the Treasurer position, as provided in (17 V.S.A. § 2646a)?
PASSED
ARTICLE 9: Shall the Town voters appropriate expenditures of $1,050.00 to support the Central Vermont Council on Aging? (By Petition)
PASSED
ARTICLE 10: Shall the Town voters authorize expenditures of $4,500.00 to support Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice? (By Petition)
PASSED
ARTICLE 11: Shall the Town voters authorize expenditures of $38,480.00 to support the Kellogg-Hubbard Library? (By Petition)
PASSED
ARTICLE 12: Shall the Town voters authorize expenditures of $6,000.00 to support the Montpelier Senior Activity Center? (By Petition)
PASSED
ARTICLE 13: Shall the Town voters authorize expenditures of $2,500.00 to support the North Branch Nature Center? (By Petition)
PASSED
ARTICLE 14: Shall the Town voters authorize expenditures of $7,500.00 to support the Waterbury Area Senior Center Association’s (WASCA) Meals on Wheels program which serves the residents of Middlesex? (By Petition)
PASSED
ARTICLE 15: Shall the Town voters authorize expenditures of $1,500.00 to Youth First Mentoring? (By Petition)
PASSED
ARTICLE 16: Shall the Town voters authorize expenditures of $1000.00 to The Children’s Room (By Petition)
PASSEDARTICLE 17: Shall the Town voters appropriate the sum of $5,000 to the Middlesex Conservation Fund? (By Select Board)
PASSEDARTICLE 18: To see if the Town of Middlesex will appropriate a sum not to exceed $3,742.00 to support the following organizations, pursuant to (24 V.S.A. § 2691):
PASSED- American Red Cross $250.00
- CV Adult Education $250.00
- CV Economic Development Corp $250.00
- Circle $199.00
- Community Harvest of CV $250.00
- Elevate Youth Services $250.00
- Family Center of Wash. Cty $250.00
- Green Mt. Transit Agency $249.00
- Green Up Vermont $100.00
- Montpelier Veterans Council $250.00
- MOSAIC (Sexual Assault Crisis Team) $250.00
- Our House of CV $250.00
- VT Assoc for Blind & Visually Impaired $249.00
State Primary — Tuesday, August 11 — Sample Ballots
August 11 Primary — Results
The Official Return of Votes is posted on our home page. A summary is below.
WCUUSD Articles of Agreement
The amendment passed district-wide, 1,711 Approved to 1,365 Not Approved. WCUUSD School Board Chair Diane Nichols-Fleming wrote: “We recognize that the outcome of this vote will be received in many different ways across our community. As we move forward together, we remain dedicated to our community and our shared future. As always, our commitment to serving our communities, our staff, and most importantly, our students, remains our highest priority.”
Turnout
609 of Middlesex’s 1,586 registered voters cast ballots — just over 38% — including 154 returned absentee ballots. Of those, 512 were Democratic, 96 Republican, and 1 Progressive. There were no defective ballots.
Contested races — Middlesex totals
Democratic
- Governor — Aly Richards 277, Amanda Janoo 205
- Lieutenant Governor — Molly Gray 286, Ryan McLaren 130, Esther Charlestin 53
- State Senate (3 seats) — Anne Watson 356, Andrew Perchlik 329, Ann Cummings 299, Gabriel Lajeunesse 190
- Auditor of Accounts — Tim Ashe 298, Nicholas Graeter 38, Dan Towle 33
- Assistant Judge (2 seats) — Leah Murphy Jones 254, Anne Dielensnyder 196, Caleb Curry 160
Republican
- U.S. Representative — Gerald Malloy 57, Mark Coester 14
- State Senate — Rob LaClair 72, Christopher A. Neddo 58, Peter Schmeeckle 47
Unopposed candidates and complete totals are in the Official Return of Votes.