Vermont’s earliest primary ever is today and low turnout is expected despite numerous campaigns that will be sorted by voters at the ballot box.
There are a number of Vermont House and Senate seats that face primaries. In the top tier races, three Democrats are dueling for the Lieutenant Governor’s seat to replace outgoing Republican Phil Scott who faces off against Bruce Lisman in the gubernatorial race. There are five Democrats running for governor. Despite the number of primaries, Middlebury College Political Science Chair Bert Johnson expects turnout to be low. “It’s unpredictable who’s going to come out on top because it’s not predictable who’s going to actually turn out to vote on an early August Tuesday.”
Vermont’s polls will be open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday.