The leader of Vermont’s state Senate, Becca Balint, won the Democratic Party primary on Tuesday for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, meaning she could become the first woman and the first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress.In deep blue Vermont, it’s likely the Democratic candidate will also clinch the general election in November. A win by Balint, who is white, would help erase what some consider to be the blot on the liberal state’s reputation of only being represented by white men.Balint garnered support from the progressive wing of the state party, including the state’s independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, and national progressive leaders such as Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Balint had campaigned with Sanders late last month.Balint defeated Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, the centrist candidate who was supported by the state’s Democratic establishment including Leahy and former Democratic governors Howard Dean and Madeleine Kunin.Below are the latest election results for Tuesday’s primary elections in Vermont.This page has live, up-to-the-minute results for elections from across the state. Scroll down to see results. Data will be updated as soon as possible after polls close at 7 p.m.If you don’t see results above, click here.Back to full election results.
The leader of Vermont’s state Senate, Becca Balint, won the Democratic Party primary on Tuesday for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, meaning she could become the first woman and the first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress.
In deep blue Vermont, it’s likely the Democratic candidate will also clinch the general election in November. A win by Balint, who is white, would help erase what some consider to be the blot on the liberal state’s reputation of only being represented by white men.
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Balint garnered support from the progressive wing of the state party, including the state’s independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, and national progressive leaders such as Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Balint had campaigned with Sanders late last month.
Balint defeated Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, the centrist candidate who was supported by the state’s Democratic establishment including Leahy and former Democratic governors Howard Dean and Madeleine Kunin.
Below are the latest election results for Tuesday’s primary elections in Vermont.
This page has live, up-to-the-minute results for elections from across the state. Scroll down to see results. Data will be updated as soon as possible after polls close at 7 p.m.
If you don’t see results above, click here.
