What's on the ballot in Vermont? Here are the statewide candidates and ballot items.

Lilly St. Angelo, Burlington Free Press
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Correction: Joe Benning is the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Benning's first name was incorrect in a previous version of this article.

Election day falls on Nov. 8 this year, and results will decide who represents and leads Vermonters at home and in Washington for the years to come.

With several state elections wide open after incumbents stepped down or decided not to run again, Vermonters will have decisions to make, some of them potentially history-making. Becca Balint would be the first woman to represent Vermont in Congress if she wins in November.

Local races for state representatives, state senators, judges, sheriffs, state's attorneys and high bailiffs will vary by location, but all Vermonters will see these names and constitutional amendments on their November ballot:

U.S. senator

  • Gerald Malloy, Weathersfield (Republican)

  • Peter Welch, Norwich (Democrat)

  • Mark Coester, Westminster (Independent)

  • Stephen Duke, Calais (Independent)

  • Dawn Marie Ellis, Burlington (Independent)

  • Ms. Cris Ericson, Chester (Independent)

  • Kerry Patrick Raheb, Bennington (Independent)

  • Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout, Dummerston (Green Mountain)

U.S. representative to Congress

  • Liam Madden, Rockingham (Republican)

  • Becca Balint, Brattleboro (Democrat)

  • Matt Druzba, Burlington (Independent)

  • Adam Ortiz, Rutland City (Independent)

  • Luke Talbot, Brighton (Independent)

  • Ericka Redic, Burlington (Libertarian)

Governor

  • Phil Scott, Berlin (Republican, incumbent)

  • Brenda Siegel, Newfane (Progressive/Democrat)

  • Bernard Peters, Irasburg (Independent)

  • Kevin Hoyt, Bennington (Independent)

  • Peter Duval, Underhill (Independent)

Lieutenant governor

  • Joe Benning, Lyndon (Republican)

  • David Zuckerman, Hinesburg (Progressive/Democrat)

  • Ian G. Diamondstone, Putney (Green Mountain)

State treasurer

  • H. Brooke Paige, Washington (Republican)

  • Mike Pieciak, Winooski (Democrat)

Secretary of state

  • H. Brook Paige, Washington (Republican)

  • Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Bradford (Democrat)

Auditor of accounts

  • Richard "Rick" Morton, Brattleboro (Republican)

  • Doug Hoffer, Burlington (Democrat/Progressive, incumbent)

Attorney general

  • Michael Tagliavia, Corinth (Republican)

  • Charity R. Clark, Williston (Democrat)

Proposed constitutional amendments

Reproductive liberty amendment

Amend the Vermont Constitution by adding Article 22 to read: “Article 22. [Personal reproductive liberty] That an individual’s right to personal reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity to determine one’s own life course and shall not be denied or infringed unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”

Slavery ban

Amend the Vermont Constitution by amending Article 1 of Chapter 1 to read: “Article 1. [All persons born free; their natural rights; slavery and indentured servitude prohibited] That all persons are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent, and unalienable rights, amongst which are the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety; therefore no person born in this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be holden by law, to serve any person as a servant, slave or apprentice, after arriving to the age of twenty-one years, unless bound by the person’s own consent, after arriving to such age, or bound by law for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like slavery and indentured servitude in any form are prohibited.

This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont elections 2022: Statewide candidates and ballot items