Voters in Vermont head to the polls to cast their votes in the presidential race as well as several significant down-ballot races.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott is seeking reelection Tuesday to a fifth term in heavily Democratic Vermont, this time facing off against Esther Charlestin, a Democrat-progressive who is a newcomer to statewide politics.

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent beloved by progressives, is seeking to win a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The 83-year-old senator is a self-described democratic socialist who caucuses with the Democrats and twice came close to winning the presidential nomination.

The 2024 general election is the first time firearms are banned at polls -- with an exception for law enforcement personnel -- in Vermont.

Voters in Vermont may have hope that their vote could have a national impact in the very near future on a level we have never seen before in our republic.

Vermont Treasurer Mike Pieciak and former Mayor Miro Weinberger will lead a group of volunteers to Scranton, Pennsylvania for the Harris-Walz campaign on November 2. The bus trip will make two stops to pick people up from Rutland and Williston before leaving the state.

All three of Vermont's FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are slated to close temporarily on Nov. 5, the day of the general election.

While incumbent Gov. Phil Scott has already endorsed Rodgers, former Govs. Peter Shumlin and Jim Douglas also backed the GOP candidate on Wednesday.

For those holding out to vote in-person on Election Day, you may or may not need to show your ID. It all depends on where you live.

"I think Harris is going to win easily" said Stevens, who also fears the post-election will "be the most dangerous period in America since the Civil War”

We're lucky in Vermont to have a little less vitriol than they do in some parts of this country, but we are not immune to it,” said Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas on Tuesday.

It isn’t unusual for major donors to coordinate their efforts to maximize their political impact. But this year, their contributions dwarf those made by others.