Election Previews, Vermont – Journal Opinion

Orange County Sheriff: Incumbent Bill Bohnyak, 64, has served as sheriff for the past 15 years. He’s being challenged by Orange County High Bailiff George Contois, 73, a former deputy at the department who worked for almost three decades with the Vermont State Police.

Orange 1 House District race: State Rep. Samantha Lefebvre, R-Orange, hopes to win reelection, while former Rep. Carl Demrow, D-Corinth, is aiming to return to the capitol.

Orange County Senate race: Incumbent state Sen. Mark MacDonald, D-Williamstown, and former gubernatorial candidate John Klar, a Republican from Brookfield, are each focusing on how the state should respond to two global issues in their race for the Orange County Senate District seat: climate change and fractured supply chains.