For the 2024 election, Vermont Public is committed to providing Vermonters with what you need to make informed decisions at the ballot box. We’re focused on the stakes of the election, and that starts by putting people – not preconceived ideas – at the center of our reporting process. We’re taking our cues from you. What do you want the candidates to be discussing as they compete for your votes? What issues do you care about? What questions about voting do you have?
Vermont Public's 2024 primary election debates
Vermont Public is hosting a series of debates featuring the major-party candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.
All debates will air live during Vermont Edition at noon on our main radio station and streaming at vermontpublic.org. The debates will broadcast on our main TV channel the same day at 7 p.m. and will be available on demand on our YouTube channel, on PBS platforms and on the Vermont Edition podcast feed.
Thursday, July 26 — Democrats for Governor, hosted by Mitch Wertlieb
Watch, listen or read highlights and a transcript here.
Tuesday, July 30 — Republicans for Lieutenant Governor, hosted by Mikaela Lefrak
- Gregory Thayer
- John Rodgers
Wednesday, July 31 — Democrats for Lieutenant Governor, hosted by Mikaela Lefrak
- David Zuckerman
- Thomas Renner
Share your thoughts using the form below — and sign up to get email updates from Vermont Public throughout the election season. Or you can give us a call at 802-552-8899.
_
Front Porch Forum is Vermont Public's lead outreach partner for the Citizens Agenda project. Their mission is to help neighbors connect and build resilient communities through civil and engaging local online forums.
We're also partnering with America Amplified to answer your questions about the voting process. Submit a question and stay tuned for more information.
Chat with us in the community
- Tuesday, July 30, 11:30-1:30 p.m. at the Barton Hub Community Meal at the Barton Memorial Building
- Saturday, Aug. 10, 11-1 p.m. at the Rutland Free Library
Want to help? Join our democracy street team.
Latest election stories
-
Vermont GOP Chair Paul Dame says the jury is still out for some Vermont Republicans regarding former President Donald Trump's current campaign. -
During the Vermont Public debate, the candidates differed on many topics including housing policy, growing the state’s population and addressing the opioid crisis. -
Vermont's 2024 primary election is Tuesday, Aug. 13. Vermont Public will host a series of debates in July featuring the major-party candidates for governor and lieutenant governor — and we want your questions for the candidates. -
Middlebury political scientist Matthew Dickinson and politician-turned-journalist Myers Mermel discuss news from the Biden and Trump campaigns.
-
President Biden announced that he will discontinue his campaign to seek a second term in the White House, throwing the Democratic race for 2024 wide open. -
The father of three is currently the junior senator of Ohio, and author of the 2016 memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy', a New York Times bestseller. -
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch said President Joe Biden's debate performance, coupled with worsening polling numbers in key states, pushed him to call for the president's withdrawal from the race. Welch said he supports an open process to identify a candidate who can beat Trump. -
Peter Welch has become the first Democratic U.S. senator to call for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. -
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s not confident President Joe Biden can win the election this fall in the wake of last week's debate. But like most of the rest of the Democrats in Congress, he says he does not want Biden to step aside. -
Last month, early voting started for Vermont's primary election. Vermont's 45-day window to vote either by mail or in person is the longest in the country. Primary election day is Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.
