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by Taylor Dobbs vtdigger.orgAfter an initially weak showing by Republicans in the last two weeks’petition filing window, the party finished strong, fielding candidates for all statewide except Secretary of State.
(See full, unofficial list of all candidates below.)
Jim Condos will run unopposed for re-election, but all other incumbents in statewide offices will have to hit the campaign trail and beat out opposition, some in an Aug. 28 primary.
The filing period, lasting roughly two weeks, opened May 29. Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock was among the first to file that day, but Republican candidates were hard to come by.
â At this point, thatâ s all I have,’Vermont GOP chairman Jack Lindley said in a May 29 interview, speaking about Wendy Wilton and Randy Brock, who besides incumbent Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, were the only Republicans to have announced their candidacy for statewide office.