Lachlan Francis, a political consultant from Westminster, beat out Justin Willeau of Vershire for the job in a 33-12 vote at the party’s biennial reorganization.

Though it's an off-year for elections in Vermont, there are still several votes happening around the state on Tuesday.

Voters hit the polls across the country on Tuesday, weighing in on everything from high-stakes political races to municipal funding.

Pam Letourneau-Fallon is one of the fifth grade teachers at the St. Johnsbury School. She actually encouraged the Vermont Secretary of State’s office to adopt the Kid Governor program. She used to teach in Connecticut, where Kid Governor started.

Fifth graders around the state voted last week for one of seven Kid Governor candidates. The election results will be announced next week.

The seven candidates were chosen from among twenty-six nominees, each nominated by their school for the 2025 Statewide Election.