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Vermont voters head to the polls after 131,000 early ballots were returned as of Oct. 28, with the governor’s race razor close.

A potluck and a debate. That’s how Kirby, a small town in the Northeast Kingdom, got ready for Election Day. Kirby has 575 residents, according to the 2020 census. Dozens of them gathered Oct. 15 at the Kirby Town Hall to eat meatballs and casseroles and to hear from all five candidates vying for two seats in the Vermont House from the Caledonia-Essex district.

Phil Scott, America’s most popular governor, trails Democrat Amanda Janoo in the final UNH poll of deep-blue Vermont.

Amanda Janoo, the Democrat challenging Gov. Phil Scott, talks about living in Burlington and her plans for housing and stronger state support if elected.

Democrats could gain control of multiple New England state legislatures and governorships, potentially turning the region into a near one-party stronghold.

In a less partisan era, Lieutenant Governor John Rodgers might be just the kind of character who would waltz to reelection in Vermont, a ticket-splitting state that has simultaneously sent a Brooklyn-born democratic socialist to the Senate and a racecar-driving Republican to the governor’s office.

Public approval for organized labor stands at a remarkable 71 percent, according to Gallup—its highest level since 1957. Even a 52 percent majority of Republicans approve of labor unions. This November 3, Vermont will likely pass a ballot initiative enshrining in the state constitution the right to join a union, effectively barring legislative passage of a “right-to-work” law (i.e., a law freeing workers from paying non-member fees to unions...

As workers’ rights are rolled back nationally, a constitutional amendment on the November ballot would keep Vermont lawmakers from undoing collective bargaining protections.