On Monday, Vermont Edition aired interviews with the two candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Vermont state auditor. Political newcomer Nicholas Graeter is running against the current deputy state auditor and former state senator, Tim Ashe.

The Republican candidate for auditor, H. Brooke Paige, is <a href="https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-06-23/why-h-brooke-paige-appear-4-times-republican-primary-ballot">running uncontested</a>. The primary election is on Aug. 11, and <a href="https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/voters/early-absentee-voting">early voting</a> is already underway.

Meet the Democratic candidates for Vermont state auditor + UNH poll: young Vermonters find state unaffordable

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