(NewsNation) — Voters in Vermont will cast their ballots Tuesday in some key races in the 2024 election.
Presidential race in Vermont
Vice President Kamala Harris is projected to win Vermont.
US Senate race in Vermont
Three-term Senator Bernie Sanders is projected to win reelection in a state that has long supported one of the Senate’s most liberal and outspoken voices.
Sanders is an independent. He was a Democratic congressman for 16 years and still caucuses with the Democrats.
The 82-year-old progressive will battle Republican Gerald Malloy, a businessman and Army veteran. Malloy has positioned his campaign around pushing back on policies Sanders has worked on.
US House race in Vermont
Voters will also elect one candidate to serve in the House from the state’s at-large congressional district.
Democratic Rep. Becca Balint, Vermont’s first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress, is running for a second term.
She faces Republican Mark Coester, a small business owner with a background in fishing, logging and maple syrup industries. Coester won both the Republican and Libertarian Party nominations for the seat.
During a debate, the two candidates disagreed on nearly every topic, including climate change, foreign policy and the role of the federal government in addressing rising health care costs and solutions to the affordable housing shortage, reported Vermont Public Radio.
Other third-party candidates are also vying for the House seat: Green Mountain Peace & Justice Party candidate Jessy Diamondstone and independent Adam Ortiz.
On Tuesday, 468 seats in the U.S. Congress (33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) are up for election. These elections will determine who has control over the two branches of Congress, and ultimately, who sets the agenda for the next president’s term.
Vermont has 3 Electoral College votes contributing to the presidential race. The presidential election winner must earn 270 Electoral College votes to assume office.
Early voting in Vermont began on September 21 with varying timings for each location. All polling locations will close at 7 p.m. local time on Election Day.
More statewide races in Vermont
Gov. Phil Scott is projected to retain his position.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.