Locals hit the ballot box in Springfield

At close to 5 p.m., 1,030 voters had already turned out to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Aug. 9 in Springfield for the Vermont Primary Election, according to Town Clerk Barbara Courchesne.



Democrat party voters in Springfield nominated their two incumbent legislators, Rep. Alice Emmons and Rep. Robert Forguites during Tuesday’s primary election.


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Emmons, Forguites win Democratic nod in Springfield By SUSAN SMALLHEER Staff Writer | August 09,2016 Susan Smallheeer / Staff Photo Incumbent Rep. Alice Emmons won the Democratic primary along with Rep. Robert Forguites on Tuesday. SPRINGFIELD — Democratic voters in Springfield nominated their two incumbent legislators, Rep. Alice Emmons and Rep. Robert Forguites during Tuesday’s primary election. Springfield Town Clerk Barbara Courchesne announced the results shortly before 8 p.m., with Emmons, Forguites and other Democratic supporters on hand. Emmons, who is the longest-serving member of the current House, received 542 votes, Forguites had 474 votes and challenger David Hinckley received 339. Hinckley was a former field organizer for the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. All three, who were joined by three of the four Windsor County Senate hopefuls for a time, spent the day outside the polls at the Riverside Middle School. All sported deep tans or deep sunburn at the end of the day. Emmons, chairwoman of the House Institutions and Corrections Committee, was first elected to the House in 1982. “We did it,” Forguites said to Emmons, who admitted to being nervous. “It’s always an unknown,” she said. Forguites, the retired Springfield town manager, said he planned on taking the rest of the summer off from the joint campaign of going door to door. Emmons quickly objected, saying they needed to get out on the trail immediately. “This candidate will be off the trail at least until Labor Day,” Forguites said. He joked, “If she wants to go before Labor Day, she’ll go it alone.” Re-election is not a done deal. Two Republicans easily captured their party’s nominations: Scott Frye and Dennis Pine. Also joining the race will be independent George McNaughton, who is a Springfield selectman. Courchesne gave partial results on the Democratic ballot. Sen. Alice Nitka of Ludlow was the top vote getter in the Windsor County Democratic senate primary with 527 votes; Sen. Richard McCormack, second with 514 votes, and Rep. Alison Clarkson of Woodstock, new to running for Senate, was third with 412 votes. Conor Kennedy of Hartland, pent most of the day outside the Springfield polls, was fourth with 334 votes. In the Democratic governor’s primary, Springfield went big for former Windsor County state senator Matt Dunne, of Hartland, giving him 401 votes. Next was Sue Minter with 267, and Peter Galbraith netted 71 votes. In the Democratic lieutenant governor’s primary, Sen. David Zuckerman of Chittenden County came in first with 325 votes, second was former House Speaker Shap Smith with 299 votes and Rep. Kesha Ram was third with 117 votes.