MONTPELIER, Vt.—The three major party candidates in the Vermont lieutenant governor race have been set.
Rep. Steve Howard has won the Democratic primary, defeating Rep. Christopher Bray in Tuesday's election.
He now faces Republican Sen. Phil Scott and Progressive Montpelier City Councilor Marjorie Power in the race for the open seat vacated by Republican Brian Dubie, who is running for governor.
Scott, who is from Middlesex, defeated Shelburne businessman Mark Snelling while Power outpolled Boots Wardinski.
Howard joined the Vermont House in 1993 serving until 1999, and became chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party in 1995 at the age of 24. In 2004, he returned to the Legislature and has been representing Rutland ever since.
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