Esther Charlestin, a Democrat-progressive running for Vermont governor, poses for a photo outside the Vermont Statehouse, in Montpelier, Vt., Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Campaign signs are displayed along a roadside in Waterbury, Vt., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

FILE — Gov. Phil Scott updates reporters after remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding and destruction across Vermont during a news conference, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Berlin, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

A sign sits outside the municipal offices in Plainfield, Vt., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, telling voters where they can cast ballots on Election Day. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Caitlyn Person, of Brattleboro, Vt., surrounded by her two children, Ellie Person, 9, and Wyatt Findlay-Person, 1, casts her ballot at the polling station in Brattleboro on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

Clint Gilbert, of Brattleboro, Vt., fills out his ballot at the polling station in Brattleboro on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)