Christie, Cole win Democratic primary in Hartford Vt. House district 

Jo Alexander, left, directs voter Lynn Kelley, of Quechee, as she arrives to vote in the primary election at the Ward 4 polls at Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vt., on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. James M. Patterson

Kevin Christie, of White River Junction, left, talks with Mona White, right, mother of Vermont Senate candidate Becca White, outside the polls at Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vt., on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Christie is running against Esme Cole and Nicholas Bramlage for a seat in the New Windsor 6 House District. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. James M. Patterson

Esme Cole, of White River Junction, a candidate for the newly created Windsor 6 House District, left, talks with George White, of Wilder, right, while campaigning outside the primary polls at Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vt., on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Cole is running against experienced legislator Kevin Christie, of White River Junction, and Nicholas Bramlage, of White River Junction, with no Republicans in the primary for the district. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. James M. Patterson