Vermont At large
Becca Balint (D) holds this seat and is running again. 6 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Becca Balint
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 23 of 101 votes and bills.
Raised $1,178,503 since January 2025: 70% from people, 29% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Gerald Malloy
Republican · retired Army officer and defense contractor
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Malloy has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Malloy.
Raised $186,379 since January 2025: 88% from people, 9% transfers and other income, 3% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Gerald Malloy. Gerald Malloy: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Becca Balint: F, 15 out of 100 from recorded votes.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Gerald Malloy, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Malloy, so the grade above comes from this list: what Malloy has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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In a Vermont Public interview he said Iran must not be allowed to have nuclear weapons.
“We can't let them have nuclear weapons capability.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Unclear: the quoted words do not themselves name Iran (BRIEF rule 3), so the line does not settle the measure.
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In a Vermont Public interview he criticised funding that reaches Iran because it supports Hamas and Hezbollah.
“I saw that two administrations enabled funding to Iran that supports absolutely supports terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing money to backers of Hamas is with liberty on tyranny.
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In his Seven Days voter guide answer he said he supports actions against Iran.
“Iran harbors/supports terrorists and is developing nuclear weapons. To make America and the world safer, I support actions against Iran;”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing action against Iran over its nuclear programme is on the with side of the Iran regime measure.
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In a 2024 Senate debate he said he stands by Israel and backs it defending itself, with the United States providing weapons and support.
“I'm in favor of Israel defending itself and ensuring its own security, and for the United States to provide weapons and support for that.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing Israel's right to defend itself and supplying it with weapons is the with side of this measure.
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In the same debate he said he supports Ukraine but not what he called throwing money into a black hole.
“I support Ukraine. I do not support throwing money over into a black hole.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
He backs Ukraine in words and objects to the money spent, so the line does not settle the measure.
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In the same interview he criticised Vermont's Democrats for moving the state toward socialism and spending.
“moving towards socialism, more and more and more spending”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rejecting socialism is with liberty on free markets.
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He said the administration should have stayed at the table instead of escalating a trade war over Canadian tariffs.
“you should have stayed at the negotiation table as opposed to getting into an escalating trade war”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Broad tariffs are against liberty on free markets, so opposing them is on the with side.
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In the same interview he said he does not support trying to find every undocumented person, and wants immigration reform.
“I do not support trying to track down every single person that it might not be fully documented here.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Opposing a hunt for every undocumented person, while backing deportation of criminals elsewhere, does not settle the measure.
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In his voter guide answer he said he supports secure borders and deporting those who are here illegally and have committed crimes.
“I support law enforcement and secure borders to curb our crime/drug problems. I support deporting criminals that are not here legally.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Secure borders and deporting those who break the law are with liberty on borders.
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In the same answer he said he does not support tracking down every law-abiding undocumented immigrant.
“I do not support an effort to track down every law-abiding undocumented immigrant.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
He does not oppose deportations or ICE here, only a sweep of everyone, so the line does not settle a side.
Also on the ballot
Phoenix Altair (Independent), Adam Ortiz (Independent), Suz Seymour (Independent), Ryan Walton (Independent).
Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.
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