The end of the clock change may be coming soon.

The U.S. House voted 308-117 on July 14 to make daylight saving time permanent, sending H.R. 139 to the Senate for consideration.

The Senate version of the bill, S. 29, has been in limbo since it was referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Jan. 7, 2025.

While President Donald Trump has signaled support of making daylight saving time permanent, getting enough senators to vote in favor of the measure remains questionable.

What would making daylight saving time permanent mean in Vermont? We took a look.

When is daylight saving time?

Under daylight saving time, the clock moves forward one hour at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Dive into several contested races for party nominations statewide and see the town-by-town results in the maps below. Maps are ordered by office in order by federal, state, and local.

In a primary election, candidates run against others from the same party in order to secure their party’s nomination in the general election. In many races, only one party has a contested nomination where the other is running uncontested. Uncontested primary races are not included.

Roll over the towns and cities with your pointer to see specific data, or tap if on mobile.

Data for these maps is provided by the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office, and all information is considered unofficial until certified by the Secretary of State’s Office.

• Franklin Country prosecutor Bram Kranichfeld is challenging incumbent Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George in a race that has become a referendum on progressive prosecuting.
• Kranichfeld has raised $150,567 and spent $144,913 as of latest campaign finance numbers, far more than George, who has raised $51,390 and spent $34,651.
• Overall, Vermont candidates running in primary elections this year have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars as they vie for people’s votes on Aug. 11.

The Chittenden County state’s attorney primary has seen an unusually high level of spending this year, with challenger Bram Kranichfeld shelling out more than quadruple what Sarah George has spent in a race that’s become a referendum on progressive prosecuting.

Kranichfeld has raised $150,567 and spent $144,913, as of the latest campaign finance numbers. George, meanwhile, has raised $51,390 and spent $34,651.  

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Kranichfeld, who is currently Franklin County’s top prosecutor, has cast himself as the tougher-on-crime candidate of the two Democrats. He argues that George’s more outright progressive approach to law enforcement — which includes not pursuing charges from non-criminal traffic stops and is meant to stem systemic racial and economic inequalities — has made Burlington less safe. George, who is seeking a third term, has refuted this criticism, telling the Burlington Free Press that she is “smart on crime” rather than “soft” and pointing to how her office has prioritized going after drug dealers, not individual users.

George has beat similar challengers before, including police-backed Ted Kenney in 2022. But there was less money in that race on the whole: She spent $48,149, while Kenney spent $62,400. 

Whoever wins the Democratic primary is all but certain to be the next state’s attorney in Vermont’s highest-population county. There are no candidates in the Republican primary.

Who has spent the most money in VT elections?

Overall, Vermont candidates running in primary elections this year have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars as they vie for people’s votes on Aug. 11. Here are numbers for some of the key Vermont races, according to Vermont’s campaign finance system and the Federal Election Commission.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Aly Richards leads all Vermont candidates in fundraising this year, having raised $453,124 and spent $346,713.

Her primary opponent, Amanda Janoo, has raised $307,945 and spent $257,761.

Incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who faces no Republican opponents, has raised $127,839 and spend $37,204. However, he has $309,363 in the bank from past campaigns.

Lieutenant governor race

In the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, former congressional aide Ryan McLaren leads fundraising with $409,854. He has spent $292,791.

Former Lt. Gov. Molly Gray follows with $336,032 raised and $247,909 spent.

Esther Charlestin, a gubernatorial nominee in 2024, is far behind with $38,541 raised and $37,753 spent.

In a July 21 University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll, Gray led with 39%, followed by McLaren at 11% and Charlestin and 9%.