This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate BARRE, Vt. (AP) — In the race for Vermont’s single seat in the U.S. House, Democrat Becca Balint could be on the verge of being elected as the first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress. Balint, 54, president of the Vermont Senate and a former teacher, faces Republican Liam Madden, a 38-year-old Marine Corps veteran and anti-war activist, who describes himself as an independent, and who does not have the backing of the state GOP party. Three independents and one libertarian candidate are...