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2020 Vermont House Elections
General	November 3, 2020
Primary	August 11, 2020

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Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline was May 28, 2020.

All 150 House seats were up for election in 2020. Heading into the election, Democrats held 95 seats, Republicans held 43 seats, Progressives held 7 seats, and independents held 5 seats. Democrats lost three seats in the election, giving them a 92-46 majority with seven Progressive members and five independent members.

The Vermont House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.

Vermont's 2020 state legislative elections affected partisan control of redistricting following the 2020 census. In Vermont, the state legislature is responsible for redistricting. An advisory redistricting commission is also involved in the process.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Vermont modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas

Vermont House of Representatives
Party		As of November 3, 2020	After November 4, 2020
	Democratic Party	95	92
	Republican Party	43	46
	Vermont Progressive Party	7	7
	Independent	5	5
Total		150	150

Candidates

Note: Due to fusion voting, Vermont candidates may appear on the ballot with multiple party affiliations. In those cases, the first party listed on the official ballot is the person's foremost political party. Please note that our ordering of political parties may not match the official list's order. For those candidates, please consult the official candidate list to see the correct party order.

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Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020

Incumbents defeated in the general election

Nine incumbents lost in the Nov. 3 general election. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Office
Jim Carroll	Democratic	Bennington-2-2 District
Cynthia Browning	Nonpartisan	Bennington-4 District
Robert Bancroft	Republican	Chittenden-8-3 District
Charen Fegard	Democratic	Franklin-5 District
Mitzi Johnson	Democratic	Grand Isle-Chittenden District
Carl Demrow	Democratic	Orange-1 District
Peter Reed	Nonpartisan	Orange-Washington-Addison District
Dave Potter	Democratic	Rutland-2 District
Robin Chesnut-Tangerman	Vermont Progressive Party	Rutland-Bennington District

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

Two incumbents lost in the Aug. 11 primaries. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Jean O'Sullivan	Democratic	Chittenden-6-2 District
Kelley Tully	Democratic	Windham-3 District

Retiring incumbents

There were 19 open seats where the incumbent legislator did not file for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Chris Bates	Democratic	Bennington 2-1 District
Kitty Toll	Democratic	Caledonia-Washington District
Connie Quimby	Republican	Essex-Caledonia District
Marcia Gardner	Democratic	Chittenden 1 District
Terence Macaig	Democratic	Chittenden 2 District
Johannah Donovan	Democratic	Chittenden 6-5 District
Mary Sullivan	Democratic	Chittenden 6-5 District
Diana Gonzalez	Vermont Progressive Party	Chittenden 6-7 District
Linda Myers	Republican	Chittenden 8-1 District
Dylan Giambatista	Democratic	Chittenden 8-2 District
Marianna Gamache	Republican	Franklin 4 District
Matthew Hill	Democratic	Lamoille 2 District
Chip Conquest	Democratic	Orange-Caledonia District
Sam Young	Democratic	Orleans-Caledonia District
Nader Hashim	Democratic	Windham 4 District
Zachariah Ralph	Vermont Progressive Party	Windsor 1 District
Annmarie Christensen	Democratic	Windsor 2 District
Randall Szott	Democratic	Windsor 4-1 District
Sandy Haas	Vermont Progressive Party	Windsor-Rutland District

The 19 seats left open in 2020 represented a decrease from the 27 open in 2018. The table below shows the number of open seats in each election held between 2010 and 2020.

Open Seats in Vermont House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020
Year	Total seats	Open seats	Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2020	150	19 (13 percent)	131 (87 percent)
2018	150	27 (18 percent)	123 (82 percent)
2016	150	23 (15 percent)	127 (85 percent)
2014	150	23 (15 percent)	127 (85 percent)
2012	150	17 (11 percent)	133 (89 percent)
2010	150	17 (11 percent)	133 (89 percent)

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Vermont

See statutes: Title 17-49 of the Vermont Election Law

Major party candidates

A candidate seeking the nomination of a major political party in the primary must file a nominating petition and consent form with the appropriate filing officer in order to authorize the printing of his or her name on the primary ballot.

• For candidates seeking statewide or federal office, paperwork must be filed with the Vermont Secretary of State.
• For candidates running for office in the Vermont House of Representatives, paperwork must be filed with the Representative District Clerk.
• For candidates running for office in the Vermont State Senate, paperwork must be filed with the Senatorial District Clerk.

A candidate must file the petition and consent form with the appropriate filing authority no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Thursday after the first Monday in May preceding the primary election. A candidate may only run for one party in the primary election, and only major party candidates may run in a primary.

Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below.

Statutory signature requirements for major party candidates
Office	Required signatures
Statewide and federal office	500
State senator	100
State representative	50

Minor party candidates

A candidate seeking the nomination of a minor political party in the general election is nominated by party committee. The candidate must file a candidate consent form and party committee nomination form with the Vermont Secretary of State. The party committee must also complete the party committee nomination form.

Both the candidate consent form and the party committee nomination form must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Thursday after the first Monday in May preceding the primary election.

• For candidates seeking statewide or federal office, paperwork must be filed with the Vermont Secretary of State.
• For candidates running for office in the Vermont House of Representatives, paperwork must be filed with the Representative District Clerk.
• For candidates running for office in the Vermont State Senate, paperwork must be filed with the Senatorial District Clerk.

Independent candidates

An independent candidates in the general election must file a statement of nomination form and candidate consent form with the Vermont Secretary of State in order to authorize the printing of his or her name on the general election ballot.

Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below.

Statutory signature requirements for independent candidates
Office	Required signatures
Statewide and federal office	500
State senator	100
State representative	50

Write-in candidates

A write-in candidate is not required to submit any forms with any filing authority. The ballot will allow as many blank lines for write-in candidates as there are persons to be elected.

2020 ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for Vermont House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020
Chamber name	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Vermont House of Representatives	Qualified party	N/A (signature requirements suspended in response to the coronavirus outbreak)	N/A	5/28/2020	Source
Vermont House of Representatives	Unaffiliated	N/A (signature requirements suspended in response to the coronavirus outbreak)	N/A	8/6/2020	Source

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

The Vermont Constitution states, "No person shall be elected a Representative or a Senator until the person has resided in this State two years, the last year of which shall be in the legislative district for which the person is elected."

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$843.32/week during session	No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Vermont legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January after the election.

Vermont political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Vermont Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
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House	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Presidential politics in Vermont

2016 Presidential election results

U.S. presidential election, Vermont, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	56.7%	178,573	3
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	30.3%	95,369	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson/Bill Weld	3.2%	10,078	0
	Green	Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka	2.1%	6,758	0
	Independent	Roque De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg	0.3%	1,063	0
	Liberty Union	Gloria Estela La Riva/Eugene Puryear	0.1%	327	0
	-	Write-in votes	7.3%	22,899	0
Total Votes				315,067	3
Election results via: Vermont Secretary of State

Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Vermont utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Vermont, all polls must open by 10 a.m. All polls close at 7 p.m. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

A United States citizen and state resident who is at least 18 years of age may register to vote in Vermont. The registrant must take the "Voter's Oath," which is included on the voter registration form.

According to the secretary of state's website, "Beginning January 1, 2017, eligible persons may register to vote on any day up to and including the day of the election. Registration is available during all normal business hours of your town or city clerk's office on days preceding the election and during polling hours on Election Day. "

Automatic registration

Vermont automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Vermont has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

Vermont allows same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Vermont, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Vermont does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.

As of November 2024, Burlington, Vermont had authorized noncitizen residents to vote in local board elections. Noncitizens must register to vote using a separate application from the state voter registration application.

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment. As of November 2024, five states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, and New Hampshire — had passed laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration. However, only two of those states' laws were in effect, in Arizona and New Hampshire. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allowed noncitizens to vote in some local elections as of November 2024. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The My Voter Page, run by the Vermont Secretary of State office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Vermont does not require voters to present identification while voting in most cases. However, first-time voters who registered by mail are required to present identification at the polls.

The following list of accepted ID was current as of April 2023. Click here for the Vermont Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

• Valid photo ID (driver’s license or passport)
• Current utility bill
• Current bank statement
• Another government document containing your residential address

Early voting

Vermont permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

For general elections, Vermont holds what are commonly referred to as all-mail elections, meaning that voting is conducting primarily, although not necessarily exclusively, by mail. Election officials automatically distribute mail-in ballots to eligible electors in general elections. For primary elections, voters who wish to vote by mail must request a mail-in ballot.

See also

• Vermont House of Representatives
• Vermont State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2020

External links

Suggest a link

• Vermont State Legislature

Footnotes

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Current members of the Vermont House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority Leader:Emily Long

Minority Leader:Patricia McCoy

Representatives

Addison-1 District

Robin Scheu (D)

Amy Sheldon (D)

Addison-2 District

Peter Conlon (D)

Addison-3 District

Matt Birong (D)

Diane Lanpher (D)

Addison-4 District

Mari Cordes (D)

Caleb Elder (D)

Addison-5 District

Jubilee McGill (D)

Addison-Rutland District

Joseph Andriano (D)

Bennington-1 District

Nelson Brownell (D)

Bennington-2 District

Timothy Corcoran (D)

Dane Whitman (D)

Bennington-3 District

David Durfee (D)

Bennington-4 District

Seth Bongartz (D)

Kathleen James (D)

Bennington-5 District

Jim Carroll (D)

Mary Morrissey (R)

Bennington-Rutland District

Mike Rice (D)

Caledonia-1 District

Bobby Farlice-Rubio (D)

Caledonia-2 District

Joseph Troiano (D)

Caledonia-3 District

Dennis LaBounty (D)

Beth Quimby (R)

Caledonia-Essex District

Scott Beck (R)

Scott Campbell (D)

Caledonia-Washington District

Henry Pearl (D)

Chittenden 3 District

Edye Graning (D)

Trevor Squirrell (D)

Chittenden-1 District

Jana Brown (D)

Chittenden-10 District

Kate Nugent (D)

Chittenden-11 District

Brian Minier (D)

Chittenden-12 District

Martin LaLonde (D)

Chittenden-13 District

Tiff Bluemle (D)

Gabrielle Stebbins (D)

Chittenden-14 District

Barbara Rachelson (D)

Mary-Katherine Stone (D)

Chittenden-15 District

Brian Cina (V)

Troy Headrick (D)

Chittenden-16 District

Jill Krowinski (D)

Kate Logan (D)

Chittenden-17 District

Abbey Duke (D)

Chittenden-18 District

Robert Hooper (D)

Carol Ode (D)

Chittenden-19 District

Sarita Austin (D)

Patrick Brennan (R)

Chittenden-2 District

Angela Arsenault (D)

Erin Brady (D)

Chittenden-20 District

Seth Chase (D)

Curt Taylor (D)

Chittenden-21 District

Daisy Berbeco (D)

Taylor Small (V)

Chittenden-22 District

Karen Dolan (D)

Lori Houghton (D)

Chittenden-23 District

Leonora Dodge (D)

Golrang Garofano (D)

Chittenden-24 District

Alyssa Black (D)

Chittenden-25 District

Julia Andrews (D)

Chittenden-4 District

Phil Pouech (D)

Chittenden-5 District

Chea Waters Evans (D)

Chittenden-6 District

Kate Lalley (D)

Chittenden-7 District

Jessica Brumsted (D)

Chittenden-8 District

Noah Hyman (D)

Chittenden-9 District

Emilie Krasnow (D)

Chittenden-Franklin District

Chris Mattos (R)

Chris Taylor (R)

Essex-Caledonia District

Terri Williams (R)

Essex-Orleans District

Larry Labor (R)

Franklin-1 District

Ashley Bartley (R)

Carolyn Branagan (R)

Franklin-2 District

Eileen Dickinson (R)

Franklin-3 District

Mike McCarthy (D)

Franklin-4 District

Thomas Oliver (R)

Matthew Walker (R)

Franklin-5 District

Lisa Hango (R)

Wayne Laroche (R)

Franklin-6 District

James Gregoire (R)

Franklin-7 District

Allen Demar (R)

Franklin-8 District

Casey Toof (R)

Grand Isle-Chittenden District

Josie Leavitt (D)

Michael Morgan (R)

Lamoille-1 District

Jed Lipsky (I)

Lamoille-2 District

Melanie Carpenter (D)

Daniel Noyes (D)

Lamoille-3 District

Lucy Boyden (D)

Lamoille-Washington District

Saudia LaMont (D)

Avram Patt (D)

Orange-1 District

Carl Demrow (D)

Orange-2 District

Monique Priestley (D)

Orange-3 District

Rodney Graham (R)

Orange-Caledonia District

Joseph Parsons (R)

Orange-Washington-Addison District

Jay Hooper (D)

Larry Satcowitz (D)

Orleans-1 District

Brian Smith (R)

Orleans-2 District

Woodman Page (R)

Orleans-3 District

David Templeman (D)

Orleans-4 District

Katherine Sims (D)

Orleans-Lamoille District

Mark Higley (R)

Michael Marcotte (R)

Rutland-1 District

Patricia McCoy (R)

Rutland-10 District

William Canfield (R)

Rutland-11 District

Jim Harrison (R)

Rutland-2 District

Tom Burditt (R)

Arthur Peterson (R)

Rutland-3 District

Jarrod Sammis (L)

Rutland-4 District

Paul Clifford (R)

Rutland-5 District

Eric Maguire (R)

Rutland-6 District

Mary Howard (D)

Rutland-7 District

William Notte (D)

Rutland-8 District

Charles Shaw (R)

Rutland-9 District

Stephanie Jerome (D)

Rutland-Bennington District

Robin Chesnut-Tangerman (D)

Rutland-Windsor District

Logan Nicoll (D)

Washington-1 District

Anne Donahue (R)

Kenneth Goslant (R)

Washington-2 District

Kari Dolan (D)

Dara Torre (D)

Washington-3 District

Peter Anthony (D)

Jonathan Williams (D)

Washington-4 District

Conor Casey (D)

Kate McCann (D)

Washington-5 District

Elanor Chapin (D)

Washington-6 District

Marc Mihaly (D)

Washington-Chittenden District

Tom Stevens (D)

Theresa Wood (D)

Washington-Orange District

Gina Galfetti (R)

Francis McFaun (R)

Windham-1 District

Sara Coffey (D)

Windham-2 District

Laura Sibilia (I)

Windham-3 District

Michelle Bos-Lun (D)

Leslie Goldman (D)

Windham-4 District

Mike Mrowicki (D)

Windham-5 District

Emily Long (D)

Windham-6 District

Tristan Roberts (D)

Windham-7 District

Emilie Kornheiser (D)

Windham-8 District

Mollie Burke (D)

Windham-9 District

Tristan Toleno (D)

Windham-Windsor-Bennigton District

Kelly Pajala (I)

Windsor-1 District

John Bartholomew (D)

Elizabeth Burrows (D)

Windsor-2 District

John Arrison (D)

Windsor-3 District

Alice Emmons (D)

Kristi Morris (D)

Windsor-4 District

Heather Surprenant (D)

Windsor-5 District

Tesha Buss (D)

Windsor-6 District

Kevin Christie (D)

Esme Cole (D)

Windsor-Addison District

Kirk White (D)

Windsor-Orange-1 District

John O'Brien (D)

Windsor-Orange-2 District

Rebecca Holcombe (D)

James Masland (D)

Windsor-Windham District

Heather Chase (D)

Democratic Party (107)

Republican Party (37)

Independent (3)

Vermont Progressive Party (2)

Libertarian Party (1)