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2024 Vermont House Elections
Primary	August 13, 2024
General	November 5, 2024

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Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 13, 2024. The filing deadline was May 30, 2024.

All 150 seats were up for election. Democrats held 105 seats, and Republicans held 37, with four seats held by members of the Vermont Progressive Party, two by independents, one by a Libertarian, and one vacancy. After the election, Democrats held 87 seats, Republicans held 55, Vermont Progressive Party members held four, independents three, and one seat was vacant. When combined with Democratic losses in the Vermont State Senate, Democrats lost more seats in the Vermont state legislature than any other legislature in the country in 2024.

Heading into the election, Vermont was one of 29 states where one party had large enough majorities in both chambers of the state legislature to override gubernatorial vetoes without needing support from members of the other party. Democrats needed 100 seats in the House in order to override gubernatorial vetoes. Republicans gained a net 19 seats, more than the eight they needed to gain to break the Democratic veto-proof majority.

This election also determined Vermont's trifecta status. Heading into the election, Vermont was one of 10 states without a state government trifecta because the governor was a Republican and Democrats had majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The governorship and both chambers of the state legislature were all up for election in 2024. Because Republicans held the governorship and Democrats maintained their majorities in both legislative chambers, neither party gained a trifecta in Vermont in 2024. Click here for more on potential changes to trifecta status in the 2024 elections.

Since his election in 2016, Gov. Phil Scott (R) had, as of the 2024 elections, vetoed 52 bills, more than any other governor in state history, according to Seven Days. The majority-Democratic legislature had overridden six vetoes in 2024, surpassing the previous record of five vetoes set in 2023. The legislature's 2024 overrides included vetoes of bills requiring state utilities to provide energy from renewable sources only by 2035, prohibiting the sale of seeds treated with certain pesticides, and increasing property taxes.

Scott actively campaigned with Republican challengers in person and asked voters through television and radio ads to “elect more common-sense legislators who will work with me to make Vermont more affordable.” Jason Maulucci, Scott's policy director, told The New York Times that the governor's "endorsements of lesser-known Republicans provided a 'permission slip' for Trump-averse Democrats and independents inclined to vote for change, but wary of electing MAGA candidates."

Ballotpedia identified 17 districts with a combined 25 seats as battleground districts. Heading into the election, Democrats held 16 seats in battleground districts and Republicans held nine. Eleven of the 17 battleground districts had at least one incumbent who did not run for re-election. Before the election, CNalysis rated 20 of the seats in battleground districts as favoring Democrats and five as favoring Republicans. Click here for more on the battleground districts.

The Vermont House of Representatives was one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Vermont

Election information in Vermont: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024
• Online: Nov. 5, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 4, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 21, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EST)

Battleground elections

Ballotpedia identified 17 of the 109 Vermont House districts as battleground districts, based on the results of the 2022 legislative and 2020 presidential elections and on fundraising figures as of October 18, 2024. Click on the tabs below to view summaries of each battleground district.

The table below lists each battleground district's incumbent(s), the 2020 presidential margin within the district as calculated by CNalysis, CNalysis' rating of the general election in each district, and an overview of the factors Ballotpedia considered when evaluating potential battlegrounds.

Vermont House of Representatives battleground districts, 2024
District	Incumbent	2020 presidential margin of victory	CNalysis rating	Open seat?	Competitive 2022?	Competitive 2020?	Competitive fundraising?
Bennington 1 District	Nelson Brownell	D+0.5	Tilt Democratic				--
Bennington-Rutland District	Mike Rice	D+28.8	Tilt Democratic	--		--
Caledonia-Essex District (2 seats)	Scott Beck Scott Campbell	D+18.4	Uncontested Democratic Tilt Democratic			--
Caledonia-3 District (2 seats)	Dennis LaBounty Beth Quimby	D+2.9	Very Likely Democratic Tilt Republican	--
Chittenden-Franklin District (2 seats)	Chris Mattos Chris Taylor	D+12.0	Tilt Democratic Very Likely Republican		--	--
Chittenden-19 District (2 seats)	Sarita Austin Patrick Brennan	D+35.6	Solid Democratic Lean Democratic			--	--
Chittenden-25 District	Julia Andrews	D+26.8	Lean Democratic	--		--
Lamoille-2 District (2 seats)	Melanie Carpenter Daniel Noyes	D+29.6	Solid Democratic Solid Democratic			--
Orange-Caledonia District	Joseph Parsons	D+3.5	Tilt Republican	--
Orange-Washington-Addison District (2 seats)	Jay Hooper Larry Satcowitz	D+31.7	Solid Democratic Very Likely Democratic	--		--
Orange-1 District	Carl Demrow	D+8.0	Tilt Democratic	--
Orleans-4 District	Katherine Sims	D+34.0	Very Likely Democratic			--	--
Rutland-Bennington District	Robin Chestnut-Tangerman	D+11.3	Tilt Democratic	--		--
Rutland-2 District (2 seats)	Tom Burditt Arthur Peterson	D+2.0	Tilt Democratic Uncontested Republican
Rutland-4 District	Paul Clifford	D+19.1	Lean Republican		--	--
Washington-3 District (2 seats)	Peter Anthony Jonathan Williams	D+28.4	Uncontested Democratic Likely Democratic
Windsor-2 District	John Arrison	D+16.6	Lean Democratic		--	--

Bennington-1 District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 1 District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jonathan Cooper (D)	50.5	1,265
		Bruce Busa (R)	49.5	1,242

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Election information
Jonathan Cooper (D) and Bruce Busa (R) ran in the general election. As of October 18, 2024, Cooper had raised $7,442 and Busa had raised $0. Incumbent Nelson Brownell (D), first elected in 2018, did not run for re-election.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Bennington-1 District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Bennington-1 was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Bennington-1, no one candidate received more than two-thirds of the vote. Brownell received 50.4% of the vote and Busa received 49.0%.
• Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of Bennington-1 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 0.5 percentage points.

District information

• The Bennington-1 District includes the towns of Readsboro, Searsburg, Stamford, and Woodford as well as parts of Pownal.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Bennington-1 Tilt Democratic.
• Both Cooper and Busa were unopposed in the primaries.

Bennington-Rutland District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington Rutland District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandy Pinsonault (R)	54.5	1,475
		Mike Rice (D)	45.2	1,224
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	6

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 2,705
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Election information
Incumbent Mike Rice (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Sandy Pinsonault (R).

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Bennington-Rutland District as a battleground:

• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Bennington-Rutland, no one candidate received more than two-thirds of the vote. Rice received 52.9% of the vote and William Gaiotti (R) received 47.1%.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Rice had raised $25,249 (64.68% of the overall funds raised in the district) and Pinsonault had raised $13,787 (35.32%).

District information

• The Bennington-Rutland District includes the towns of Danby, Dorset, Landgrove, Mount Tabor, and Peru.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Bennington-Rutland by a margin of 28.8 percentage points.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Bennington-Rutland Tilt Democratic.
• Both Rice and Pinsonault were unopposed in the primaries.

Caledonia-Essex District (2 seats)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Caledonia-Essex District (2 seats)

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah Cordz Dolgin (R)	37.1	2,225
✔		Scott Campbell (D)	36.0	2,159
	Submit photo	Frank Empsall (D)	25.7	1,541
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	74

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,999
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Election information
Incumbent Scott Campbell (D), Frank Empsall (D), and Deborah Cordz Dolgin (R) {{{after}}} in the general election for this two-seat district. Incumbent Scott Beck (R), first elected in 2014, did not run for re-election, leaving one seat open. Campbell was first elected in 2018.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Caledonia-Essex District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Caledonia-Essex was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Caledonia-Essex, no one party received more than two-thirds of the vote. The two Republicans running received a combined 50.5% and the two Democrats running received a combined 49.3%.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one party had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Campbell had raised $5,262 (34.46% of the overall funds raised), and Empsall had raised $300 (1.96%), meaning Democrats collectively raised 36.43% of the districts' funds. Dolgin had raised $9,707 (63.57%).

District information

• The Caledonia-Essex District includes the towns of Concord, Kirby, and St. Johnsbury.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Caledonia-Essex by a margin of 18.4 percentage points.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Caledonia-Essex Uncontested Democratic for one seat and Tilt Democratic for the other.
• In the 2022 general election, Campbell finished first with 30.0% of the vote, followed by Beck with 29.8%, Frank Empsall (R) with 20.7%, and Brendan Hadash (D) with 19.3%.
• Campbell and Empsall were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Dolgin was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Caledonia-3 District (2 seats)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Caledonia 3 District (2 seats)

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Martha Feltus (R)	32.2	2,335
✔		Beth Quimby (R)	30.7	2,222
		Dennis LaBounty (D)	20.5	1,487
		Eileen Boland (D)	16.4	1,191
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	10

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,245
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Election information
Incumbents Dennis LaBounty (D) and Beth Quimby (R) faced challengers Eileen Boland (D) and Martha Feltus (R) in the general election for this two-seat district. LaBounty was first elected in 2022 and Quimby was appointed to fill a vacancy in March 2024. Feltus was a former House member who was first elected in 2012 and did not run for re-election in 2022.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Caledonia-3 District as a battleground:

• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Caledonia-3, no one party received more than two-thirds of the vote. The two Democrats running received a combined 63.6% and the one Republican running received 35.7%.
• Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of Caledonia-3 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 2.9 percentage points.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one party had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Boland had raised $4,828 (33.51% of all funds raised in the district) and LaBounty had raised $3,635 (25.23%), giving Democrats a combined 58.74% share of district fundraising. Quimby had raised $3,410 (23.67%) and Feltus had raised $2,536 (17.60%), giving Republicans a combined 41.26% share.

District information

• The Caledonia-3 District includes the towns of Lyndon, Newark, Sheffield, Sutton, and Wheelock.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Caledonia-3 Very Likely Democratic for one seat and Tilt Republican for the other.
• In the 2022 general election, Charles Wilson (R) received 35.7% of the vote, followed by LaBounty with 35.5% and Boland with 28.1%.
• LaBounty and Boland were unopposed in the Democratic primary.
• Feltus and Quimby defeated John Simons (R) in the Republican primary. Feltus received 40.3% of the vote, followed by Quimby with 34.2% and Simons with 24.5%.

Chittenden-Franklin District (2 seats)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-Franklin District (2 seats)

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Taylor (R)	35.2	2,655
✔		Anthony Micklus (R)	26.1	1,973
		Lonnie Poland (D)	23.5	1,775
	Submit photo	Henry Bonges III (D)	14.9	1,126
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	21

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 7,550
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Election information
Incumbent Chris Taylor (R), Henry Bonges III (D), Lonnie Poland (D), and Anthony Micklus (R) ran in the general election for this two-seat district. Taylor was first elected in 2022. Incumbent Chris Mattos (R), who was appointed to fill a vacancy in 2017, ran for state senate, leaving the other seat open.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Chittenden-Franklin District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Chittenden-Franklin was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one party had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Taylor had raised $13,411 (40.48% of all funds raised in the district) and Micklus had raised $8,396 (25.34%), giving Republicans a combined 65.82% share of district fundraising. Poland had raised $11,326 (34.18%) and Bonges had raised $0, giving Democrats a combined 34.18% share.

District information

• The Chittenden-Franklin District includes parts of the towns of Georgia and Milton.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Chittenden-Franklin Likely Republican for one seat and Tilt Democratic for the other.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Chittenden-Franklin by a margin of 12.0 percentage points.
• In the 2022 general election, Mattos received 35.9% of the vote, followed by Taylor with 32.4% and Emily Hecker (D) with 31.3%.
• Poland and Bonges were unopposed in the Democratic primary and Taylor and Micklus were unopposed in the Republican primary.

Chittenden-19 District (2 seats)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 19 District (2 seats)

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wendy Critchlow (D)	31.5	2,682
✔		Sarita Austin (D)	28.9	2,458
		Leland Gazo (R)	28.3	2,408
	Submit photo	Spencer Sherman (L / R)	11.0	934
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	23

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 8,505
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Election information
Incumbent Sarita Austin (D), Wendy Critchlow (D), Spencer Sherman (R/L), and Leland Gazo (R) ran in the general election for this two-seat district. Austin was first elected in 2018. Incumbent Patrick Brennan (R), first elected in 2002, ran for state senate, leaving the other seat open. As of October 18, 2024, Gazo had raised $18,010 (81.89% of all funds raised in the district), Austin had raised $3,983 (18.11%), and Critchlow and Sherman had each raised $0.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Chittenden-19 District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Chittenden-19 was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Chittenden-19, no one party received more than two-thirds of the vote. Austin received 44.9%, Brennan received 42.9%, and Sherman (running as a Libertarian) received 11.6%.

District information

• The town of Colchester is divided into the Chittenden-19 and Chittenden-20 districts.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Chittenden-19 Solid Democratic for one seat and Lean Democratic for the other.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Chittenden-19 by a margin of 35.6 percentage points.
• Austin and Critchlow were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gazo was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Chittenden-25 District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 25 District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Steady (R)	52.4	1,437
		Julia Andrews (D)	47.3	1,296
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,741
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Election information
Incumbent Julia Andrews (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Brenda Steady (R).

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Chittenden-25 District as a battleground:

• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Chittenden-25, no one candidate received more than two-thirds of the vote. Andrews received 54.4% and Allison Duquette (R) received 45.5%.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Andrews had raised $6,410 (55.02% of all district fundraising) and Steady had raised $5,240 (44.98%).

District information

• The Chittenden-25 District contains the town of Westford and part of the town of Milton.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Chittenden-25 Lean Democratic.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Chittenden-25 by a margin of 26.8 percentage points.
• Both Andrews and Steady were unopposed in the primaries.

Lamoille-2 District (2 seats)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille 2 District (2 seats)

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Noyes (D)	28.4	2,141
✔		Richard Bailey (R)	27.3	2,055
	Submit photo	Malcolm Teale (R)	22.2	1,671
	Submit photo	Jim Ryan (D)	22.0	1,658
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	13

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,538
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Election information
Incumbent Daniel Noyes (D), Jim Ryan (D), Richard Bailey (R), and Malcolm Teale (R) ran in the general election in this two-seat district. Noyes was first elected in 2016. Incumbent Kate Donnally (D), first elected in 2020, did not run for re-election, leaving one seat open.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Lamoille-2 District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Lamoille-2 was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Lamoille-2, no one party received more than two-thirds of the vote. The two Democrats running received a combined 62.4% and the two Republican/Libertarians running received a combined 37.3%.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one party had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Noyes had raised $2,259 (29.85% of the district-wide total) and Ryan had raised $2,060 (27.22%), giving Democrats a combined 57.06% share of district fundraising. Bailey had raised $2,250 (29.73%) and Teale had raised $1,000 (13.21%), giving Republicans a combined 42.94% share.

District information

• The Lamoille-2 District contains the towns of Belvidere, Hyde Park, Johnson, and Wolcott.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Lamoille-2 Solid Democratic for both seats.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Lamoille-2 by a margin of 29.6 percentage points.
• In the 2022 general election, Donnally received 31.5% of the vote, followed by Noyes with 30.9%, Bailey with 21.2%, and Teale with 16.1%. Bailey and Teale both cross-filed as Republicans and Libertarians that year.
• Noyes and Ryan were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Bailey and Teale were unopposed in the Republican primary.

Orange-Caledonia District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Caledonia District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Parsons (R)	62.6	1,530
	Submit photo	James Merriam (D)	37.2	909
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	5

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 2,444
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Election information
Incumbent Joseph Parsons (R), first elected in 2020, faced challenger James Merriam (D).

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Orange-Caledonia District as a battleground:

• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Orange-Caledonia, no one candidate received more than two-thirds of the vote. Parsons received 52.9% of the vote and Kelsey Root-Winchester (D) received 47.0%.
• Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2024 presidential election in the 2024 version of Orange-Caledonia were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 3.5 percentage points.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Parsons had raised $1,200 (62.66% of the overall district total) and Merriam had raised $715 (37.34%).

District information

• The Orange-Caledonia District contains the towns of Groton, Newbury, and Topsham.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Orange-Caledonia Tilt Republican.
• Parsons was unopposed in the Republican primary.
• No candidates filed to appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary. Merriam won after receiving 66.3% of the write-in vote.

Orange-Washington-Addison District (2 seats)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange-Washington-Addison District (2 seats)

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jay Hooper (D)	34.2	2,885
✔		Larry Satcowitz (D)	24.7	2,089
		Wayne Townsend (R)	23.1	1,955
	Submit photo	Rob Sikora (R)	18.0	1,516

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 8,445
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Election information
Incumbents Jay Hooper (D) and Larry Satcowitz (D) faced challengers Rob Sikora (R) and Wayne Townsend (R). Hooper was first elected in 2016 and Satcowitz was first elected in 2020.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Orange-Washington-Addison District as a battleground:

• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Orange-Washington-Addison, no one party received more than two-thirds of the vote. The two Democrats running received a combined 65.1% and the two Republicans running received a combined 34.6%.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one party had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Townsend had raised $1,933 (36.64% of all funds raised in the district) and Sikora had raised $1,492 (28.29%), giving Republicans a combined 64.93% share of fundraising. Satcowitz had raised $1,850 (35.07%) and Hooper had raised $0, giving Democrats a combined 35.07% share.

District information

• The Orange-Washington-Addison District contains the towns of Braintree, Brookfield, Granville, Randolph, and Roxbury.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Orange-Washington-Addison Solid Democratic for one seat and Very Likely Democratic for the other.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Orange-Washington-Addison by a margin of 31.7 percentage points.
• In the 2022 general election, Hooper received 36.6% of the vote, followed by Satcowitz with 28.5%, Townsend with 18.3%, and Jackie Klar (R) with 16.3%.
• Hooper and Satcowitz were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Townsend and Sikora were unopposed in the Republican primary.

Orange-1 District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orange 1 District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Tagliavia (R)	53.4	1,363
		Carl Demrow (D)	46.5	1,188
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2

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Election information
Incumbent Carl Demrow (D) faced challenger Michael Tagliavia (R). Demrow was first elected in 2018 and lost re-election in 2020 before winning re-election in 2022. Tagliavia was the Republican nominee for state attorney general in 2022.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Orange-1 District as a battleground:

• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Orange-1, no one candidate received more than two-thirds of the vote. Demrow received 53.4%, followed by then-incumbent Samantha Lefebvre (R) with 46.6%.
• Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2024 presidential election in the 2024 version of Orange-1 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 8.0 percentage points.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Demrow had raised $7,642 (62.15% of all funds raised in the district) and Tagliavia had raised $4,654 (37.85%).

District information

• The Orange-1 District contains the towns of Corinth, Orange, Vershire, and Washington.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Orange-1 Tilt Democratic.
• Both Demrow and Tagliavia were unopposed in the primaries.

Orleans-4 District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 4 District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leanne Harple (D)	52.1	1,284
	Submit photo	Tony Daniels (R)	47.2	1,164
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	18

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,466
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Election information
Leanne Harple (D) and Tony Daniels (R) ran in the general election. Incumbent Katherine Sims (D), first elected in 2020, ran for state senate, leaving the seat open. As of October 18, 2024, Harple had raised $12,767 (77.65% of the district-wide total) and Daniels had raised $3,675 (22.35%).

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Orleans-4 District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Orleans-4 was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Orleans-4, no one candidate received more than two-thirds of the vote. Sims received 61.0% and then-incumbent Vicki Strong (R) received 38.9%. Sims and Strong were running against one another after redistricting moved the two from a two-seat district into a one-seat district.

District information

• The Orleans-4 District contains the towns of Albany, Craftsbury, Glover, and Greensboro.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Orleans-4 Very Likely Democratic.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Orleans-4 by a margin of 34.0 percentage points.
• Harple defeated David Kelley (D) in the Democratic primary with 58.4% of the vote to Kelley's 41.3%.
• Daniels was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Rutland-Bennington District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-Bennington District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Pritchard (R)	55.7	1,450
		Robin Chesnut-Tangerman (D)	43.6	1,135
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	17

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Election information
Incumbent Robin Chestnut-Tangerman (D) faced challenger Chris Pritchard (R). Chestnut-Tangerman was first elected in 2014 and lost re-election in 2020 before winning re-election in 2022.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Rutland-Bennington District as a battleground:

• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Rutland-Bennington, no one candidate received more than two-thirds of the vote. Chestnut-Tangerman received 53.5% and then-incumbent Sally Achey (R) received 46.2%.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 14, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Chestnut-Tangerman had raised $10,445 (54.39% of the overall funds raised in the district) and Pritchard had raised $8,760 (45.61%).

District information

• The Rutland-Bennington District contains the towns of Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rupert and Tinmouth, as well as part of Wells.
• As of October 14, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Rutland-Bennnington Tilt Democratic.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Rutland-Bennington by a margin of 11.3 percentage points.
• Chestnut-Tangerman was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
• Pritchard defeated Ronald Lacoste (R) in the Republican primary with 74.7% of the vote to Lacoste's 25.3%.

Rutland-2 District (2 seats)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Burditt (R)	37.0	3,014
✔		David Bosch (R)	34.9	2,836
		Dave Potter (D)	27.5	2,234
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	52

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Election information
Incumbent Tom Burditt (R), Dave Potter (D), and David Bosch (R) ran in the general election for this two-seat district. Burditt was first elected in 2012. Potter was a former legislator who was first elected in 2002 and lost re-election in 2020. Incumbent Arthur Peterson (R) did not file for re-election, leaving one seat open.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Rutland-2 District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Rutland-2 was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 election for Rutland-2, no one party received more than two-thirds of the vote. The two Republicans received a combined 52.6% and the two Democrats received a combined 47.4%.
• Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of Rutland-2 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 2.0 percentage points.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one party had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Bosch had raised $5,959 (59.42% of all funds raised in the district) and Burditt had raised $0, giving Republicans a 59.42% share of the fundraising. Potter had raised $4,070 (40.58%).

District information

• The Rutland-2 District contains the towns of Clarendon, Wallingford, and West Rutland, as well as part of Rutland.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Rutland-2 Uncontested Republican for one seat and Tilt Democratic for the other.
• In the 2022 general election, Burditt received 27.1% of the vote, followed by Peterson with 25.5%, Potter with 25.4%, and Ken Fredette (D) with 22.0%.
• Potter was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Burditt and Bosch were unopposed in the Republican primary.

Rutland-4 District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 4 District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Howland (R)	55.8	1,458
	Submit photo	Anna Tadio (D)	44.0	1,148
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	6

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 2,612
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Election information
Anna Tadio (D) and Christopher Howland (R) ran in the general election. Incumbent Paul Clifford (R), first elected in 2022, did not file for re-election, leaving the seat open.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Rutland-4 District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Rutland-4 was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of all the funds raised in the district. Howland had raised $4,264 (59.44% of the district-wide total), and Tadio had raised $2,910 (40.56%).

District information

• The Rutland-4 District includes part of the town of Rutland.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Rutland-4 Lean Republican.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Rutland-4 by a margin of 19.1 percentage points.
• Clifford was unopposed in the 2022 general election.
• Tadio and Howland were unopposed in the primaries.

Washington-3 District (2 seats)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 3 District (2 seats)

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Boutin (R)	30.7	1,857
✔		Teddy Waszazak (D)	23.5	1,422
		Jonathan Williams (D)	22.9	1,384
	Submit photo	Carol Dawes (Independent)	22.5	1,363
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	27

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Election information
Incumbent Jonathan Williams (D), Teddy Waszazak (D), Michael Boutin (R), and Carol Dawes (I) ran in the general election in this two-seat district. Williams was first elected in 2022. Incumbent Peter Anthony (D), first elected in 2018, did not file for re-election, leaving one seat open.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Washington-3 District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Washington-3 was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive 2022 legislative result: In the 2022 general election, no one party received more than two-thirds of the overall district vote. The two Democrats received a combined 59.3% and the two Republicans received a combined 40.5%.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one party had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Waszazak had raised $9,556 (32.62% of the overall funds raised in the district) and Williams had raised $5,834 (19.89%), giving Democrats a 52.51% share of the overall district fundraising. Dawes had raised $9,270 (33.15%) and Boutin had raised $4,206 (14.34%).

District information

• The Washington-3 District includes part of the town of Barre.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Washington-3 Uncontested Democratic for one seat and Likely Democratic for the other.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Washington-3 by a margin of 28.4 percentage points.
• In the 2022 general election, Anthony led with 32.9% of the vote, followed by Williams with 26.4%, Thomas Kelly (R) with 21.9%, and Brian Judd (R) with 18.6%.
• Waszazak and Williams were unopposed in the Democratic primary.
• No candidates filed to appear on the ballot in the Republican primary. Boutin won after receiving 75.0% of the write-in vote.

Windsor-2 District

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 2 District

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		VL Coffin (R)	52.6	1,417
	Submit photo	Mark Yuengling (D)	47.3	1,273
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3

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Election information
Mark Yuengling (D) and VL Coffin (R) ran in the general election. Incumbent John Arrison (D), first elected in 2020, did not run for re-election, leaving the seat open.

Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying the Windsor-2 District as a battleground:

• Open seat: Windsor-2 was one of 35 districts where one or more incumbents did not file for re-election, leaving a seat open.
• Competitive fundraising: As of October 18, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Yuengling had raised $3,679 (53.33% of the district-wide total) and Coffin had raised $3,220 (46.67%).

District information

• The Windsor-2 District includes the towns of Baltimore, Cavendish, and Weathersfield.
• As of October 18, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in Windsor-2 Lean Democratic.
• CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 boundaries of Windsor-2 by a margin of 16.6 percentage points.
• In the 2022 general election, Arrison received 56.1% of the vote and Stuart Lindberg (I) received 43.2%.
• Yuengling and Coffin were unopposed in the primaries.

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Party control

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

Vermont House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2024	After November 6, 2024
	Democratic Party	105	87
	Republican Party	37	56
	Vermont Progressive Party	4	4
	Libertarian Party	1	0
	Independent	2	3
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		150	150

General election race ratings

The table below displays race ratings for each race in this chamber from CNalysis.

Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

Incumbents defeated in general elections

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

Fourteen incumbent lost in general elections. An average of 7.6 incumbents lost in even year general elections from 2010-2022.

Name	Party	Office
Diane Lanpher	Democratic	Addison-3
Jim Carroll	Democratic	Bennington-5
Mike Rice	Democratic	Bennington-Rutland
Bobby Farlice-Rubio	Democratic	Caledonia-1
Dennis LaBounty	Democratic	Caledonia-3
Julia Andrews	Democratic	Chittenden-25
Mike McCarthy	Democratic	Franklin-3
Josie Leavitt	Democratic	Grand Isle-Chittenden
Carl Demrow	Democratic	Orange-1
William Notte	Democratic	Rutland-7
Stephanie Jerome	Democratic	Rutland-9
Robin Chesnut-Tangerman	Democratic	Rutland-Bennington
Jonathan Williams	Democratic	Washington-3
Heather Chase	Democratic	Windsor-Windham

Incumbents defeated in primaries

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

No incumbents lost in primaries. This was less than the average of 1.0 incumbent defeats per cycle from 2010 to 2022.

Retiring incumbents

Thirty-six incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024. The average number of retirements from 2010 to 2022 was 24. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Office
Caleb Elder	Democratic	Addison-4
Joseph Andriano	Democratic	Addison-Rutland-1
Nelson Brownell	Democratic	Bennington-1 District
Seth Bongartz	Democratic	Bennington-4
Joseph Troiano	Democratic	Caledonia-2
Henry Pearl	Democratic	Caledonia-Washington
Terri Williams	Republican	Essex-Caledonia
Melanie Carpenter	Democratic	Lamoille-2
Avram Patt	Democratic	Lamoille-Washington
Brian Smith	Republican	Orleans-1
Arthur Peterson	Republican	Rutland-2
Jarrod Sammis	Libertarian	Rutland-3
Paul Clifford	Republican	Rutland-4
Kari Dolan	Democratic	Washington-2
Peter Anthony	Democratic	Washington-3
Sara Coffey	Democratic	Windham-1
Tristan Roberts	Democratic	Windham-6
John Arrison	Democratic	Windsor-2
Tesha Buss	Democratic	Windsor-5
Dane Whitman	Democratic	Bennington-2
Scott Beck	Republican	Caledonia-Essex
Gabrielle Stebbins	Democratic	Chittenden-13
Patrick Brennan	Republican	Chittenden-19
Seth Chase	Democratic	Chittenden-20
Curt Taylor	Democratic	Chittenden-20
Taylor Small	Nonpartisan	Chittenden-21
Jessica Brumsted	Democratic	Chittenden-7
Noah Hyman	Democratic	Chittenden-8
Chris Mattos	Republican	Chittenden-Franklin
Rodney Graham	Republican	Orange-3
David Templeman	Democratic	Orleans-3
Katherine Sims	Democratic	Orleans-4
Charles Shaw	Republican	Rutland-8
Logan Nicoll	Democratic	Rutland-Windsor
Tristan Toleno	Democratic	Windham-9
Kelly Pajala	Nonpartisan	Windham-Windsor-Bennington

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Vermont. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Vermont in 2024. Information below was calculated on June 25, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Vermont had 25 contested state legislative primaries on August 13. In elections from 2010 to 2022, the average number of contested state legislative primaries was 18.1.

There were 17 contested Democratic primaries and eight contested Republican primaries in 2024. 

That was the largest number of contested Republican primaries since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. The average number of contested Republican primaries from 2010 to 2022 was five and the average number of Democratic contested primaries from 2010 to 2022 was 13.1. 

All 180 seats were up for election in 2024, and 269 candidates—including 164 Democrats and 105 Republicans—ran in the primaries. The average number of candidates in primary elections from 2010 to 2022 was 273.7.

There were 137 major party incumbents running for re-election in the primaries. Twenty incumbents, or about 14.3%, faced primary challengers.

Forty incumbents did not run for re-election in 2024. In elections from 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements was 29.0.

Vermont has had a divided state government since 2017 with Democrats controlling both chambers of the state legislature and a Republican governor. 

Since 1992 the state has had 10 years of Democratic trifectas and no Republican trifectas.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024. It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.

Open Seats in Vermont House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2024
Year	Total seats	Open seats	Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2024	150	36 (24 percent)	114 (76 percent)
2022	150	46 (31 percent)	104 (69 percent)
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)

Reactions

The section below contains quotes from media and other sources with reactions to the general elections in Vermont, where Democrats lost more seats in the state legislature than in any legislature across the country.

The New York Times' Jenna Russell wrote:

“

To many rural voters, the state’s delicate balance of ideologies appeared to drift off kilter over the last few years, as legislative goals skewed further left and Mr. Scott found his authority limited by the Democrats’ supermajorities. Of the eight bills he vetoed between April and June — including a property tax increase that averaged 14 percent statewide, an expansion of the state’s restorative justice program and the creation of an “overdose prevention center” in Burlington — six were passed after legislators overrode his vetoes. Many voters questioned why the Democrats, despite their unchecked power, could not come together to address the housing crisis, revamp school funding or curb tax increases, instead of undertaking efforts to ban vapes and force the board that sets rules for hunters to add members who don’t hunt.

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VT Digger's Neal Goswami wrote:

“

Jim Dandeneau, executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party, said in an interview around 11:15 p.m. at the party’s election night gathering in South Burlington that the state GOP’s — and particularly Scott’s — messaging over property taxes proved to be more effective on the campaign trail than what he called Democrats’ ‘herculean work’ knocking on doors and engaging with voters on the ground. Scott and the GOP, Dandeneau said, “overwhelmed people’s concerns about the future of our democracy with concerns about the future of their own pocketbooks.” “We were fighting this fight one person at a time, one household at a time,” he added, holding several boxes of uneaten finger foods from the party’s hors d'oeuvres spread as workers began to break down the event space. “He was blanketing the airwaves with his messaging about cutting taxes. That ended up being not great for us.”

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Lachlan Francis, a pollster and consultant, told The New York Times:

“

Voters have been telling us for years that they’re sick of rising costs, rising rents, rising property taxes and grocery bills, and they feel like they can’t get ahead. They have felt that way for a long time, as the Legislature followed an agenda that was perceived as inflationary, and there was a price to pay for that.

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Legislative referrals

See also: Legislative referral

A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.

As of the 2024 election, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required in the Vermont State Senate and a simple majority vote was required in the Vermont House of Representatives in the first legislative session. A simple majority vote was required in both chambers in the second legislative session to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 20 votes in the Vermont State Senate and 76 votes in the Vermont House of Representatives in the first session and 16 votes in the state senate and 76 votes in the state house in the second session, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

At the time of the 2024 election, Democrats held a 21-7-1 majority in the Senate and a 107-37-6 majority in the House. Democrats needed to lose two Senate seats and 32 House seats to be no longer able to pass legislative referrals without Republican votes. Republicans needed to win 13 Senate seats and 39 House seats to have the same ability.

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.

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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Presidential politics in Vermont

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020

Presidential election in Vermont, 2020

		Candidate/Running mate	%	Popular votes	Electoral votes
✔		Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)	65.5	242,820	3
		Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)	30.4	112,704	0
		Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)	1.0	3,608	0
		Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)	0.4	1,310	0
		Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)	0.3	1,269	0
		H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots)	0.3	1,175	0
		Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent)	0.2	856	0
		Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent)	0.1	213	0
		Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)	0.1	209	0
		Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)	0.1	208	0
		Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)	0.1	195	0
		Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Liberty Union Party)	0.0	166	0
		Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog)	0.0	141	0
		Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)	0.0	137	0
		Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose)	0.0	126	0
		Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)	0.0	100	0
		Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)	0.0	65	0
		Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	0.0	54	0
		Kyle Kenley Kopitke/Taja Iwanow (Independent)	0.0	53	0
		Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)	0.0	48	0
		Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent)	0.0	29	0
		Other write-in votes	1.5	5,482	0

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 370,968

2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016

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

Vermont presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 10 Democratic wins
• 22 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
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2024 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:

• Missouri State Senate elections, 2024 (August 6 Republican primaries)
• Oregon's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
• Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024 (August 20 Republican primaries)

External links

Suggest a link

• Vermont House of Representatives

Footnotes

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Current members of the Vermont House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority Leader:Lori Houghton

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)

Rob North (R)

Addison-4 District

Mari Cordes (D)

Herb Olson (D)

Addison-5 District

Jubilee McGill (D)

Addison-Rutland District

Jim Casey (R)

Bennington-1 District

Jonathan Cooper (D)

Bennington-2 District

Timothy Corcoran (D)

Will Greer (D)

Bennington-3 District

David Durfee (D)

Bennington-4 District

Rob Hunter (D)

Kathleen James (D)

Bennington-5 District

Mary Morrissey (R)

Michael Nigro (D)

Bennington-Rutland District

Sandy Pinsonault (R)

Caledonia-1 District

Debra Powers (R)

Caledonia-2 District

Michael Southworth (R)

Caledonia-3 District

Martha Feltus (R)

Beth Quimby (R)

Caledonia-Essex District

Scott Campbell (D)

Deborah Dolgin (R)

Caledonia-Washington District

Greg Burtt (R)

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)

Bram Kleppner (D)

Chittenden-14 District

Barbara Rachelson (D)

Mary-Katherine Stone (D)

Chittenden-15 District

Brian Cina (V)

Troy Headrick (V)

Chittenden-16 District

Jill Krowinski (D)

Kate Logan (V)

Chittenden-17 District

Abbey Duke (D)

Chittenden-18 District

Robert Hooper (D)

Carol Ode (D)

Chittenden-19 District

Sarita Austin (D)

Wendy Critchlow (D)

Chittenden-2 District

Angela Arsenault (D)

Erin Brady (D)

Chittenden-20 District

Doug Bishop (D)

Gayle Pezzo (D)

Chittenden-21 District

Daisy Berbeco (D)

Chloe Tomlinson (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

Brenda Steady (R)

Chittenden-4 District

Phil Pouech (D)

Chittenden-5 District

Chea Waters Evans (D)

Chittenden-6 District

Kate Lalley (D)

Chittenden-7 District

Shawn Sweeney (D)

Chittenden-8 District

Bridget Burkhardt (D)

Chittenden-9 District

Emilie Krasnow (D)

Chittenden-Franklin District

Anthony Micklus (R)

Chris Taylor (R)

Essex-Caledonia District

John Kascenska (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

Joe Luneau (R)

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

Leland Morgan (R)

Michael Morgan (R)

Lamoille-1 District

Jed Lipsky (I)

Lamoille-2 District

Richard Bailey (R)

Daniel Noyes (D)

Lamoille-3 District

Lucy Boyden (D)

Lamoille-Washington District

Saudia LaMont (D)

David Yacovone (D)

Orange-1 District

Michael Tagliavia (R)

Orange-2 District

Monique Priestley (D)

Orange-3 District

Josh Dobrovich (R)

Orange-Caledonia District

Joseph Parsons (R)

Orange-Washington-Addison District

Jay Hooper (D)

Larry Satcowitz (D)

Orleans-1 District

Richard Nelson (R)

Orleans-2 District

Woodman Page (R)

Orleans-3 District

Ken Wells (R)

Orleans-4 District

Leanne Harple (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

David Bosch (R)

Tom Burditt (R)

Rutland-3 District

Zachary Harvey (R)

Rutland-4 District

Christopher Howland (R)

Rutland-5 District

Eric Maguire (R)

Rutland-6 District

Mary Howard (D)

Rutland-7 District

Chris Keyser (R)

Rutland-8 District

Alicia Malay (R)

Rutland-9 District

Todd Nielsen (R)

Rutland-Bennington District

Chris Pritchard (R)

Rutland-Windsor District

Kevin Winter (R)

Washington-1 District

Anne Donahue (I)

Kenneth Goslant (R)

Washington-2 District

Dara Torre (D)

Candice White (D)

Washington-3 District

Michael Boutin (R)

Teddy Waszazak (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

Zon Eastes (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

Emily Carris-Duncan (D)

Windham-7 District

Emilie Kornheiser (D)

Windham-8 District

Mollie Burke (D)

Windham-9 District

Ian Goodnow (D)

Windham-Windsor-Bennigton District

Christopher Morrow (D)

Windsor-1 District

John Bartholomew (D)

Elizabeth Burrows (D)

Windsor-2 District

VL Coffin (R)

Windsor-3 District

Alice Emmons (D)

Kristi Morris (D)

Windsor-4 District

Heather Surprenant (D)

Windsor-5 District

Charlie Kimbell (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

Thomas Charlton (R)

Democratic Party (87)

Republican Party (56)

Vermont Progressive Party (4)

Independent (3)