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Vermont State Senate elections, 2026
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Elections for the Vermont State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
The Vermont State Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| As of December 2025 | ||
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| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 16 | |
| Republican | 12 | |
| Other | 1 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | |
Candidates
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Primary
Vermont State Senate primary 2026 |
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| Office | Other | ||
| Addison District (2 seats) | |||
| Bennington District (2 seats) | |||
| Caledonia District | |||
| Chittenden Central District (3 seats) | |||
| Chittenden North District | |||
| Chittenden Southeast District (3 seats) | |||
| Essex District | |||
| Franklin District (2 seats) | |||
| Grand Isle District | |||
| Lamoille District | |||
| Orange District | |||
| Orleans District | |||
| Rutland District (3 seats) | |||
| Washington District (3 seats) | |||
| Windham District (2 seats) | |||
| Windsor District (3 seats) | |||
General election
Vermont State Senate general election 2026 |
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| Office | Other | ||
| Addison District (2 seats) |
Ruth Hardy (i) |
Steven Heffernan (i) |
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| Bennington District (2 seats) |
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| Caledonia District |
Scott Beck (i) |
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| Chittenden Central District (3 seats) |
Philip Baruth (i) |
Tanya Vyhovsky (i) (Vermont Progressive Party) |
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| Chittenden North District |
Chris Mattos (i) |
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| Chittenden Southeast District (3 seats) |
Thomas Chittenden (i) |
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| Essex District | |||
| Franklin District (2 seats) |
Randy Brock (i) |
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| Grand Isle District |
Patrick Brennan (i) |
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| Orange District |
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| Orleans District |
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| Rutland District (3 seats) |
Brian Collamore (i) |
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| Washington District (3 seats) |
Ann Cummings (i) |
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| Windham District (2 seats) |
Wendy Harrison (i) |
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| Windsor District (3 seats) |
Alison Clarkson (i) |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Vermont
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Competitiveness
This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Vermont. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Vermont Senate from 2010 to 2026.[1] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Vermont State Senate elections: 2010 - 2026 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2026 | 30 | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 | 30 | 4 (13%) | 26 (87%) |
| 2022 | 30 | 11 (37%) | 19 (63%) |
| 2020 | 30 | 3 (10%) | 27 (90%) |
| 2018 | 30 | 4 (13%) | 26 (87%) |
| 2016 | 30 | 3 (10%) | 27 (90%) |
| 2014 | 30 | 3 (10%) | 27 (90%) |
| 2012 | 30 | 6 (20%) | 24 (80%) |
| 2010 | 30 | 5 (17%) | 25 (83%) |
Process to become a candidate
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.[2][3]
- 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.[2]
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.[4][5]
Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below.[6]
| Statutory signature requirements for major party candidates | |
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| 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.[7]
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.[4][7]
- 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.[2]
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.[8]
Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below.[9]
| Statutory signature requirements for independent candidates | |
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| 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.[10]
Qualifications
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."[11]
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[12] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $897.29/week during session | Members can receive $74/day for meals and $167/night for lodging |
When sworn in
Vermont legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January after the election.[13]
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: 1992-2025
Ten years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | 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 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| 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 | D |
Presidential politics in Vermont
2024
- See also: Presidential election, 2024
Presidential election in Vermont, 2024
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) |
63.8
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235,791 | 3 |
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| Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R) |
32.3
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119,395 | 0 | |
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| Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (We the People) |
1.6
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5,905 | 0 | |
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| Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L) |
0.5
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1,828 | 0 | |
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| Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Party for Socialism and Liberation) |
0.5
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1,710 | 0 | |
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| Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party) |
0.4
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1,549 | 0 | |
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| Rachele Fruit/Dennis Richter (Socialist Workers Party) |
0.1
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211 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
0.8
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3,033 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 369,422 |
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Vermont, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
65.5
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242,820 | 3 |
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| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
30.4
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112,704 | 0 | |
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| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.0
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3,608 | 0 | |
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| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.4
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1,310 | 0 | |
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| Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent) |
0.3
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1,269 | 0 | |
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| H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots) |
0.3
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1,175 | 0 | |
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| Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent) |
0.2
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856 | 0 | |
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| Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent) |
0.1
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213 | 0 | |
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| Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party) |
0.1
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209 | 0 | |
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| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party) |
0.1
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208 | 0 | |
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| Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party) |
0.1
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195 | 0 | |
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| Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Liberty Union Party) |
0.0
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166 | 0 | |
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| Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog) |
0.0
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141 | 0 | |
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| Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party) |
0.0
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137 | 0 | |
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| Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose) |
0.0
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126 | 0 | |
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| Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
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100 | 0 | |
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| Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses) |
0.0
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65 | 0 | |
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| Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party) |
0.0
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54 | 0 | |
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| Kyle Kenley Kopitke/Taja Iwanow (Independent) |
0.0
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53 | 0 | |
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| Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party) |
0.0
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48 | 0 | |
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| Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent) |
0.0
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29 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
1.5
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5,482 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 370,968 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Vermont, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | 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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| Winning Party | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) signed H722 on April 6, 2022, enacting new legislative districts for the state House and Senate.[14] The Vermont House of Representatives voted 129-13 to advance the state legislative redistricting bill on March 16.[15] On March 25, the Vermont State Senate unanimously approved H722, sending it to Scott.[16] These maps took effect for Vermont's 2022 legislative elections.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vermont Secretary of State, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed March 28, 2025
- ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2361," accessed March 28, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2356," accessed April 3, 2025
- ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2353," accessed April 3, 2025
- ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2355," accessed April 3, 2025
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Vermont Elections Division, "For Minor Party Candidates," accessed April 3, 2025
- ↑ Vermont Elections Division, "Independent Candidates," accessed April 3, 2025
- ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2402," accessed April 3, 2025
- ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2362," accessed April 3, 2025
- ↑ usconstitution.net, "Vermont Constitution," accessed December 18, 2013(Referenced Section 15)
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ Vermont Constitution, "Chapter II, Section 46," accessed February 4, 2021
- ↑ VTDigger, "Scott signs new legislative maps into law, solidifying Vermont’s political playing field for next decade," April 6, 2022
- ↑ VTDigger, "House advances redistricting bill by a wide margin," March 16, 2022
- ↑ VTDigger, "Senate unanimously approves new district maps with little debate," March 25, 2022