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Elections in Vermont |
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The 2014 Vermont Senate election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Vermont voters elected State Senators in all 30 seats. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. House, Governor, and State House. A primary election held on August 26, 2014 determined which candidates appeared on the November 4 general election ballot. [1]
Following the 2012 Senate elections, Democrats maintained control of the Senate with 23 members in the majority caucus (21 Democrats and 2 Progressives). To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans would have needed to net gain 8 or 9 seats depending on the winner of the 2014 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, which was Republican Phil Scott. The Republicans gained 2 seats from the Democrats.
Party | Candi- dates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
Democratic | 26 | 259,052 | 56.990 | 19 | 2 | 63.33 | |
Republican | 15 | 129,840 | 28.564 | 9 | 2 | 30.00 | |
Progressive | 3 | 37,242 | 8.193 | 2 | 6.67 | ||
Libertarian | 6 | 21,124 | 4.647 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Independent | 3 | 4,324 | 0.951 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Liberty Union | 3 | 2,640 | 0.581 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Write-in | 338 | 0.074 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Total | 56 | 454,560 | 100 | 30 | 100 |
Addison • Bennington • Caledonia • Chittenden • Essex-Orleans • Franklin • Grand Isle • Lamoille • Orange • Rutland • Washington • Windham • Windsor |
Incumbent Democrats Claire Ayer, who has represented the Addison district since 2003, and Christopher Bray, who has represented the Addison district since 2013, were re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Claire Ayer (incumbent) | 10,097 | 53.50% | |
Democratic | Christopher Bray (incumbent) | 8,743 | 46.32% | |
Write-in | 34 | 0.18% | ||
Total votes | 18,874 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrats Dick Sears, who has represented the Bennington district since 1993, was re-elected. Incumbent Democrat Robert Hartwell, who has represented the Bennington district since 2007, retired. Fellow Democrat Brian Campion won the open seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dick Sears (incumbent) | 7,905 | 42.96% | |
Democratic | Brian Campion | 6,273 | 34.09% | |
Republican | Warren H. Roaf | 4,217 | 22.92% | |
Write-in | 4 | 0.02% | ||
Total votes | 18,399 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Jane Kitchel, who has represented the Caledonia district since 2005, and incumbent Republican Minority Leader Joe Benning, who has represented the Caledonia district since 2011, were both re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jane Kitchel (incumbent) [lower-alpha 4] | 7,786 | 44.94% | |
Republican | Joe Benning (incumbent) | 6,149 | 35.49% | |
Democratic | Mike Heath | 3,390 | 19.57% | |
Total votes | 17,325 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrats Ginny Lyons, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2001, Tim Ashe, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2009, Phil Baruth, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2011, and Michael Sirotkin, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2014, were all re-elected. Progressive David Zuckerman, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2013, and Incumbent Republican Diane Snelling, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2003, were also re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ginny Lyons (incumbent) | 23,488 | 12.57% | |
Democratic | Tim Ashe (incumbent) | 22,790 | 12.20% | |
Democratic | Phil Baruth (incumbent) | 22,217 | 11.89% | |
Republican | Diane Snelling (incumbent) | 21,855 | 11.70% | |
Progressive | David Zuckerman (incumbent) | 21,360 | 11.43% | |
Democratic | Michael Sirotkin (incumbent) | 19,738 | 10.56% | |
Democratic | Dawn Ellis | 18,432 | 9.86% | |
Republican | Joy Limoge | 15,853 | 8.48% | |
Libertarian | Paul Washburn | 4,113 | 2.20% | |
Libertarian | John Cisar | 3,896 | 2.09% | |
Libertarian | Christopher Coolidge | 3,694 | 1.98% | |
Libertarian | Travis Spencer | 3,405 | 1.82% | |
Libertarian | Ben Mayer | 3,310 | 1.77% | |
Libertarian | Glyn Wilkinson | 2,706 | 1.45% | |
Total votes | 186,857 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Progressive hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrats Robert Starr, who has represented the Essex-Orleans district since 2005, and John Rodgers, who has represented the Essex-Orleans district since 2013, were both re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Starr (incumbent) | 7,168 | 43.21% | |
Democratic | John Rodgers (incumbent) | 5,717 | 34.46% | |
Republican | Marcia Horne | 3,703 | 22.32% | |
Total votes | 16,588 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Norm McAllister, who has represented the Franklin district since 2013, was re-elected. Incumbent Democrat Donald Collins, who has represented the Franklin district since 2013, retired. Republican Dustin Degree won the open seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dustin Degree | 6,862 | 29.65% | |
Republican | Norm McAllister (incumbent) | 6,554 | 28.32% | |
Democratic | Sara Brannon Kittell | 4,972 | 21.49% | |
Democratic | William Alan Roberts | 3,925 | 16.96% | |
Independent | Michael D. Malone | 823 | 3.56% | |
Write-in | 5 | 0.02% | ||
Total votes | 23,141 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Richard Mazza, who has represented the Grand Isle district since 1985, was re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Mazza (incumbent) [lower-alpha 4] | 5,603 | 86.05% | |
Liberty Union | Benjamin Bosley | 908 | 13.95% | |
Total votes | 6,511 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Richard Westman, who has represented the Lamoille district since 2011, was re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Westman (incumbent) | 6,198 | 99.03% | |
Write-in | 61 | 0.97% | ||
Total votes | 6,259 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Mark MacDonald, who has represented the Orange district since 2003, was re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark MacDonald (incumbent) | 3,797 | 54.22% | |
Republican | Robert C. Frenier | 3,200 | 45.69% | |
Write-in | 6 | 0.09% | ||
Total votes | 7,003 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republicans Peg Flory, who has represented the Rutland district since 2011, and Kevin Mullin, who has represented the Rutland district since 2003, were both re-elected. Incumbent Democrat Eldred French, who has represented the Rutland district since 2013, lost re-election to Republican Brian Collamore won the open seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peg Flory (incumbent) | 10,213 | 21.25% | |
Republican | Kevin Mullin (incumbent) | 9,932 | 20.67% | |
Republican | Brian Collamore | 9,275 | 19.30% | |
Democratic | William Tracy Carris | 7,362 | 15.32% | |
Democratic | Eldred French (incumbent) | 5,651 | 11.76% | |
Democratic | Anissa Delauri | 4,091 | 8.51% | |
Independent | Kelly Socia | 1,528 | 3.18% | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.004% | ||
Total votes | 48,054 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Incumbent Republican Bill Doyle, who has represented the Washington district since 1969, incumbent Democrat Ann Cummings, who has represented the Washington district since 1997, and incumbent Progressive Minority Leader Anthony Pollina, who has represented the Washington district since 2011, were all re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Doyle (incumbent) | 11,275 | 21.32% | |
Democratic | Ann Cummings (incumbent) | 11,167 | 21.12% | |
Progressive | Anthony Pollina (incumbent) [lower-alpha 5] | 10,474 | 19.81% | |
Republican | Pat McDonald | 8,731 | 16.51% | |
Republican | Dexter Lefavour | 5,823 | 11.01% | |
Progressive | Sandra Gaffney [lower-alpha 5] | 5,408 | 10.23% | |
Write-in | 7 | 0.01% | ||
Total votes | 52,885 | 100% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Progressive hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Jeanette White, who has represented the Windham district since 2003, was re-elected. Incumbent Democrat Peter Galbraith, who has represented the Windham district since 2011, retired. Fellow Democrat Becca Balint won the open seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeanette White (incumbent) | 2,260 | 40.06% | |
Democratic | Becca Balint | 1,684 | 29.85% | |
Democratic | Roger Allbee | 1,240 | 21.98% | |
Democratic | Joan Bowman | 446 | 7.91% | |
Write-in | 11 | 0.20% | ||
Total votes | 5,641 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeanette White (incumbent) | 7,777 | 43.44% | |
Democratic | Becca Balint | 6,378 | 35.63% | |
Independent | Mary Hasson | 1,973 | 11.02% | |
Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 899 | 5.02% | |
Liberty Union | Aaron Diamondstone | 833 | 4.65% | |
Write-in | 41 | 0.23% | ||
Total votes | 17,901 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrats Alice Nitka, who has represented the windsor district since 2007, and Richard McCormack, who has represented the Windsor district since 2007, and Senate President pro tempore John Campbell, who has represented the Windsor district since 2001, were re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Campbell (incumbent) | 11,667 | 33.56% | |
Democratic | Richard McCormack (incumbent) [lower-alpha 6] | 11,511 | 33.11% | |
Democratic | Alice Nitka (incumbent) | 11,407 | 32.81% | |
Write-in | 178 | 0.51% | ||
Total votes | 34,763 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
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