2024 Vermont Senate election

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2024 Vermont Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Phil Baruth at State Senate Forum (cropped).jpg Randy Brock for Vermont Lt Governor 2016 - 20151020-IMG 7818 (cropped).jpg Tanya Vyhovsky at State Senate Forum (cropped).jpg
Leader Philip Baruth Randy Brock Tanya Vyhovsky
(de facto)
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Leader sinceNovember 13, 2022January 6, 2021January 6, 2023
Leader's seat Chittenden Central Franklin Chittenden Central
Last election22 seats7 seats1 seat
Current seats2271
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 15

2024 Vermont Senate election map.svg
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent
     Progressive incumbent

Incumbent President pro tempore

Philip Baruth
Democratic/Progressive



The 2024 Vermont Senate election will take place on November 5, 2024, as part of the biennial United States elections. The election will coincide with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and State House. Vermont voters will elect all 30 state senators from 16 districts, with each district electing between one and three senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections will be held on August 13, 2024. [1]

Contents

Summary of results

PartyCandidatesVotes%Primary seatsSecondary seats
PrimarySecondaryBeforeAfter+/−BeforeAfter+/−
Democratic 22 [lower-alpha 1] 3
Republican 7 [lower-alpha 2] 1
Progressive 1 [lower-alpha 3] 4
Total100.03030±08
District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Addison Ruth Hardy Dem
Christopher Bray Dem
Bennington Dick Sears Dem/Rep
Brian Campion Dem
Caledonia Jane Kitchel Dem
Chittenden Central Philip Baruth Dem/Prog
Martine Gulick Dem
Tanya Vyhovsky Prog/Dem
Chittenden North Irene Wrenner Dem
Chittenden Southeast Thomas Chittenden Dem
Ginny Lyons Dem
Kesha Ram Hinsdale Dem/Prog
Essex Russ Ingalls Rep/Dem
Franklin Randy Brock Rep
Robert Norris Rep
Grand Isle Richard Mazza Dem
Lamoille Richard Westman Rep/Dem
Orange Mark MacDonald Dem
Orleans Robert Starr Dem
Rutland Brian Collamore Rep
Dave Weeks Rep
Terry Williams Rep
Washington Ann Cummings Dem
Andrew Perchlik Dem/Prog
Anne Watson Dem/Prog
Windham Wendy Harrison Dem
Nader Hashim Dem
Windsor Alison Clarkson Dem
Richard McCormack Dem
Rebecca White Dem

Addison

Incumbent Democrats Ruth Hardy, who has represented the district since 2019, and Christopher Bray, who has represented the district since 2013, are eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

Potential

Bennington

Incumbent Democrats Dick Sears, who has represented the district since 1993, and Brian Campion, who has represented the district since 2015, are both eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Potential

Caledonia

Incumbent Democrat Jane Kitchel, who has represented the district since 2005, is eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Chittenden Central

Incumbent Democrats Philip Baruth, who has represented the district since 2011, and Martine Gulick, who has represented the district since 2023, and incumbent Progressive Tanya Vyhovsky, who has represented the district since 2023, are all eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Potential

Chittenden North

Incumbent Democrat Irene Wrenner, who has represented the district since 2023, is eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Chittenden Southeast

Incumbent Democrats Thomas Chittenden, who has represented the district since 2021, Ginny Lyons, who has represented the district since 2001, and Kesha Ram Hinsdale, who has represented the district since 2021, are all eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Essex

Incumbent Republican Russ Ingalls, who has represented the district since 2021, is eligible to run for re-election.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Franklin

Incumbent Republicans Randy Brock, who has represented the district since 2017, and Robert Norris, who has represented the district since 2023, are both eligible to run for re-election.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Potential

Grand Isle

Incumbent Democrat Richard Mazza, who has represented the district since 1985, resigned on April 8, 2024, due to health issues. [4]

Democratic primary

Declined

Republican primary

Publicly expressed interest

Lamoille

Incumbent Republican Richard Westman, who has represented the district since 2011, is eligible to run for re-election.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Orange

Incumbent Democrat Mark MacDonald, who has represented the district since 2003, is eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Potential

Orleans

Incumbent Democrat Robert Starr, who has represented the district since 2005, is eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Potential

Rutland

Incumbent Republicans Brian Collamore, who has represented the district since 2015, Dave Weeks, who has represented the district since 2023, and Terry Williams, who has represented the district since 2023, are eligible to run for re-election.

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Washington

Incumbent Democrats Ann Cummings, who has represented the district since 1997, Andrew Perchlik, who has represented the district since 2019, and Anne Watson, who has represented the district since 2023, are eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Windham

Incumbent Democrats Wendy Harrison and Nader Hashim, both of whom have represented the district since 2023, are eligible to run for re-election.

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Windsor

Incumbent Democrats Alison Clarkson, who has represented the district since 2017, Richard McCormack, who has represented the district since 2007, and Rebecca White, who has represented the district since 2023, are eligible to run for re-election. McCormack announced in March 2024 that he would retire. [5]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Declined

See also

Notes

  1. In the 2022 election, 22 of the elected senators were primarily Democrats. However, 3 of the elected senators were primarily affiliated with a different party but were also nominated by the Democratic Party and listed "Democratic" on the ballot as a secondary nomination.
  2. In the 2022 election, 7 of the elected senators were primarily Republicans. However, 1 of the elected senators was primarily affiliated with a different party but was also nominated by the Republican Party and listed "Republican" on the ballot as a secondary nomination.
  3. In the 2022 election, 1 of the elected senators was primarily a Progressive. However, 4 of the elected senators were primarily affiliated with a different party but were also nominated by the Progressive Party and listed "Progressive" on the ballot as a secondary nomination. Additionally, the elected senator that is primarily a Progressive was listed "Democratic" on the ballot as a secondary nomination.

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