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

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas
Party As of May 2025
     Democratic Party 16
     Republican Party 13
     Vermont Progressive Party 1
     Independent 0
     Vacancies 0
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

This list will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice an official candidate missing from the list or the inclusion of a candidate who withdrew.

Primary

Vermont State Senate primary 2026
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican 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
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican 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)

Jonathan Gleason

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.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Vermont

DocumentIcon.jpg 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.[1][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.[3][4]

Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below.[5]

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.[6]

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.[3][6]

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.[7]

Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below.[8]

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.[9]

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."[10]

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[11]
SalaryPer diem
$843.32/week during sessionNo 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.[12]

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
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
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
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
House R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Presidential politics in Vermont

2024

See also: Presidential election, 2024


Presidential election in Vermont, 2024
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D)
 
63.8
 
235,791 3
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Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R)
 
32.3
 
119,395 0
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (We the People)
 
1.6
 
5,905 0
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Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L)
 
0.5
 
1,828 0
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Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.5
 
1,710 0
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Cornel West/Melina Abdullah (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party)
 
0.4
 
1,549 0
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Rachele Fruit/Dennis Richter (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.1
 
211 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.8
 
3,033 0

There were no incumbents in this race The results have been certified.

Total votes: 369,422


2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Vermont, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
65.5
 
242,820 3
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
30.4
 
112,704 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.0
 
3,608 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.4
 
1,310 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.3
 
1,269 0
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H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots)
 
0.3
 
1,175 0
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Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent)
 
0.2
 
856 0
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Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent)
 
0.1
 
213 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.1
 
209 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.1
 
208 0
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.1
 
195 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Liberty Union Party)
 
0.0
 
166 0
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Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog)
 
0.0
 
141 0
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Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
137 0
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Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose)
 
0.0
 
126 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
100 0
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Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)
 
0.0
 
65 0
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Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
54 0
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Kyle Kenley Kopitke/Taja Iwanow (Independent)
 
0.0
 
53 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)
 
0.0
 
48 0
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Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent)
 
0.0
 
29 0
  Other write-in votes
 
1.5
 
5,482 0

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 Green check mark transparent.pngHillary 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
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.[13] The Vermont House of Representatives voted 129-13 to advance the state legislative redistricting bill on March 16.[14] On March 25, the Vermont State Senate unanimously approved H722, sending it to Scott.[15] These maps took effect for Vermont's 2022 legislative elections.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vermont Secretary of State, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed March 28, 2025
  2. ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2361," accessed March 28, 2025
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2356," accessed April 3, 2025
  4. ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2353," accessed April 3, 2025
  5. ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2355," accessed April 3, 2025
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vermont Elections Division, "For Minor Party Candidates," accessed April 3, 2025
  7. ↑ Vermont Elections Division, "Independent Candidates," accessed April 3, 2025
  8. ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2402," accessed April 3, 2025
  9. ↑ Vermont Election Law, "Title 17-49-2362," accessed April 3, 2025
  10. ↑ usconstitution.net, "Vermont Constitution," accessed December 18, 2013(Referenced Section 15)
  11. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  12. ↑ Vermont Constitution, "Chapter II, Section 46," accessed February 4, 2021
  13. ↑ VTDigger, "Scott signs new legislative maps into law, solidifying Vermont’s political playing field for next decade," April 6, 2022
  14. ↑ VTDigger, "House advances redistricting bill by a wide margin," March 16, 2022
  15. ↑ VTDigger, "Senate unanimously approves new district maps with little debate," March 25, 2022


Current members of the Vermont State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Senators
Addison District
Bennington District
Caledonia District
Chittenden Central District
Chittenden North District
Chittenden Southeast District
Essex District
Franklin District
Grand Isle District
Lamoille District
Orange District
Orleans District
Rutland District
Washington District
Windham District
Windsor District
Joe Major (D)
Democratic Party (16)
Republican Party (13)
Vermont Progressive Party (1)


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