2022 Vermont Senate election

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All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Becca Balint (retired) Randy Brock Anthony Pollina (retired) Party Democratic Republican Progressive Leader since January 6, 2021 January 6, 2021 2013 Leader's seat Windham Franklin Washington Last election 21 seats, 53.7% 7 seats, 34.7% 2 seats, 6.3% Seats before 21 7 2 Seats won 22 7 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 365,882 165,921 12,377 Percentage 65.1% 29.5% 2.2%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Progressive hold
President pro tempore before election Becca Balint Democratic Elected President pro tempore Phil Baruth Democratic/ Progressive

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The 2022 Vermont Senate election took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and State House. Vermont voters elected 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 were held on August 9, 2022. ^{[1] [2]} This election will be the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for population changes across the state after the 2020 census. ^[3]

Democrats and Progressives retained their combined 23-seat supermajority. Because Democrats and Progressives simultaneously won a supermajority in the Vermont House of Representatives for the first time ever, this meant that they could pass bills that were vetoed by Republican governor Phil Scott. Republicans lost one seat during redistricting, as Joe Benning's Caledonia County seat was eliminated, but they made up for this loss by gaining a seat from Democrats in Rutland County. Democrats still managed to have a net gain of one seat, as they won the newly created Chittenden North district and gained a seat from Progressives in Washington County. This left newly elected senator Tanya Vyhovsky as the only Progressive in the Senate, although four of the elected Democrats were also nominated by the Progressive Party and appeared on the ballot as "Democratic/Progressive." ^[4]

Summary of results

Party		Candidates		Votes	%	Primary seats			Secondary seats
		Primary	Secondary			Before	After	+/−	Before	After	+/−
	Democratic	27	3	365,882	65.1	21 [a]	22	+1	5	3	-2
	Republican	24	1	165,921	29.5	7 [b]	7	–	2	1	-1
	Progressive	1	4	12,377	2.2	2 [c]	1	-1	3	4	+1
	Libertarian	0	1	N/A		0	0	–	0	0	–
	Independent	4	0	10,886	1.9	0	0	–	0	0	–
	Write-ins	N/A		7,021	1.2	N/A
Total		56	9	562,087	100.0	30	30	±0	10	8	-2

District	Incumbent	Party		District	Elected senator	Party
Addison	Christopher Bray		Dem	Addison	Christopher Bray		Dem
	Ruth Hardy		Dem		Ruth Hardy		Dem
Bennington	Dick Sears		Dem	Bennington	Dick Sears		Dem/Rep
	Brian Campion		Dem		Brian Campion		Dem
Caledonia	Jane Kitchel		Dem	Caledonia	Jane Kitchel		Dem
	Joe Benning		Rep		Seat Abolished
Chittenden	Phil Baruth		Dem/Prog	Chittenden Central	Phil Baruth		Dem/Prog
	New Seat				Martine Gulick		Dem
	Christopher Pearson		Prog/Dem		Tanya Vyhovsky		Prog/Dem
	New Seat			Chittenden North	Irene Wrenner		Dem
	Kesha Ram Hinsdale		Dem	Chittenden Southeast	Kesha Ram Hinsdale		Dem/Prog
	Thomas Chittenden		Dem		Thomas Chittenden		Dem
	Ginny Lyons		Dem		Ginny Lyons		Dem
	Michael Sirotkin		Dem		Seat Abolished
Essex- Orleans	Russ Ingalls		Rep	Essex	Russ Ingalls		Rep/Dem
	Robert Starr		Dem	Orleans	Robert Starr		Dem
Franklin	Randy Brock		Rep/Dem	Franklin	Randy Brock		Rep
	Corey Parent		Rep/Dem		Robert Norris		Rep
Grand Isle	Richard Mazza		Dem/Rep	Grand Isle	Richard Mazza		Dem
Lamoille	Richard Westman		Rep/Dem	Lamoille	Richard Westman		Rep/Dem
Orange	Mark MacDonald		Dem	Orange	Mark MacDonald		Dem
Rutland	Brian Collamore		Rep	Rutland	Brian Collamore		Rep
	Joshua Terenzini		Rep		Terry Williams		Rep
	Cheryl Hooker		Dem/Prog		Dave Weeks		Rep
Washington	Ann Cummings		Dem	Washington	Ann Cummings		Dem
	Anthony Pollina		Prog/Dem		Anne Watson		Dem/Prog
	Andrew Perchlik		Dem/Prog		Andrew Perchlik		Dem/Prog
Windham	Becca Balint		Dem	Windham	Wendy Harrison		Dem
	Jeanette White		Dem		Nader Hashim		Dem
Windsor	Alison Clarkson		Dem	Windsor	Alison Clarkson		Dem
	Alice Nitka		Dem		Rebecca White		Dem
	Richard McCormack		Dem		Richard McCormack		Dem

Retiring incumbents

Ten incumbent senators (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans and both Progressives) had announced they would not seek reelection. ^[5]

1. Caledonia: Joe Benning (R) ( ran for Lieutenant Governor) ^[6]
2. Chittenden: Christopher Pearson (P/D) ^[7]
3. Chittenden: Michael Sirotkin (D) ^[8]
4. Franklin: Corey Parent (R) ^[9]
5. Rutland: Joshua Terenzini (R) ^[10]
6. Rutland: Cheryl Hooker (D/P) ^[11]
7. Washington: Anthony Pollina (P/D) ^[12]
8. Windham: Becca Balint (D) ( ran for U.S. House) ^[13]
9. Windham: Jeanette White (D) ^[14]
10. Windsor: Alice Nitka (D) ^[15]

Leadership selection

With incumbent Democratic president pro tempore Becca Balint retiring to run for U.S. House, Democrats had to nominate a new candidate who would take the position in the event they retained their majority. Ahead of the November 13 leadership vote, Philip Baruth of Chittenden was running unopposed. Andrew Perchlik of Washington had expressed interest in running but decided against it, and told VTDigger that the president pro tempore election was "not much of a race." Kesha Ram Hinsdale of Chittenden and Senate Majority Leader Alison Clarkson of Windsor, who had been speculated as potential candidates by media, both said they would not run and endorsed Baruth's bid. ^[16] Democrats retained their Senate majority and Baruth was unanimously elected as the new president pro tempore, becoming the second president pro tempore to caucus with both Democrats and Progressives after Tim Ashe. ^[17] Additionally, Clarkson was reelected as Majority Leader and Perchlik was elected Majority Whip, succeeding the retiring Cheryl Hooker. ^[18]

Detailed results

Addison • Bennington • Caledonia • Chittenden Central • Chittenden North • Chittenden Southeast • Essex • Franklin • Grand Isle • Lamoille • Orange • Orleans • Rutland • Washington • Windham • Windsor

Addison

Addison district

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Nominee Christopher Bray Ruth Hardy Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 11,898 11,732 Percentage 33.8% 33.3%   Nominee Robert Burton Lloyd Dike Party Republican Republican Popular vote 5766 4951 Percentage 16.4% 14.0%

Senators before election Christopher Bray ( Democratic) Ruth Hardy ( Democratic) Elected Senators Christopher Bray ( Democratic) Ruth Hardy ( Democratic)

• Elects two senators.

Incumbent Democrats Ruth Hardy, who has represented the district since 2019, and Christopher Bray, who has represented the district since 2013, both ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

• Christopher Bray, incumbent senator ^[19]
• Ruth Hardy, incumbent senator ^[19]

Addison Senate district Democratic primary election, 2022 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruth Hardy (incumbent)	6,291	52.0
	Democratic	Christopher Bray (incumbent)	5,782	47.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	37	0.3
Total votes			12,110	100.0

Republican primary

• Lloyd Dike, nursing assistant and U.S. Army veteran (write-in) ^{[21] [22]}
• Robert Burton, farmer and former U.S. Navy pilot (write-in) ^{[21] [23]}

Addison Senate district Republican primary election, 2022 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lloyd Dike (write-in)	131	26.6
	Republican	Robert Burton (write-in)	61	12.4
	Write-in	Other write-ins	301	61.0
Total votes			493	100.0

Independents

• Mason Wade, homesteader and candidate for this district in 2018 and 2020 ^{[24] [25]}

General election

Addison Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Bray (incumbent)	11,898	33.8
	Democratic	Ruth Hardy (incumbent)	11,732	33.3
	Republican	Lloyd Dike	5,766	16.4
	Republican	Robert Burton	4,951	14.0
	Independent	Mason Wade	846	2.4
	Write-in	Write-ins	54	0.1
Total votes			35,247	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Bennington

Bennington district

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Nominee Dick Sears Brian Campion Party Democratic Democratic Alliance Republican Popular vote 12,181 11,326 Percentage 51.1% 47.6%

Senators before election Dick Sears ( Democratic) Brian Campion ( Democratic) Elected Senators Dick Sears ( Dem/ Rep) Brian Campion ( Democratic)

• Elects two senators.

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

Democratic primary

• Brian Campion, incumbent senator ^[27]
• Dick Sears, incumbent senator ^[27]

Bennington Senate district Democratic primary election, 2022 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Sears (incumbent)	4,436	50.4
	Democratic	Brian Campion (incumbent)	4,327	49.2
	Write-in	Write-ins	40	0.4
Total votes			8,803	100.0

Republican primary

Bennington Senate district Republican primary election, 2022 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Sears (incumbent) (write-in)	75	22.8
	Republican	Brian Campion (incumbent) (write-in)	64	19.5
	Write-in	Other write-ins	190	57.7
Total votes			329	100.0

General election

Bennington Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic/ Republican	Dick Sears (incumbent) [d]	12,181	51.1
	Democratic	Brian Campion (incumbent) [e]	11,326	47.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	310	1.3
Total votes			23,817	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

People who received three or more write-in votes include Gerald Malloy (7), Mary Morrissey (7), Christina Nolan (5), Donald Trump (5), and Ericka Redic (3). ^[26]

Caledonia

Caledonia district

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Nominee Jane Kitchel J.T. Dodge Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 6,210 3,565 Percentage 63.4% 36.4%

Senators before election Jane Kitchel ( Democratic) Joe Benning ( Republican) Elected Senators Jane Kitchel Democratic

• Elects one senator.

Following statewide redistricting, the Caledonia district now only elects one senator instead of two. Incumbent Democrat Jane Kitchel, who has represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. Incumbent Republican Joe Benning, who has represented the district since 2011, is retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor. ^[6]

Democratic primary

• Jane Kitchel, incumbent senator ^{[29] [30]}

Caledonia Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Kitchel (incumbent)	2,711	99.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	25	0.9
Total votes			2,736	100.0

Republican primary

• J.T. Dodge, anti- carbon tax activist, former vice chair of the Vermont Libertarian Party, and Libertarian nominee for this district in 2020 ^{[32] [33]}

Caledonia Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J.T. Dodge	985	97.3
	Write-in	Write-ins	27	2.7
Total votes			1,012	100.0

General election

Caledonia Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Kitchel (incumbent)	6,210	63.4
	Republican	J.T. Dodge	3,565	36.4
	Write-in	Write-ins	17	0.2
Total votes			9,792	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Republican loss (seat eliminated)

Chittenden Central

Chittenden Central district

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Nominee Phil Baruth Martine Gulick Party Democratic Democratic Alliance Progressive Popular vote 15,187 14,007 Percentage 31.5% 29.0%   Nominee Tanya Vyhovsky Infinite Culcleasure Party Progressive Independent Alliance Democratic Popular vote 12,377 5,327 Percentage 25.7% 11.0%

Senators before election Phil Baruth ( Democratic) Christopher Pearson ( Progressive) Elected Senators Phil Baruth ( Dem/ Prog) Martine Gulick ( Democratic) Tanya Vyhovsky ( Prog/ Dem)

• Elects three senators.

Following statewide redistricting, the former Chittenden district which elected six senators, was split up into three new districts Chittenden Central which elects three senators, Chittenden North which elects one senator, and Chittenden Southeast which also elects three senators. Incumbent Democrat Phil Baruth, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2011, ran for re-election here. Incumbent Progressive Christopher Pearson, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2017, is retiring. ^[7]

Democratic primary

• Andrew Brown, president of the Essex Junction Board of Trustees ^[34] (withdrew, remained on ballot) ^[35]
• Dawn Ellis, member of the Vermont Human Rights Commission and candidate for this district in 2014 and 2016 ^[34]
• Phil Baruth, incumbent senator ^[34]
• Martine Gulick, Burlington school board member ^[34]
• Erhard Mahnke, former president of the Burlington city council and candidate for this district in 2020 ^[34]
• Tanya Vyhovsky, state representative ^[34]

Chittenden Central Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Baruth (incumbent)	5,710	23.7
	Democratic	Tanya Vyhovsky	5,140	21.3
	Democratic	Martine Gulick	3,949	16.4
	Democratic	Erhard Mahnke	3,947	16.4
	Democratic	Dawn Ellis	3,329	13.8
	Democratic	Andrew Brown (withdrawn)	1,941	8.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	70	0.3
Total votes			24,086	100.0

Independents

• Infinite Culcleasure, community advocate and candidate for mayor of Burlington in 2018 ^[37]

General election

Chittenden general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic/ Progressive	Phil Baruth (incumbent) [f]	15,187	31.5
	Democratic	Martine Gulick	14,007	29.0
	Progressive/ Democratic	Tanya Vyhovsky [g]	12,377	25.7
	Independent	Infinite Culcleasure	5,327	11.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	717	1.5
Total votes			48,245	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic win (new seat)
	Progressive hold

People who received three or more write-in votes include Kurt Wright (17), Erhard Mahnke (14), Irene Wrenner (14), Ericka Redic (11), Leland Morgan (6), Richard Mazza (5), Liam Madden (4), Miriam Berry (3), Gerald Malloy (3), and Thomas Chittenden (3). ^[26]

Chittenden North

Chittenden North district

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Nominee Irene Wrenner Leland Morgan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 5,173 4,858 Percentage 51.3% 48.1%

Senator before election None Elected Senator Irene Wrenner Democratic

• Elects one senator.

Following statewide redistricting, the former Chittenden district which elected six senators, was split up into three new districts Chittenden Central which elects three senators, Chittenden North which elects one senator, and Chittenden Southeast which also elects three senators. The new Chittenden North district has no incumbent.

Democratic primary

• Brian Shelden, chair of Essex Democrats and former director of the Essex Economic Development Commission ^[38]
• Irene Wrenner, journalist and former Essex selectman ^[38]

Chittenden North Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Irene Wrenner	1,621	58.5
	Democratic	Brian Shelden	1,136	41.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	15	0.5
Total votes			2,772	100.0

Republican primary

• Leland Morgan, state representative ^[38]

Chittenden North Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leland Morgan	1,127	98.5
	Write-in	Write-ins	17	1.5
Total votes			1,144	100.0

General election

Chittenden general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Irene Wrenner	5,173	51.3
	Republican	Leland Morgan	4,858	48.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	60	0.6
Total votes			10,091	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

Brian Shelden, the runner-up in the Democratic primary, received 21 write-in votes. ^[26]

Chittenden Southeast

Chittenden Southeast district

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Nominee Kesha Ram Hinsdale Thomas Chittenden Ginny Lyons Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Alliance Progressive Popular vote 30,923 25,689 24,202 Percentage 32.1% 26.6% 25.1%   Nominee Dean Rolland Rohan St. Marthe Party Republican Republican Popular vote 8,537 6,853 Percentage 8.9% 7.1%

Senators before election Kesha Ram Hinsdale ( Democratic) Thomas Chittenden ( Democratic) Ginny Lyons ( Democratic) Michael Sirotkin ( Democratic) Elected Senators Kesha Ram Hinsdale ( Dem/ Prog) Thomas Chittenden ( Democratic) Ginny Lyons ( Democratic)

• Elects three senators.

Following statewide redistricting, the former Chittenden district which elected six senators, was split up into three new districts Chittenden Central which elects three senators, Chittenden North which elects one senator, and Chittenden Southeast which also elects three senators. Incumbent Democrats Thomas Chittenden, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2021, Ginny Lyons, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2001, and Kesha Ram Hinsdale, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2021, all ran for re-election here. Incumbent Democrat Michael Sirotkin, who has represented the Chittenden district since 2014, is retiring. ^[8]

Democratic primary

• Thomas Chittenden, incumbent senator ^[40]
• Ginny Lyons, incumbent senator ^[40]
• Steve May, social worker, former Richmond and Bolton selectman, and candidate for this district in 2018 and 2020 ^[40]
• Lewis Mudge, Charlotte selectman ^[40]
• Kesha Ram Hinsdale, incumbent senator ^[40]

Chittenden Southeast Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ginny Lyons (incumbent)	12,501	29.4
	Democratic	Kesha Ram Hinsdale (incumbent)	11,517	27.1
	Democratic	Thomas Chittenden (incumbent)	10,996	25.8
	Democratic	Lewis Mudge	4,668	11.0
	Democratic	Steve May	2,801	6.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	79	0.2
Total votes			42,562	100.0

Republican primary

Chittenden Southeast Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Chittenden (incumbent) (write-in)	66	16.8
	Write-in	Other write-ins	326	83.2
Total votes			392	100.0

After nobody won the Republican nomination, two replacement candidates filed to run:

• Dean Rolland, small business owner and candidate for this district in 2020 ^{[42] [26]}
• Rohan St. Marthe, video producer ^[43]

General election

Chittenden Southeast general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic/ Progressive	Kesha Ram Hinsdale (incumbent) [f]	30,923	32.1
	Democratic	Thomas Chittenden (incumbent) [e]	25,689	26.6
	Democratic	Ginny Lyons (incumbent)	24,202	25.1
	Republican	Dean Rolland	8,537	8.9
	Republican	Rohan St. Marthe	6,853	7.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	203	0.2
Total votes			96,407	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold
	Democratic loss (seat eliminated)

People who received three or more write-in votes include Lewis Mudge (10), Philip Baruth (3), Randy Brock (3), Gerald Malloy (3), and Christina Nolan (3). ^[26]

Essex

Essex district

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Nominee Russ Ingalls Party Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 6,485 Percentage 95.3%

Senator before election Russ Ingalls Republican Elected Senator Russ Ingalls Rep/ Dem

• Elects one senator.

Following statewide redistricting, the former Essex-Orleans district which elected two senators has been split up into the Essex and Oreans districts, which each elect one senator. Incumbent Republican Russ Ingalls, who has represented the Essex-Orleans district since 2021, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

• Russ Ingalls, incumbent senator ^[44]

Essex Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Ingalls (incumbent)	1,249	98.9
	Write-in	Write-ins	14	1.1
Total votes			1,263	100.0

Democratic primary

Essex Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russ Ingalls (incumbent) (write-in)	53	36.1
	Write-in	Other write-ins	94	63.9
Total votes			147	100.0

General election

Essex Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican/ Democratic	Russ Ingalls (incumbent) [h]	6,485	95.3
	Write-in	Write-ins	319	4.7
Total votes			6,804	100.0
	Republican hold

People who received three or more write-in votes include Robert Starr (12), John Rodgers (9), J.T. Dodge (6), Joe Benning (5), Jane Kitchel (4), Brenda Siegel (4), Patrick Leahy (3), Brian Smith (3), and Peter Welch (3). ^[26]

Franklin

Franklin district

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Nominee Randy Brock Robert Norris Party Republican Republican Popular vote 9,522 8,528 Percentage 33.1% 29.6%   Nominee Pam McCarthy Jessie Palczewski Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 6,716 3,963 Percentage 23.3% 13.8%

Senators before election Randy Brock ( Republican) Corey Parent ( Republican) Elected Senators Randy Brock ( Republican) Robert Norris ( Republican)

• Elects two senators.

Incumbent Republican Randy Brock, who has represented this district since 2017, ran for re-election. Incumbent Republican Corey Parent, who has represented this district since 2019, is retiring. ^[9]

Republican primary

• Randy Brock, incumbent senator ^[46]
• Robert Norris, state representative and former Franklin County Sheriff ^[46]

Franklin Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Brock (incumbent)	1,878	50.6
	Republican	Robert Norris	1,789	48.2
	Write-in	Write-ins	42	1.1
Total votes			3,709	100.0

Democratic primary

• Pam McCarthy, former nonprofit executive, mother of state representative Mike McCarthy, and candidate for this district in 2018 ^[48]
• Jessie Palczewski, small business owner ^[48]

Franklin Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam McCarthy	2,761	57.6
	Democratic	Jessie Palczewski	1,596	33.3
	Write-in	Write-ins	435	9.1
Total votes			4,792	100.0

General election

Franklin Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Brock (incumbent)	9,522	33.1
	Republican	Robert Norris	8,528	29.6
	Democratic	Pam McCarthy	6,716	23.3
	Democratic	Jessie Palczewski	3,963	13.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	64	0.2
Total votes			28,793	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

Leland Morgan received three write-in votes. ^[26]

Grand Isle

Grand Isle district

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Nominee Richard Mazza Stephen Bellows Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 7,209 2,629 Percentage 73.0% 26.6%

Senator before election Richard Mazza Democratic Elected Senator Richard Mazza Democratic

• Elects one senator.

Incumbent Democrat Richard Mazza, who has represented this district since 1985, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

• Richard Mazza, incumbent senator ^[49]

Grand Isle Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Mazza (incumbent)	2,977	98.5
	Write-in	Write-ins	44	1.5
Total votes			3,021	100.0

Republican primary

• Stephen Bellows, landscaping contractor (also ran for governor) ^{[51] [52]}

Grand Isle Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Bellows	888	96.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	37	4.0
Total votes			925	100.0

General election

Grand Isle Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Mazza (incumbent)	7,209	73.0
	Republican	Stephen Bellows	2,629	26.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	38	0.4
Total votes			9,876	100.0
	Democratic hold

Lamoille

Lamoille district

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Nominee Richard Westman Party Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 8,003 Percentage 97.5%

Senator before election Richard Westman Republican Elected Senator Richard Westman Rep/ Dem

• Elects one senator.

Incumbent Republican Richard Westman, who has represented this district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

• Richard Westman, incumbent senator ^[53]

Lamoille Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Westman (incumbent)	828	98.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	17	2.0
Total votes			845	100.0

Democratic primary

Lamoille Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Westman (incumbent) (write-in)	209	70.8
	Write-in	Other write-ins	86	29.2
Total votes			295	100.0

General election

Lamoille Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican/ Democratic	Richard Westman (incumbent) [h]	8,003	97.5
	Write-in	Write-ins	203	2.5
Total votes			8,206	100.0
	Republican hold

People who received three or more write-in votes include Lucy Rogers (9), David Yacovone (4), Gerald Malloy (3), Bernie Sanders (3), and Shap Smith (3). ^[26]

Orange

Orange district

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Nominee Mark MacDonald John Klar Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 5,683 4,516 Percentage 55.4% 44.1%

Senator before election Mark MacDonald Democratic Elected Senator Mark MacDonald Democratic

• Elects one senator.

Incumbent Democrat Mark MacDonald, who has represented this district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

• Mark MacDonald, incumbent senator ^[19]

Orange Senate district Democratic primary ^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark MacDonald (incumbent)	2,588	97.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	78	2.9
Total votes			2,666	100.0

Republican primary

• John Klar, attorney, farmer, and candidate for Governor of Vermont in 2020 ^[56]

Orange Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Klar	970	97.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	23	2.3
Total votes			993	100.0

General election

Orange general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark MacDonald (incumbent)	5,683	55.4
	Republican	John Klar	4,516	44.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	50	0.5
Total votes			10,249	100.0
	Democratic hold

Orleans

Orleans district

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Nominee Robert Starr Samuel Douglass Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 5,286 3,791 Percentage 58.1% 41.7%

Senator before election Robert Starr Democratic Elected Senator Robert Starr Democratic

• Elects one senator.

Following statewide redistricting, the former Essex-Orleans district which elected two senators has been split up into the Essex and Orleans districts, which each elect one senator. Incumbent Democrat Robert Starr, who has represented the Essex-Orleans district since 2005, ran for re-election here.

Democratic primary

• Robert Starr, incumbent senator ^[46]

Orleans Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Starr (incumbent)	1,793	98.5
	Write-in	Write-ins	27	1.5
Total votes			1,820	100.0

Republican primary

• Samuel Douglass, chair of Vermont Young Republicans ^[46]

Orleans Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel Douglass	1,066	95.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	55	4.9
Total votes			1,121	100.0

General election

Orleans Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Starr (incumbent)	5,286	58.1
	Republican	Samuel Douglass	3,791	41.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	19	0.2
Total votes			9,096	100.0
	Democratic hold

Rutland

Rutland district

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Nominee Brian Collamore Terry Williams Dave Weeks Party Republican Republican Republican Popular vote 13,878 11,453 10,703 Percentage 21.0% 17.3% 16.3%   Nominee Anna Tadio Bridgette Remington Joshua Ferguson Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 10,453 10,134 9,359 Percentage 15.8% 15.3% 14.2%

Senators before election Brian Collamore ( Republican) Joshua Terenzini ( Republican) Cheryl Hooker ( Dem/ Prog) Elected Senators Brian Collamore ( Republican) Terry Williams ( Republican) Dave Weeks ( Republican)

• Elects three senators.

Incumbent Republican Brian Collamore, who has represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. Incumbent Democrat Cheryl Hooker, who has represented the district since 2019, and incumbent Republican Joshua Terenzini, who has represented the district since 2021, are both retiring. ^{[11] [10]}

Republican primary

• Brian Collamore, incumbent senator ^[46]
• Dave Weeks, national security expert and military veteran ^{[46] [58]}
• Terry Williams, Poultney selectman and candidate for this district in 2020 ^[46]

Rutland Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Collamore (incumbent)	2,966	37.8
	Republican	Terry Williams	2,554	32.6
	Republican	Dave Weeks	2,273	29.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	50	0.6
Total votes			7,843	100.0

Democratic primary

• Joshua Ferguson, sailboat repairman (write-in) ^{[59] [60]}
• Bridgette Remington, attorney ^[46]
• Anna Tadio, Rutland city councilor and vice chair of the Rutland County Democratic Party ^{[46] [58]}

Rutland Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Tadio	3,867	48.7
	Democratic	Bridgette Remington	3,653	46.0
	Democratic	Joshua Ferguson (write-in)	148	1.9
	Write-in	Other Write-ins	280	3.5
Total votes			7,948	100.0

General election

Rutland Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Collamore (incumbent)	13,878	21.0
	Republican	Terry Williams	11,453	17.3
	Republican	Dave Weeks	10,703	16.2
	Democratic	Anna Tadio	10,453	15.8
	Democratic	Bridgette Remington	10,134	15.3
	Democratic	Joshua Ferguson	9,359	14.2
	Write-in	Write-ins	63	0.1
Total votes			66,043	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

Washington

Washington district

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Nominee Ann Cummings Anne Watson Andrew Perchlik Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Alliance Progressive Progressive Popular vote 20,507 17,860 16,521 Percentage 26.2% 22.9% 21.1%   Nominee Paul Bean Dwayne Tucker Dexter Lefavour Party Republican Republican Republican Alliance Libertarian Popular vote 9,738 8,376 4,931 Percentage 12.5% 10.7% 6.3%

Senators before election Ann Cummings ( Democratic) Anthony Pollina ( Progressive) Andrew Perchlik ( Dem/ Prog) Elected Senators Ann Cummings ( Democratic) Anne Watson ( Dem/ Prog) Andrew Perchlik ( Dem/ Prog)

• Elects three senators.

Incumbent Democrats Ann Cummings, who has represented the district since 1997, and Andrew Perchlik, who has represented the district since 2019, are both seeking re-election. Incumbent Progressive Leader Anthony Pollina, who has represented the district since 2011, is retiring. ^[12]

Democratic primary

• Ann Cummings, incumbent senator ^[61]
• Jared Duval, semiconductor manufacturing executive ^[61]
• Jeremy Hansen, Berlin selectman and Independent candidate for this district in 2012 ^[61]
• Andrew Perchlik, incumbent senator ^[61]
• Anne Watson, mayor of Montpelier ^[61]

Washington Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anne Watson	7,694	25.3
	Democratic	Ann Cummings (incumbent)	7,609	25.0
	Democratic	Andrew Perchlik (incumbent)	6,587	21.6
	Democratic	Jared Duval	5,606	18.4
	Democratic	Jeremy Hansen	2,952	9.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	160	5.2
Total votes			30,608	100.0

Republican primary

• Paul Bean ^[63]
• Dexter Lefavour, farmer, engineer, and candidate for this district in 2012 (write-in) ^[64]
• Dwayne Tucker, civil engineer and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2020 ^{[63] [65] [66]}

Washington Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwayne Tucker	1,943	47.96
	Republican	Paul Bean	1,755	43.32
	Republican	Dexter Lefavour (write-in)	120	2.96
	Write-in	Other write-ins	233	5.75
Total votes			4,051	100.0

General election

Washington general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Cummings (incumbent)	20,507	26.2
	Democratic/ Progressive	Anne Watson [f]	17,860	22.9
	Democratic/ Progressive	Andrew Perchlik (incumbent) [f]	16,521	21.1
	Republican	Paul Bean	9,738	12.5
	Republican	Dwayne Tucker	8,376	10.7
	Republican/ Libertarian	Dexter Lefavour [i]	4,931	6.3
	Write-in	Write-ins	227	0.3
Total votes			78,160	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic gain from Progressive
	Democratic hold

People who received three or more write-in votes include John Klar (36), Jared Duval (33), Jeremy Hansen (5), Richard Westman (4), Mark MacDonald (3), and Bernie Sanders (3). ^[26]

Windham

Windham district

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Nominee Wendy Harrison Nader Hashim Tim Wessel Party Democratic Democratic Independent Popular vote 10,968 9,997 3,677 Percentage 34.2% 31.2% 11.5%   Nominee Richard Morton Richard Kenyon Party Republican Republican Popular vote 3,249 3,082 Percentage 10.1% 9.6%

Senators before election Becca Balint ( Democratic) Jeanette White ( Democratic) Elected Senators Wendy Harrison ( Democratic) Nader Hashim ( Democratic)

• Elects two senators.

Incumbent Democrat Senate President pro tempore Becca Balint, who has represented the district since 2015, is retiring to run for Congress. ^[13] Incumbent Democrat Jeanette White, who has represented the district since 2003, is also retiring. ^[14]

Democratic primary

• Wichie Artu, farmer ^[67]
• Wendy Harrison, traveling municipal manager ^[67]
• Nader Hashim, former state representative ^[67]

Windham Senate district Democratic primary, 2022 ^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nader Hashim	5,522	40.7
	Democratic	Wendy Harrison	4,925	36.3
	Democratic	Wichie Artu	3,089	22.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	27	0.2
Total votes			13,563	100.0

Republican primary

• Mark Coester, logger (also ran for U.S. Senate as an independent) ^{[67] [24]}
• Richard Kenyon, tax preparer ^[67]
• Richard Morton, chair of the Windham County Republican Party and nominee for Vermont State Treasurer in 2018 ^{[69] [67]} (also ran for state auditor) ^[69]

Windham Senate district Republican primary, 2022 ^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Coester	542	32.9
	Republican	Richard Kenyon	539	32.8
	Republican	Richard Morton	528	32.1
	Write-in	Write-ins	36	2.2
Total votes			1,645	100.0

After winning the primary, Mark Coester filed to run as an independent instead. The Windham County Republican Committee chose Richard Morton, the third-place primary finisher, to replace him as the second Republican on the general election ballot. ^[70]

Independents

• Mark Coester, logger ^{[67] [70]}
• Tim Wessel, Brattleboro selectman ^[67]

General election

Windham general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendy Harrison	10,968	34.2
	Democratic	Nader Hashim	9,997	31.2
	Independent	Tim Wessel	3,677	11.5
	Republican	Richard Morton	3,249	10.1
	Republican	Richard Kenyon	3,082	9.6
	Independent	Mark Coester	1,036	3.2
	Write-in	Write-ins	42	0.1
Total votes			32,051	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Wichie Artu, the loser of the Democratic primary, received 20 write-in votes. ^[26]

Windsor

Windsor district

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Nominee Alison Clarkson Rebecca White Richard McCormack Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 17,042 16,740 16,539 Percentage 23.4% 22.9% 22.7%   Nominee Alice Flanders Dana Colson Bill Huff Party Republican Republican Republican Popular vote 7,737 7,586 7,184 Percentage 10.6% 10.4% 9.8%

Senators before election Alison Clarkson ( Democratic) Alice Nitka ( Democratic) Richard McCormack ( Democratic) Elected Senators Alison Clarkson ( Democratic) Rebecca White ( Democratic) Richard McCormack ( Democratic)

• Elects three senators.

Incumbent Democrats Alison Clarkson, who has represented the district since 2017, and Richard McCormack, who has represented the district since 2007, are both seeking re-election. Incumbent Democrat Alice Nitka, who has represented the district since 2007, is retiring. ^[15]

Democratic primary

• Alison Clarkson, incumbent senator ^[71]
• Richard McCormack, incumbent senator ^[71]
• Chris Morrow, former bookstore owner (withdrew, remained on ballot) ^[71]
• Rebecca White, state representative ^[71]

Windsor Senate district Democratic primary, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rebecca White	10,111	31.4
	Democratic	Alison Clarkson (incumbent)	10,070	31.2
	Democratic	Richard McCormack (incumbent)	8,971	27.8
	Democratic	Chris Morrow (withdrawn)	3,080	9.6
Total votes			29,152	100.0

Republican primary

• Dana Colson, welding supplies company owner and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2020 ^{[71] [72] [73]}
• Alice Flanders, former teacher and retired U.S. Navy engineer ^{[71] [74]}
• Bill Huff, retired pilot and nominee for the Orange district in 2020 (write-in, also ran for state house) ^{[75] [76]}

Windsor Senate district Republican primary, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Colson	1,570	47.4
	Republican	Alice Flanders	1,481	44.7
	Republican	Bill Huff (write-in)	85	2.6
	Republican	Other write-ins	179	5.4
Total votes			3,315	100.0

General election

Windsor Senate district general election, 2022 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alison Clarkson (incumbent)	17,042	23.4
	Democratic	Rebecca White	16,740	22.9
	Democratic	Richard McCormack (incumbent)	16,539	22.7
	Republican	Alice Flanders	7,737	10.6
	Republican	Dana Colson	7,586	10.4
	Republican	Bill Huff	7,184	9.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	119	0.2
Total votes			72,947	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

People who received three or more write-in votes include John Klar (11), Anna Tadio (4), Cris Ericson (3), Gerald Malloy (3), Chris Morrow (3), and David Zuckerman (3). ^[26]

See also

• 2022 Vermont elections
• 2022 United States elections
• 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont
• 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
• 2022 Vermont gubernatorial election
• 2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election
• 2022 Vermont House of Representatives election

Notes

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