2020 Vermont Senate election

The 2020 Vermont House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 13 districts, with each district electing between one and six senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. A primary election on August 11, 2020 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3 general election ballot. All the members elected will serve in the Vermont General Assembly.

Vermont Senate election, 2020

November 3, 2020
All 30 seats in the Vermont Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Leader Becca Balint Joe Benning Anthony Pollina Party Democratic Republican Progressive Leader's seat Windham Caledonia Washington Last election 22 6 2 Seats before 22 6 2 Seats won 21 7 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 481,506[lower-alpha 1] 311,329[lower-alpha 2] 56,397[lower-alpha 3] Percentage 53.7% 34.7% 6.3% Swing 7.1% 8.7% 0.3%
Speaker before election Mitzi Johnson Democratic Elected Speaker TBD Democratic

Summary of results

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected senator	Party
Addison	Ruth Hardy		Dem	Ruth Hardy		Dem
	Christopher A. Bray		Dem	Christopher A. Bray		Dem
Bennington	Brian Campion		Dem	Brian Campion		Dem
	Richard W. Sears		Dem	Richard W. Sears		Dem
Caledonia	Joe Benning		Rep	Joe Benning		Rep
	Jane Kitchel		Dem	Jane Kitchel		Dem
Chittenden	Tim Ashe		Dem/Prog	Thomas Chittenden		Dem
	Philip Baruth		Dem/Prog	Philip Baruth		Dem/Prog
	Debbie Ingram		Dem	Kesha Ram		Dem
	Virginia V. Lyons		Dem	Virginia V. Lyons		Dem
	Christopher Pearson		Prog/Dem	Christopher Pearson		Prog/Dem
	Michael Sirotkin		Dem	Michael Sirotkin		Dem
Essex-Orleans	John S. Rodgers		Dem	Russ Ingalls		Rep
	Robert A. Starr		Dem	Robert A. Starr		Dem
Franklin	Corey Parent		Rep	Corey Parent		Rep/Dem
	Randy Brock		Rep	Randy Brock		Rep/Dem
Grand Isle	Richard Mazza		Dem	Richard Mazza		Dem/Rep
Lamoille	Richard A. Westman		Rep	Richard A. Westman		Rep/Dem
Orange	Mark MacDonald		Dem	Mark MacDonald		Dem
Rutland	Brian Collamore		Rep	Brian Collamore		Rep
	James McNeil		Rep	Joshua Terenzini		Rep
	Cheryl Hooker		Dem/Prog	Cheryl Hooker		Dem
Washington	Andrew Perchlik		Dem/Prog	Andrew Perchlik		Dem/Prog
	Ann Cummings		Dem	Ann Cummings		Dem
	Anthony Pollina		Prog/Dem	Anthony Pollina		Prog/Dem
Windham	Becca Balint		Dem	Becca Balint		Dem
	Jeanette White		Dem	Jeanette White		Dem
Windsor	Alison H. Clarkson		Dem	Alison H. Clarkson		Dem
	Richard McCormack		Dem	Richard McCormack		Dem
	Alice Nitka		Dem	Alice Nitka		Dem/Rep

Source: [1]

Retiring incumbents

Three incumbent senators (two Democrats and one Republican) did not seek reelection.

1. Chittenden: Tim Ashe (D/P) [Ran for Lieutenant Governor (lost primary)]
2. Chittenden: Debbie Ingram (D)
3. Rutland: James McNeil (R)

Defeated incumbents

In the primary

No incumbent senator was defeated in the August 11 primary.

In the general election

One incumbent senator sought reelection but was defeated in the general election.

1. Essex-Orleans: John S. Rodgers (D) (sought reelection as an independent)

Detailed results

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

Source for all election results: [2]

Addison

• Elects two senators.

Addison general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruth Hardy (incumbent)	13,063	32.8
	Democratic	Christopher A. Bray (incumbent)	12,522	31.4
	Republican	Peter Briggs	8,007	20.1
	Republican	John Christiano	5,442	13.6
	Libertarian	Archie Flower	773	1.9
	Write-in	Write-ins	62	0.2
Total votes			39,869	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Bennington

• Elects two senators.

Bennington general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard W. Sears (incumbent)	11,063	31.2
	Democratic	Brian Campion (incumbent)	10,483	29.5
	Republican	Meg Hansen	6,275	17.7
	Republican	Mike Hall	5,657	15.9
	Independent	Kevin Hoyt	1,943	5.5
	Write-in	Write-ins	57	0.2
Total votes			35,478	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Caledonia

• Elects two senators.

Caledonia general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Kitchel (incumbent)	10,285	29.9
	Republican	Joe Benning (incumbent)	10,057	29.2
	Democratic	Matthew Choate	7,342	21.3
	Republican	Charles Wilson	5,442	15.8
	Libertarian	J.T. Dodge	1,255	3.6
	Write-in	Write-ins	62	0.2
Total votes			34,443	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Republican hold

Chittenden

• Elects six senators.

Democratic primary

Chittenden Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Virginia V. Lyons (incumbent)	21,198	13.9
	Democratic	Kesha Ram	20,181	13.2
	Democratic	Michael Sirotkin (incumbent)	15,208	10.0
	Democratic	Philip Baruth (incumbent)	14,677	9.6
	Democratic	Thomas Chittenden	13,556	8.9
	Democratic	Christopher Pearson (incumbent)	11,764	7.7
	Democratic	June Heston	11,719	7.7
	Democratic	David Scherr	9,562	6.3
	Democratic	Dylan Giambatista	9,331	6.1
	Democratic	Erhard Mahnke	7,878	5.2
	Democratic	Adam Roof	7,785	5.1
	Democratic	Louis Meyers	4,838	3.2
	Democratic	Steve May	4,371	2.9
	Democratic	Write-ins	271	0.2
Total votes			152,339	100.0

General election

Chittenden general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Chittenden	50,974	12.9
	Democratic	Virginia V. Lyons (incumbent)	48,602	12.3
	Democratic	Kesha Ram	46,513	11.8
	Democratic	Michael Sirotkin (incumbent)	45,819	11.6
	Democratic	Philip Baruth (incumbent)[lower-alpha 4]	43,923	11.1
	Progressive	Christopher Pearson (incumbent)[lower-alpha 5]	33,445	8.5
	Republican	Susan Bowen	21,900	5.5
	Republican	Tom Chastenay	19,300	4.9
	Republican	Ericka Redic	18,945	4.8
	Republican	Kase Long	18,763	4.7
	Republican	Dean Rolland	17,604	4.5
	Republican	Kylie Hollingsworth	16,319	4.1
	Independent	James Ehlers	11,919	3.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	631	0.2
Total votes			394,657	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold
	Progressive hold

Essex-Orleans

• Elects two senators.

Essex-Orleans general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert A. Starr (incumbent)	8,668	27.1
	Republican	Russ Ingalls	7,739	24.2
	Republican	Jonathan Morin	5,354	16.7
	Democratic	Ron Horton	5,100	16.0
	Independent	John S. Rodgers (incumbent)[lower-alpha 6]	5,033	15.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	64	0.2
Total votes			31,958	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Republican gain from Democratic

Franklin

• Elects two senators.

Franklin general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Corey Parent (incumbent)[lower-alpha 7]	16,002	40.4
	Republican	Randy Brock (incumbent)[lower-alpha 7]	15,508	39.1
	Progressive	Chloe Collins	3,777	9.5
	Independent	Wayne Billado III	2,245	5.7
	Progressive	Luke Richter	1,975	5.0
	Write-in	Write-ins	141	0.4
Total votes			39,648	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

Grand Isle

• Elects one senator.

Grand Isle general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Mazza (incumbent)[lower-alpha 8]	11,241	97.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	256	2.2
Total votes			11,497	100.0
	Democratic hold

Lamoille

• Elects one senator.

Lamoille general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard A. Westman (incumbent)[lower-alpha 7]	11,477	97.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	265	2.3
Total votes			11,742	100.0
	Republican hold

Orange

• Elects one senator.

Democratic primary

Orange Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark MacDonald (incumbent)	2,168	63.4
	Democratic	Susan Hatch Davis	1,223	35.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	28	0.8
Total votes			3,419	100.0

General election

Orange general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark MacDonald (incumbent)	6,420	54.5
	Republican	Bill Huff	5,321	45.2
	Write-in	Write-ins	31	0.3
Total votes			11,772	100.0
	Democratic hold

Rutland

• Elects three senators.

Democratic primary

Rutland Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryl Hooker (incumbent)	5,507	37.3
	Democratic	Greg Cox	4,207	28.5
	Democratic	Larry Courcelle	3,305	22.4
	Democratic	Christopher Hoyt	1,592	10.8
	Democratic	Write-ins	155	1.0
Total votes			14,766	100.0

General election

Rutland general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Collamore (incumbent)	14,861	18.3
	Republican	Joshua Terenzini	14,008	17.3
	Democratic	Cheryl Hooker (incumbent)	13,196	16.2
	Republican	Terry Williams	11,828	14.6
	Democratic	Greg Cox	10,280	12.7
	Democratic	Larry Courcelle	8,334	10.3
	Independent	Brittany Cavacas	4,731	5.8
	Independent	Michael Shank	2,266	2.8
	Independent	Casey Jennings	1,009	1.2
	Independent	Richard "Sensei" Lenchus	552	0.7
	Write-in	Write-ins	99	0.1
Total votes			81,164	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold
	Democratic hold

Washington

• Elects three senators.

Democratic primary

Washington Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Cummings (incumbent)	8,590	31.0
	Democratic	Andrew Perchlik (incumbent)	7,643	27.6
	Democratic	Anthony Pollina (incumbent)	6,558	23.6
	Democratic	Theo Kennedy	4,812	17.3
	Democratic	Write-ins	134	0.5
Total votes			27,737	100.0

Republican primary

Washington Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dawnmarie Tomasi	2,545	27.5
	Republican	Dwayne Tucker	2,545	27.5
	Republican	Ken Alger	2,388	25.8
	Republican	Brent Young	1,592	17.2
	Republican	Write-ins	181	1.9
Total votes			9,251	100.0

General election

Washington general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ann Cummings (incumbent)	21,159	25.2
	Progressive	Anthony Pollina (incumbent)[lower-alpha 5]	17,200	20.5
	Democratic	Andrew Perchlik (incumbent)[lower-alpha 4]	15,029	17.9
	Republican	Dwayne Tucker	9,258	11.0
	Republican	Dawnmarie Tomasi	9,191	11.0
	Republican	Ken Alger	9,113	10.9
	Independent	Paul Vallerand	2,678	3.2
	Write-in	Write-ins	186	0.2
Total votes			83,814	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Progressive hold
	Democratic hold

Windham

• Elects two senators.

Windham general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Becca Balint (incumbent)	14,520	37.8
	Democratic	Jeanette White (incumbent)	13,683	35.6
	Republican	Marcus Parish	4,359	11.3
	Republican	John Lyddy	4,265	11.1
	Independent	Tyler Colford	1,499	3.9
	Write-in	Write-ins	87	0.2
Total votes			38,413	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Windsor

• Elects three senators.

Windsor general election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)	19,084	23.3
	Democratic	Richard McCormack (incumbent)	17,477	21.4
	Democratic	Alice Nitka (incumbent)[lower-alpha 8]	16,726	20.4
	Republican	Jack Williams	9,702	11.9
	Republican	Michael Jasinski Sr.	9,632	11.8
	Independent	Keith Stern	4,605	5.6
	Independent	Doug Wilberding	2,855	3.5
	Independent	Mason Wade	1,471	1.8
	Write-in	Write-ins	251	0.3
Total votes			81,803	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. Not counting Progressive and Republican candidates who were also nominated by the Democratic Party.
2. Not counting Democratic candidates who were also nominated by the Republican Party.
3. Not counting Democratic candidates who were also nominated by the Progressive Party.
4. Candidate received the nominations of both the Democratic and Progressive parties and was listed on the ballot as "Democratic/Progressive" (candidate is primarily a Democrat).
5. Candidate received the nominations of both the Progressive and Democratic parties and was listed on the ballot as "Progressive/Democratic" (candidate is primarily a Progressive).
6. Elected as a Democrat in 2018.
7. Candidate received the nominations of both the Republican and Democratic parties and was listed on the ballot as "Republican/Democratic" (candidate is primarily a Republican).
8. Candidate received the nominations of both the Democratic and Republican parties and was listed on the ballot as "Democratic/Republican" (candidate is primarily a Democrat).

See also

• 2020 Vermont elections
• 2020 United States elections
• 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
• 2020 Vermont gubernatorial election
• 2020 Vermont elections
• 2020 Vermont House of Representatives election

References

1. "Vermont Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
2. "Official Election Results". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2020.