Brian Smith (Vermont)
Brian Smith (Republican Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Orleans-1 District. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 8, 2025.
Smith (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Orleans-1 District. Smith (Republican Party) won in the general election on November 8, 2022. He lost as a write-in in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022. He advanced from the Republican primary on August 9, 2022.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • General, Housing and Military Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Brian Smith did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District
Incumbent Brian Smith defeated Aimee Alexander in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Smith (R) | 59.9 | 1,141 | |
 | Aimee Alexander (D)  | 39.9 | 760 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,906 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District
Aimee Alexander defeated incumbent Brian Smith in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aimee Alexander (Write-in) | 71.0 | 76 |
| Brian Smith (Write-in) | 23.4 | 25 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 107 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District
Incumbent Brian Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Smith | 99.6 | 273 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 274 | |||
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2020
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See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Smith and incumbent Lynn Batchelor won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Smith (R / D) | 50.1 | 2,967 | |
| ✔ |  | Lynn Batchelor (R) | 47.8 | 2,830 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 121 | ||
| Total votes: 5,918 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Smith and incumbent Lynn Batchelor advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Smith | 51.5 | 805 | |
| ✔ | | Lynn Batchelor | 47.0 | 734 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 1,563 | |||
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2018
In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Smith cross-filed to also run with the Democratic Party in 2018.
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Smith and incumbent Lynn Batchelor defeated Frank Davis in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Smith (R) | 39.7 | 1,862 | |
| ✔ | | Lynn Batchelor (R) | 36.7 | 1,721 |
| Frank Davis (Independent) | 23.2 | 1,088 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 4,689 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Smith and incumbent Lynn Batchelor advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Smith | 53.3 | 614 | |
| ✔ | | Lynn Batchelor | 46.7 | 537 |
| Total votes: 1,151 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.
Incumbent Lynn Batchelor and Brian Smith were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-1 District general election.[1][2]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-1 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lynn Batchelor Incumbent |
46.26% | 2,244 | |
| Republican | Brian Smith |
53.74% | 2,607 | |
| Total Votes | 4,851 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Lynn Batchelor and Brian Smith were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-1 District Republican primary.[3][4]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Orleans-1 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lynn Batchelor Incumbent |
48.53% | 479 | |
| Republican | Brian Smith |
51.47% | 508 | |
| Total Votes | 987 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Brian Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 10.
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2023
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In 2023, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2022
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In 2022, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 21.
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2020
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In 2020, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30. The session was in recess after June 26 and reconvened August 25 to September 25.
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2019
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In 2019, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 3 through May 13. There was also a special session from May 23 through June 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 4 through May 18. There was also a veto session June 21.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Vermont House of Representatives Orleans 1 District 2017-2025 |
Succeeded by Richard Nelson (R) |
