Dave Potter
Dave Potter (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Rutland-2 District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Potter (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Rutland-2 District. He assumed office in 2005. He left office on January 6, 2021.
Biography
Potter earned his B.A. from the University of Vermont in 1965. He went on to receive his M.S. from the University of California-Los Angeles in 1973.
Potter has worked as a tree farmer and a teacher. He also served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1972.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Potter 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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• Transportation, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Potter served on the following committees:
Vermont committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Transportation, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Potter served on the following committees:
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• Transportation, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Potter served on these committees:
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• Transportation, Vice chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Potter served on these committees:
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• Transportation |
Elections
2026
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Dave Potter is running in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on November 3, 2026.
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2024
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Tom Burditt and David Bosch defeated Dave Potter in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Burditt (R) | 37.0 | 3,014 |
✔ | ![]() | David Bosch (R) | 34.9 | 2,836 |
![]() | Dave Potter (D) | 27.5 | 2,234 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 52 |
Total votes: 8,136 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Dave Potter advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dave Potter | 97.0 | 328 |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 10 |
Total votes: 338 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Tom Burditt and David Bosch advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Burditt | 49.9 | 334 |
✔ | ![]() | David Bosch | 49.1 | 329 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 7 |
Total votes: 670 | ||||
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2022
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Tom Burditt and incumbent Arthur Peterson defeated Dave Potter and Ken Fredette in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Burditt (R) | 27.1 | 2,079 |
✔ | ![]() | Arthur Peterson (R) | 25.5 | 1,952 |
![]() | Dave Potter (D) | 25.4 | 1,945 | |
![]() | Ken Fredette (D) | 22.0 | 1,687 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 |
Total votes: 7,664 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Dave Potter and Ken Fredette advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dave Potter | 53.0 | 710 |
✔ | ![]() | Ken Fredette | 46.3 | 620 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 9 |
Total votes: 1,339 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Arthur Peterson and incumbent Tom Burditt advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Arthur Peterson | 51.0 | 566 |
✔ | ![]() | Tom Burditt | 48.4 | 537 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 6 |
Total votes: 1,109 | ||||
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2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Tom Burditt and Arthur Peterson defeated incumbent Dave Potter and Ken Fredette in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Burditt (R) | 28.1 | 2,424 |
✔ | ![]() | Arthur Peterson (R) | 25.4 | 2,192 |
![]() | Dave Potter (D) | 24.9 | 2,150 | |
![]() | Ken Fredette (D) | 21.5 | 1,853 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 |
Total votes: 8,630 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Potter and Ken Fredette advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dave Potter | 51.5 | 751 |
✔ | ![]() | Ken Fredette | 47.6 | 694 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 14 |
Total votes: 1,459 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Arthur Peterson and incumbent Tom Burditt advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Arthur Peterson | 51.8 | 898 |
✔ | ![]() | Tom Burditt | 46.7 | 809 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 26 |
Total votes: 1,733 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Potter and incumbent Tom Burditt defeated Ken Fredette in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dave Potter (D) | 36.5 | 2,001 |
✔ | ![]() | Tom Burditt (R) | 33.6 | 1,842 |
![]() | Ken Fredette (D) | 29.6 | 1,622 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 24 |
Total votes: 5,489 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Dave Potter and Ken Fredette advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dave Potter | 51.6 | 375 |
✔ | ![]() | Ken Fredette | 48.4 | 352 |
Total votes: 727 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Tom Burditt advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Burditt | 100.0 | 581 |
Total votes: 581 | ||||
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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 Dave Potter and incumbent Tom Burditt defeated Michael Stimpfel, Ronald Boucher and Ted Schaft in the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District general election.[1][2]
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-2 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
28.89% | 2,127 | |
Republican | ![]() |
27.95% | 2,058 | |
Democratic | Michael Stimpfel | 14.61% | 1,076 | |
Republican | Ronald Boucher | 24.60% | 1,811 | |
Libertarian | Ted Schaft | 3.95% | 291 | |
Total Votes | 7,363 | |||
Source: Vermont Secretary of State |
Incumbent Dave Potter and Michael Stimpfel were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District Democratic primary.[3][4]
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
62.36% | 454 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
37.64% | 274 | |
Total Votes | 728 |
Incumbent Tom Burditt and Ronald Boucher were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District Republican primary.[3][4]
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-2 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
53.19% | 559 | |
Republican | ![]() |
46.81% | 492 | |
Total Votes | 1,051 |
2014
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Rutland-2 has two state representatives. Incumbent Dave Potter was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Tom Burditt was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ted Schaft ran as a Libertarian candidate.[5][6][7][8] Potter and Burditt defeated Schaft and Michael Stimpfel in the general election.[9]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
36.8% | 1,539 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
36.5% | 1,526 | |
Democratic | Michael Stimpfel | 16.7% | 698 | |
Libertarian | Ted Schaft | 9.9% | 414 | |
Total Votes | 4,177 |
2012
Potter won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2. Potter was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
2010
Potter ran for re-election to the Rutland 1-2 District in 2010. He ran against Tony Morgan (D), Tom Burditt (R), and Richard Norris (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010. According to unofficial results Potter won one of the two seats in the district, but as of November 15 a recount is pending.[10]
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland 1-2 General Election (2010) | ||||
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1,190 | |||
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1,137 | |||
Richard Norris (R) | 1,110 | |||
Tony Morgan (D) | 854 |
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Personal
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Potter and his wife, Susan, have two children.
See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014