Lori Houghton
Lori Houghton (Democratic Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Chittenden-22 District. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Houghton (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Chittenden-22 District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 11, 2026.[source]
Biography
Lori Houghton was born in Washington, D.C., and lives in Essex Junction, Vermont. Houghton earned a B.S. in business and psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.A. in organizational management from George Washington University. Her career experience includes working in various sales, management, and leadership roles with both TransUnion and LexisNexis as well as working at her family business. Houghton served as a trustee of Essex Junction for eight years.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Houghton was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Houghton was assigned to the following committees:
- Health Care Committee, Ranking member
2019-2020
Houghton was assigned to the following committees:
- Health Care Committee, Ranking Member
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Health Care |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District on August 11, 2026.
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2024
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton and incumbent Karen Dolan won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Houghton (D) | 49.6 | 3,631 | |
| ✔ | Karen Dolan (D) | 47.8 | 3,500 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 186 | ||
| Total votes: 7,317 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton and incumbent Karen Dolan advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Houghton | 50.4 | 754 | |
| ✔ | Karen Dolan | 49.2 | 736 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,495 | ||||
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2022
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton and incumbent Karen Dolan defeated Seth Manley in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Houghton (D) | 41.6 | 2,860 | |
| ✔ | Karen Dolan (D) | 39.4 | 2,709 | |
| Seth Manley (R) | 18.5 | 1,271 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 6,874 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton and incumbent Karen Dolan advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Houghton | 51.3 | 1,284 | |
| ✔ | Karen Dolan | 48.6 | 1,216 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 2,503 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District (2 seats)
Seth Manley advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 22 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Seth Manley | 74.6 | 235 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 25.4 | 80 | ||
| Total votes: 315 | ||||
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2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton and Karen Dolan defeated Edmond Daudelin and Brett Gaskill in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Houghton (D) | 36.6 | 3,828 | |
| ✔ | Karen Dolan (D) ![]() | 33.3 | 3,474 | |
| Edmond Daudelin (R) | 15.4 | 1,605 | ||
| Brett Gaskill (R) | 14.6 | 1,525 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 10,446 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton and Karen Dolan defeated Patrick Murray in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Houghton | 45.4 | 1,446 | |
| ✔ | Karen Dolan ![]() | 35.0 | 1,113 | |
Patrick Murray ![]() | 19.0 | 605 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 3,183 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Edmond Daudelin advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Edmond Daudelin | 87.1 | 553 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 12.9 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 635 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Lori Houghton and incumbent Dylan Giambatista defeated John Brennan in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori Houghton (D) | 40.8 | 3,013 | |
| ✔ | Dylan Giambatista (D) | 39.2 | 2,895 | |
| John Brennan (R) | 19.6 | 1,448 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 7,385 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Dylan Giambatista and incumbent Lori Houghton advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dylan Giambatista | 53.7 | 981 | |
| ✔ | Lori Houghton | 46.3 | 845 | |
| Total votes: 1,826 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) (2 seats)
John Brennan advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 8-2 District (Historical) on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Brennan | 100.0 | 294 | |
| Total votes: 294 | ||||
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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.
Dylan Giambatista and Lori Houghton defeated incumbent Paul Dame and R. Michael Plageman in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District general election.[2][3]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 27.01% | 2,396 | ||
| Democratic | 29.35% | 2,603 | ||
| Republican | Paul Dame Incumbent | 23.70% | 2,102 | |
| Republican | R. Michael Plageman | 19.94% | 1,769 | |
| Total Votes | 8,870 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Dylan Giambatista and Lori Houghton were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 44.66% | 589 | ||
| Democratic | 55.34% | 730 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,319 | |||
Incumbent Paul Dame and R. Michael Plageman were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-8-2 District Republican primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-8-2 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 53.98% | 569 | ||
| Republican | 46.02% | 485 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,054 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "Representative Lori Houghton," accessed March 2, 2023
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
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