Louis Meyers

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Louis Meyers

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August 13, 2024

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Louis Meyers (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Chittenden Southeast District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.

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Meyers is a physician from Rutland, Vt.

Elections

2024

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden Southeast District (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden Southeast District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Chittenden (D)	26.8	28,729
✔		Virginia Lyons (D)	23.2	24,922
✔		Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D)	20.0	21,498
		Bruce Roy (R)	15.0	16,080
	Submit photo	Rohan St. Marthe (R)	8.0	8,619
	Submit photo	Taylor Craven (Independent)	6.6	7,107
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	290

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 107,245
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden Southeast District (3 seats)

Incumbent Virginia Lyons, incumbent Thomas Chittenden, and incumbent Kesha Ram Hinsdale defeated Louis Meyers in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden Southeast District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Virginia Lyons	30.4	6,111
✔		Thomas Chittenden	28.3	5,678
✔		Kesha Ram Hinsdale	27.1	5,440
		Louis Meyers	13.6	2,735
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	117

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,081
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden Southeast District (3 seats)

Bruce Roy advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden Southeast District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Roy	90.0	1,527
		Other/Write-in votes	10.0	169

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,696
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2022

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint (D)	62.6	176,494
		Liam Madden (R)	27.8	78,397
		Ericka Redic (L)	4.5	12,590
		Matt Druzba (Independent)	2.0	5,737
	Submit photo	Luke Talbot (Independent)	1.6	4,428
		Adam Ortiz (Independent)	1.2	3,376
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,004

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 282,026
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• Barbara Nolfi (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Becca Balint defeated Molly Gray, Louis Meyers, and Sianay Clifford (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint	60.5	61,025
		Molly Gray	36.9	37,266
		Louis Meyers	1.6	1,593
		Sianay Clifford (Unofficially withdrew)	0.9	885
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	145

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 100,914
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Liam Madden defeated Ericka Redic and Anya Tynio in the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liam Madden	40.0	10,701
		Ericka Redic	30.8	8,255
		Anya Tynio	25.8	6,908
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4	914

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,778
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Barbara Nolfi advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Nolfi	82.8	439
		Other/Write-in votes	17.2	91

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 530
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2020

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Chittenden (D)	12.9	50,974
✔		Virginia Lyons (D)	12.3	48,602
✔		Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D)	11.8	46,513
✔		Michael Sirotkin (D)	11.6	45,819
✔		Philip Baruth (D / Vermont Progressive Party)	11.1	43,923
✔		Christopher Pearson (Vermont Progressive Party / D)	8.5	33,445
	Submit photo	Susan Bowen (R)	5.5	21,900
	Submit photo	Tom Chastenay (R)	4.9	19,300
		Ericka Redic (R)	4.8	18,945
	Submit photo	Kumulia Long (R)	4.8	18,763
	Submit photo	Dean Rolland (R)	4.5	17,604
	Submit photo	Kylie Hollingsworth (R)	4.1	16,319
		James Ehlers (Independent)	3.0	11,919
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	631

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 394,657
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Virginia Lyons	13.9	21,198
✔		Kesha Ram Hinsdale	13.2	20,181
✔		Michael Sirotkin	10.0	15,208
✔		Philip Baruth	9.6	14,677
✔		Thomas Chittenden	8.9	13,556
✔		Christopher Pearson	7.7	11,764
	Submit photo	June Heston	7.7	11,719
		David Scherr	6.3	9,562
		Dylan Giambatista	6.1	9,331
	Submit photo	Erhard Mahnke	5.2	7,878
	Submit photo	Adam Roof	5.1	7,785
		Louis Meyers	3.2	4,838
		Steve May	2.9	4,371
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	271

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 152,339
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

Tom Chastenay and Ericka Redic advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tom Chastenay	48.8	6,725
✔		Ericka Redic	42.2	5,810
		Other/Write-in votes	9.0	1,247

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,782
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jean Sirois (R)

2018

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy Ashe (D)	14.2	44,002
✔		Virginia Lyons (D)	13.4	41,617
✔		Debbie Ingram (D)	13.1	40,751
✔		Michael Sirotkin (D)	12.4	38,569
✔		Philip Baruth (D)	12.2	38,075
✔		Christopher Pearson (Vermont Progressive Party / D)	9.9	30,863
	Submit photo	Alex Farrell (R)	6.3	19,602
		Paul Dame (R)	5.6	17,521
	Submit photo	Dana Maxfield (R)	5.3	16,422
		Louis Meyers (Independent)	2.8	8,848
	Submit photo	Seth Cournoyer (L)	1.7	5,389
		Loyal Ploof (L)	1.5	4,599
	Submit photo	Joshua Knox (Fair Representation Vermont Party)	1.3	4,173
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	465

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,896
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy Ashe	19.0	13,527
✔		Virginia Lyons	18.1	12,886
✔		Michael Sirotkin	15.1	10,727
✔		Debbie Ingram	15.0	10,701
✔		Philip Baruth	14.5	10,302
		Val Carzello	7.3	5,229
		Steve May	5.6	4,018
	Submit photo	Finnian Boardman Abbey	5.3	3,771

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,161
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

Alex Farrell and Dana Maxfield advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Alex Farrell	51.9	3,507
✔	Submit photo	Dana Maxfield	48.1	3,255

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,762
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

Incumbent Christopher Pearson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Pearson	100.0	9,029

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,029
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2016

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Vermont State Senate 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. Incumbents David Zuckerman (D) and Helen Riehle (R) did not run for re-election.

The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District general election.

Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debbie Ingram	14.74%	40,467
	Democratic	Virginia Lyons Incumbent	15.01%	41,223
	Democratic	Timothy Ashe Incumbent	16.13%	44,297
	Progressive	Christopher Pearson	11.36%	31,192
	Democratic	Michael Sirotkin Incumbent	13.69%	37,585
	Democratic	Phil Baruth Incumbent	13.64%	37,453
	Republican	John Gifford	9.23%	25,346
	Independent	Tom Licata	6.20%	17,021
Total Votes				274,584
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Democratic primary.

Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debbie Ingram	8.57%	7,386
	Democratic	Virginia Lyons Incumbent	14.15%	12,185
	Democratic	Timothy Ashe Incumbent	15.30%	13,175
	Democratic	Christopher Pearson	9.66%	8,325
	Democratic	Michael Sirotkin Incumbent	12.16%	10,471
	Democratic	Phil Baruth Incumbent	10.72%	9,238
	Democratic	Faisal Gill	7.71%	6,645
	Democratic	Louis Meyers	2.77%	2,384
	Democratic	Dawn Ellis	7.53%	6,488
	Democratic	David Scherr	8.14%	7,009
	Democratic	Nick Cook	3.29%	2,830
Total Votes				86,136

John Gifford ran unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Republican primary.

Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	John Gifford  (unopposed)

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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Louis Meyers campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Vermont State Senate Chittenden Southeast District	Lost primary	$16,000	$13,937
2022	U.S. House Vermont At-large District	Lost primary	$259,460	$259,463
2020	Vermont State Senate Chittenden District	Lost primary	$17,077	N/A**
Grand total			$292,537	$273,400
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Current members of the Vermont State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Senators

Addison District

Ruth Hardy (D)

Steven Heffernan (R)

Bennington District

Seth Bongartz (D)

Robert Plunkett (D)

Caledonia District

Scott Beck (R)

Chittenden Central District

Philip Baruth (D)

Martine Gulick (D)

Tanya Vyhovsky (V)

Chittenden North District

Chris Mattos (R)

Chittenden Southeast District

Thomas Chittenden (D)

Virginia Lyons (D)

Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D)

Essex District

Russ Ingalls (R)

Franklin District

Randy Brock (R)

Robert Norris (R)

Grand Isle District

Patrick Brennan (R)

Lamoille District

Richard Westman (R)

Orange District

Vacant

Orleans District

Samuel Douglass (R)

Rutland District

Brian Collamore (R)

David Weeks (R)

Terry Williams (R)

Washington District

Ann Cummings (D)

Andrew Perchlik (D)

Anne Watson (D)

Windham District

Wendy Harrison (D)

Nader Hashim (D)

Windsor District

Alison Clarkson (D)

Joe Major (D)

Rebecca White (D)

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