Matthew Choate
Matthew Choate (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Caledonia District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Choate was a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing Caledonia County. Choate ran for the Vermont State Senate in 2004 and 2006 unsuccessfully.
Biography
Choate worked as a registered nurse for Vermont Poison Center, Fletcher Allen Healthcare from 1997 to 2007, and for Cross Country Travcorps from 2001 to 2003. He worked as emergency clinical coordinator for Central Vermont Hospital Center from 2003 to 2005. Choate has also worked as the nurse manager at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Choate earned his B.S. in biochemistry from the University of Vermont in 1992. He went on to receive his BSN in nursing from the University of Vermont in 1997.
Committee assignments
Elections
2020
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Caledonia District (2 seats)
Incumbent Jane Kitchel and incumbent Joe Benning defeated Matthew Choate, Charles Wilson, and JT Dodge in the general election for Vermont State Senate Caledonia District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jane Kitchel (D) | 29.8 | 10,285 |
| ✔ |  | Joe Benning (R) | 29.1 | 10,057 |
| Matthew Choate (D) | 21.2 | 7,342 | ||
 | Charles Wilson (R)  | 16.1 | 5,558 | |
 | JT Dodge (L) | 3.6 | 1,255 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 34,559 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Caledonia District (2 seats)
Incumbent Jane Kitchel and Matthew Choate advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Caledonia District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Kitchel | 58.3 | 4,218 |
| ✔ | Matthew Choate | 40.5 | 2,930 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 88 | ||
| Total votes: 7,236 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Caledonia District (2 seats)
Incumbent Joe Benning and Charles Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Caledonia District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Benning | 58.2 | 3,044 |
| ✔ | | Charles Wilson | 39.2 | 2,049 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 133 | ||
| Total votes: 5,226 | |||
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election
No Vermont Progressive Party candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bill Coleman (Vermont Progressive Party)
2010
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2010
Choate was defeated in his bid for re-election to the Caledonia District. Choate ran for re-election to the 5th District Seat (Caledonia District) in 2010 against Jane Kitchel in the primary. In the general election he was defeated by Jane Kitchel (D), and Joe Benning (R) on November 2, 2010.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Choate won election by finishing second for the two-seat Caledonia District of the Vermont State Senate, receiving 8,975 votes behind Democrat Jane Kitchel (12,097) and ahead of Republicans John Hall (7,683) and John Kascenska (4,242) and write-ins (24).[1]
Choate raised $15,571 for his campaign, against $11,851 by Kitchel, $8,185 by Hall, and $5,524 by Kascenska.[2]
| Vermont State Senate, Caledonia District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Jane Kitchel (D)
|
10,149 | |||
| Matthew Choate (D)
|
8,401 | |||
| John Hall (R) | 7,683 | |||
| John Kascenska II (R) | 4,242 | |||
| Write-ins | 24 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Matthew Choate's campaign website
- Biography from the Vermont Secretary of State website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
- List of Vermont Senators
- Matthew Choate on Facebook
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Vermont State Senate - Caledonia District 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Jane Kitchell |
