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Republican Party primaries, 2022

Vermont Republican Party.jpeg

Primary Date
August 9, 2022

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Vermont
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Vermont on August 9, 2022.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Vermont utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Vermont, 2022 (August 9 Republican primary)

The 2022 U.S. Senate elections in Vermont took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

U.S. House

See also: United States House election in Vermont, 2022 (August 9 Republican primary)
The 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Vermont took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's one congressional districts. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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At-large District

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

State elections

State Senate

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022
The Vermont State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Vermont State Senate elections, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Addison District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Bray (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Hardy (i)

Ruth Hardy (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Burton (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngLloyd Dike (Write-in)

Bennington District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Campion (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Sears (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Campion (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Sears (i) (Write-in)

Caledonia District

Green check mark transparent.pngJane Kitchel (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJT Dodge

Chittenden Central District  (3 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip Baruth (i)
Andrew Brown  (unofficially withdrew)
Dawn Ellis
Green check mark transparent.pngMartine Gulick
Erhard Mahnke
Green check mark transparent.pngTanya Vyhovsky

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden North District

Brian Shelden
Green check mark transparent.pngIrene Wrenner

Green check mark transparent.pngLeland Morgan

Chittenden Southeast District  (3 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Chittenden (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngVirginia Lyons (i)
Steve May
Lewis Mudge
Green check mark transparent.pngKesha Ram Hinsdale

Did not make the ballot:
Ken Scott 

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Chittenden (i) (Write-in)

Essex District

Green check mark transparent.pngRuss Ingalls (i) (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngRuss Ingalls (i)

Franklin District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngPam McCarthy  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJessie Palczewski

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Brock (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Norris

Grand Isle District

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Mazza (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Bellows

Lamoille District

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Westman (i) (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Westman (i)

Orange District

Green check mark transparent.pngMark MacDonald (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Klar  Candidate Connection

Orleans District

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Starr (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Douglass  Candidate Connection

Rutland District  (3 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Ferguson  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngBridgette Remington
Green check mark transparent.pngAnna Tadio

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Collamore (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Weeks
Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Williams

Washington District  (3 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Cummings (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Perchlik (i)
Jared Duval  Candidate Connection
Jeremy Hansen
Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Watson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Bean
Green check mark transparent.pngDexter Lefavour
Green check mark transparent.pngDwayne Tucker

Windham District  (2 seats)

Wichie Artu  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Harrison  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngNader Hashim

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Coester
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Kenyon
Richard Morton

Windsor District  (3 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlison Clarkson (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard McCormack (i)
Christopher Morrow
Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca White  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDana Colson
Green check mark transparent.pngAlice Flanders


House of Representatives

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
The Vermont House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Addison-1 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Scheu (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Sheldon (i)

Robin Scheu (i) (Write-in)
Amy Sheldon (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Caldwell (Write-in)
Thomas Hughes (Write-in)
Dennis Teague (Write-in)

Addison-2 District

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Conlon (i)
Wendy Harlin

Peter Conlon (i) (Write-in)
Wendy Harlin (Write-in)

Addison-3 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Birong (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Lanpher (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames McClay
Green check mark transparent.pngRob North

Addison-4 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMari Cordes (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCaleb Elder (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Dike
Green check mark transparent.pngValerie Mullin

Addison-5 District

Green check mark transparent.pngJubilee McGill

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Christiano
Zachary Kent  Candidate Connection

Addison-Rutland District

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Andriano

Joseph Andriano (Write-in)

Bennington-1 District

Green check mark transparent.pngNelson Brownell (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Busa (Write-in)

Bennington-2 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Corcoran II (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDane Whitman (i)

Timothy Corcoran II (i) (Write-in)
Dane Whitman (i) (Write-in)

Bennington-3 District

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Durfee (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngVictor Harwood Jr.

Bennington-4 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Bongartz (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen James (i)

Seth Bongartz (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen James (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Gervais (Write-in)

Bennington-5 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Nigro (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Carroll

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Morrissey (i)

Bennington-Rutland District

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Rice

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Gaiotti

Caledonia-Essex District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Campbell (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Beck (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Empsall

Caledonia-Washington District

Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Pearl (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Caledonia-1 District

Green check mark transparent.pngBobby Farlice-Rubio

Debra Davidson (Write-in)
Ted Faris (Write-in)
Jim McFaul (Write-in)
Tom Thomas (Write-in)

Caledonia-2 District

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Troiano (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Caledonia-3 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngEileen Boland
Green check mark transparent.pngDennis LaBounty

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Wilson

Chittenden-Franklin District  (2 seats)

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngChris Mattos (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Taylor

Chittenden-1 District

Green check mark transparent.pngJana Brown (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-2 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngErin Brady (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Arsenault

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden 3 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngTrevor Squirrell (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngEdye Graning

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-4 District

Christina Deeley
Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Pouech

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Toscano

Chittenden-5 District

Michael Yantachka (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChea Waters Evans

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-6 District

Green check mark transparent.pngKate Lalley

Mike Donohue (Write-in)
Tony O'Rourke (Write-in)

Chittenden-7 District

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Brumsted (i)

Paul Dame (Write-in)

Chittenden-8 District

Green check mark transparent.pngNoah Hyman

Did not make the ballot:
Marybeth Redmond  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-9 District

Green check mark transparent.pngEmilie Krasnow

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-10 District

Green check mark transparent.pngKate Nugent

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-11 District

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Minier

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-12 District

Green check mark transparent.pngMartin LaLonde (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-13 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngTiff Bluemle (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngGabrielle Stebbins (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-14 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Rachelson (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMary-Katherine Stone

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-15 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Cina (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngTroy Headrick  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-16 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Krowinski (i)
Ryan Addario
Green check mark transparent.pngKate Logan

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-17 District

Green check mark transparent.pngEmma Mulvaney-Stanak (i)

Sarah Toscane (Write-in)

Chittenden-18 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Hooper (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Ode (i)

Michael McGarghan (Write-in)
Allan Sousie (Write-in)
Kurt Wright (Write-in)

Chittenden-19 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngSarita Austin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Brennan (i)

Chittenden-20 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Chase (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCurt Taylor (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Wood

Chittenden-21 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngTaylor Small (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDaisy Berbeco  Candidate Connection

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Chittenden-22 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Dolan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLori Houghton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Manley

Chittenden-23 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngGolrang Garofano (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLeonora Dodge

Brian Christy (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngMaryse Dunbar (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngDenis White (Write-in)

Chittenden-24 District

Green check mark transparent.pngAlyssa Black (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Drury

Chittenden-25 District

Green check mark transparent.pngJulia Andrews

Green check mark transparent.pngAllison Duquette

Essex-Caledonia District

John Kascenska (i) (Write-in)
Terri Williams (i) (Write-in)
Ed Clark (Write-in)
Guy Herman (Write-in)
Andres Voorhees (Write-in)

John Kascenska (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngTerri Williams (i)

Essex-Orleans District

Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Stevens

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Labor (i)
Erin Testut

Franklin-1 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Maynard
Green check mark transparent.pngDevon Thomas

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Bartley
Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Whitney Branagan

Franklin-2 District

Green check mark transparent.pngEileen Dickinson (i) (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngEileen Dickinson (i)

Franklin-3 District

Green check mark transparent.pngMike McCarthy (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Luneau

Franklin-4 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Walker (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Oliver (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Walker (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Oliver

Franklin-5 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Hango (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Laroche (i) (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Hango (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Laroche (i)

Franklin-6 District

Green check mark transparent.pngBrenda Churchill

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Gregoire (i)

Franklin-7 District

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Weed

Green check mark transparent.pngAllen Demar
Zacharia Messier

Franklin-8 District

Green check mark transparent.pngLauren Dees-Erickson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCasey Toof (i)

Grand Isle-Chittenden District  (2 seats)

Michael Morgan (i) (Write-in)
Annie Brabazon (Write-in)
Ross Brown (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngJosie Leavitt (Write-in)
Andy Paradee (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Morgan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Paradee

Lamoille-Washington District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngAvram Patt (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSaudia LaMont

Green check mark transparent.pngNichole Loati
Green check mark transparent.pngBen Olsen

Lamoille-1 District

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Weathers  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJed Lipsky (Write-in)

Lamoille-2 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngKate Donnally (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Noyes (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bailey
Green check mark transparent.pngMalcolm Teale

Lamoille-3 District

Green check mark transparent.pngLucy Boyden

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Pitre

Orange-Caledonia District

Green check mark transparent.pngKelsey Root-Winchester

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Parsons (i)

Orange-Washington-Addison District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Hooper (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Satcowitz (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJackie Klar
Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Townsend

Orange-1 District

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Demrow

Green check mark transparent.pngSamantha Lefebvre (i)

Orange-2 District

Lance Mills
Green check mark transparent.pngMonique Priestley  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngZack Lang

Orange-3 District

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Keighley

Green check mark transparent.pngRodney Graham (i)

Orleans-Lamoille District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Higley (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Marcotte (i) (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Higley (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Marcotte (i)

Orleans-1 District

Brian Smith (i) (Write-in)
Green check mark transparent.pngAimee Alexander (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Smith (i)

Orleans-2 District

Woodman Page (i) (Write-in)
Amy Alexander (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngWoodman Page (i)

Orleans-3 District

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Templeman (Write-in)

Dodge Gaskill (Write-in)
John Rodgers (Write-in)
Leonidas Zenonos (Write-in)

Orleans-4 District

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Sims (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngVicki Strong (i)
John Courchaine

Rutland-Bennington District

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Hoyt

Green check mark transparent.pngSally Achey (i)

Rutland-Windsor District

Green check mark transparent.pngLogan Nicoll (i)

Bruce Turco (Write-in)

Rutland-1 District

Patricia McCoy (i) (Write-in)
Robin Chesnut Tangermine (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia McCoy (i)

Rutland-2 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Fredette
Green check mark transparent.pngDave Potter

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Burditt (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Peterson (i)

Rutland-3 District

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Droege  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJarrod Sammis

Rutland-4 District

Paul Clifford (Write-in)
Barbara Noyes Pulling (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Clifford

Rutland-5 District

Eric Maguire (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Maguire

Rutland-6 District

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Howard (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Laskevich  Candidate Connection

Rutland-7 District

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Notte (i)

Bill Gillam Jr. (Write-in)
Bob Prozzo (Write-in)

Rutland-8 District

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Shaw (i)

Rutland-9 District

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Jerome (i)

Seth Hopkins (Write-in)
Jared Jones (Write-in)

Rutland-10 District

William Canfield (i) (Write-in)
Charles Laramie (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Canfield (i)

Rutland-11 District

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Harrison (i) (Write-in)

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Harrison (i)

Washington-Orange District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Battah  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFrancis McFaun (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngGina Galfetti

Washington-1 District  (2 seats)

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Donahue (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Goslant (i)

Washington-2 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngKari Dolan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDara Torre

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Washington-3 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Anthony (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Williams

Michael Deering II
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Judd
Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Kelly

Washington-4 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngConor Casey
Ken Jones
Green check mark transparent.pngKate McCann
Merrick Modun
Ethan Parke

Gene Leon (Write-in)

Vermont Progressive Party

Green check mark transparent.pngGlennie Sewell
Washington-5 District

Green check mark transparent.pngElanor Chapin
Theo Kennedy
Zachary Sullivan

Peter Hill (Write-in)

Washington-6 District

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Mihaly  Candidate Connection
Bram Towbin

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Golon

Washington-Chittenden District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Stevens (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Wood (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKathi Tarrent

Windham-Windsor-Bennigton District

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Pajala (i) (Write-in)
Jennifer Samuelson (Write-in)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windham-1 District

Green check mark transparent.pngSara Coffey (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Gassett

Windham-2 District

Laura Sibilia (i) (Write-in)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windham-3 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Bos-Lun (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngLeslie Goldman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Austin
Green check mark transparent.pngBonnie Depino

Windham-4 District

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Mrowicki (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Kuralt

Windham-5 District

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Long (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windham-6 District

Green check mark transparent.pngTristan Roberts

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Lyddy

Windham-7 District

Green check mark transparent.pngEmilie Kornheiser (i)

Terry Martin (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

Windham-8 District

Green check mark transparent.pngMollie Burke (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windham-9 District

Green check mark transparent.pngTristan Toleno (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windsor-Addison District

Green check mark transparent.pngKirk White (i)

Kirk White (i) (Write-in)
Rick Benson (Write-in)
Joanne Mills (Write-in)

Windsor-Orange-1 District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn O'Brien (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windsor-Orange-2 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Masland (i)
Diedre Gish
Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Holcombe

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Huff

Windsor-Windham District

Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Chase

Green check mark transparent.pngEva Ryan

Windsor-1 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Bartholomew (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Burrows (i)
Paul Belaski

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windsor-2 District

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Arrison (i)

John Arrison (i) (Write-in)
Randy Gray (Write-in)
Mike Kell (Write-in)
Stuart Lindberg (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

Windsor-3 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngAlice Emmons (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKristi Morris (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Stern

Windsor-4 District

Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Surprenant (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windsor-5 District

Green check mark transparent.pngTesha Buss

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


Windsor-6 District  (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Christie (i)
Nicholas Bramlage
Green check mark transparent.pngEsme Cole

Kevin Christie (i) (Write-in)
Nicholas Bramlage (Write-in)
Esme Cole (Write-in)
Mark Donka (Write-in)
Joe Trottier (Write-in)


State executive offices

See also: Vermont state executive official elections, 2022

Six state executive offices were up for election in Vermont in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor

To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Lieutenant Governor

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Attorney General

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Secretary of State

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Treasurer

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Auditor

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Vermont. For more information about this data, click here.


U.S. Senate competitiveness

U.S. House competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Vermont in 2022. Information below was calculated on August 1, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Seven candidates filed to run for Vermont's At-Large U.S. House district, a decade-high. That’s one more than the six candidates who ran in 2020 and two more than the five who ran in 2018.

Because it had only one U.S. House seat, Vermont did not need to redistrict after the 2020 census.

Vermont’s only U.S. House seat was open for the first time since 2006, when incumbent Rep. Peter Welch (D) was elected. Welch retired to run for the U.S. Senate. Four Democrats and three Republicans ran to replace Welch, meaning both primaries were contested. Both primaries were contested in 2020 and 2018 as well.

State executive competitiveness

State legislative competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Vermont in 2022. Information below was calculated on Aug. 4, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Fifty-seven state legislative seats up for election in Vermont in 2022 were open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. This represented 32% of the state's legislature, a marked increase compared to preceding election cycles.

Since no incumbents are present, newcomers are guaranteed to win all open seats.

Vermont restructured its House and Senate during the state's redistricting process after the 2020 census. Before redistricting, the state had 117 state legislative districts, containing a total of 180 seats. After redistricting, districts were altered, added, or removed, resulting in 125 districts, though the number of seats remained the same at 180.

While the number of open seats increased in 2022, other competitiveness metrics—like the number of contested primaries—decreased compared to the 2020 election cycle.

Across all districts, there were 24 contested primaries, representing 10% of all possible primaries.

A contested primary is one where there are more candidates running than nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.

There were 17 Democratic primaries, a 23% decrease from 2020. Republicans held seven contested primaries, the same number as in 2020.

Overall, 276 major party candidates filed to run for the state's 150 House and 30 Senate seats in 2022: 174 Democrats and 102 Republicans.

Context of the 2022 elections

Vermont Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R R R R R R R
Senate D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

State party overview

Republican Party of Vermont

See also: Republican Party of Vermont

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Vermont utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Vermont, all polls must open by 10 a.m. All polls close at 7 p.m. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[4]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

A United States citizen and state resident who is at least 18 years of age may register to vote in Vermont. The registrant must take the "Voter's Oath," which is included on the voter registration form.[5][6]

According to the secretary of state's website, "Beginning January 1, 2017, eligible persons may register to vote on any day up to and including the day of the election. Registration is available during all normal business hours of your town or city clerk's office on days preceding the election and during polling hours on Election Day. "[5]

Automatic registration

Vermont automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles.[6]

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Vermont has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

Vermont allows same-day voter registration.[5]

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Vermont, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.[5]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Vermont does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.

As of November 2024, Burlington, Vermont had authorized noncitizen residents to vote in local board elections. Noncitizens must register to vote using a separate application from the state voter registration application.[7]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[8] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The My Voter Page, run by the Vermont Secretary of State office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.


Voter ID requirements

Vermont does not require voters to present identification while voting in most cases. However, first-time voters who registered by mail are required to present identification at the polls.[9]

The following list of accepted ID was current as of April 2023. Click here for the Vermont Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

  • Valid photo ID (driver’s license or passport)
  • Current utility bill
  • Current bank statement
  • Another government document containing your residential address

Early voting

Vermont permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

For general elections, Vermont holds what are commonly referred to as all-mail elections, meaning that voting is conducting primarily, although not necessarily exclusively, by mail. Election officials automatically distribute mail-in ballots to eligible electors in general elections. For primary elections, voters who wish to vote by mail must request a mail-in ballot.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 14 Vermont counties—7.14 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Essex County, Vermont 16.65% 13.40% 14.48%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Vermont with 56.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 30.3 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Vermont cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 60.0 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Vermont supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 70.0 to 26.7 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every election between between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Vermont. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[10][11]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won all 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 35.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 92 out of 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 29.4 points. Clinton won 27 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 12 out of 104 state House districts in Vermont with an average margin of victory of 6.1 points.


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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 4, 2024
  2. Vermont Secretary of State,"Party Organization," accessed October 4, 2024
  3. Vermont Secretary of State,"Party Organization," accessed October 4, 2024
  4. Vermont State Legislature, “17 V.S.A. § 2561,” accessed April 20, 2023
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Vermont Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed April 20, 2023
  6. 6.0 6.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 20, 2023
  7. City of Burlington, Vermont, "City of Burlington All Legal Resident Voter Registration Form," accessed November 14, 2024
  8. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  9. Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Day FAQs," accessed April 20, 2023
  10. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  11. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017