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Richard Lenchus

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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

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Richard Lenchus (independent) ran for election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Addison-Rutland District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Lenchus also ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Rutland District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

State senate

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Collamore
Brian Collamore (R)
 
18.3
 
14,861
Image of Joshua Terenzini
Joshua Terenzini (R)
 
17.3
 
14,008
Cheryl Hooker (D)
 
16.3
 
13,196
Image of Terry Williams
Terry Williams (R)
 
14.6
 
11,828
Image of Greg Cox
Greg Cox (D)
 
12.7
 
10,280
Larry Courcelle (D)
 
10.3
 
8,334
Brittany Cavacas (Independent)
 
5.8
 
4,731
Michael Shank (Independent)
 
2.8
 
2,266
Casey Jennings (Independent)
 
1.2
 
1,009
Richard Lenchus (Independent)
 
0.7
 
552
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
99

Total votes: 81,164
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)

Incumbent Cheryl Hooker, Greg Cox, and Larry Courcelle defeated Christopher Hoyt in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cheryl Hooker
 
37.3
 
5,507
Image of Greg Cox
Greg Cox
 
28.5
 
4,207
Larry Courcelle
 
22.4
 
3,305
Christopher Hoyt
 
10.8
 
1,592
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
155

Total votes: 14,766
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)

Incumbent Brian Collamore, Joshua Terenzini, and Terry Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Collamore
Brian Collamore
 
34.8
 
5,040
Image of Joshua Terenzini
Joshua Terenzini
 
32.1
 
4,651
Image of Terry Williams
Terry Williams
 
31.6
 
4,570
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
211

Total votes: 14,472
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State house

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison Rutland 1 District

Incumbent Terry Norris defeated Ruth Bernstein and Richard Lenchus in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison Rutland 1 District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Terry Norris (Independent)
 
58.9
 
1,281
Ruth Bernstein (D)
 
33.3
 
725
Richard Lenchus (Independent)
 
7.2
 
157
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
11

Total votes: 2,174
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison Rutland 1 District

Barbara Wilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison Rutland 1 District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Barbara Wilson
 
97.1
 
441
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
13

Total votes: 454
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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.

The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Rutland District general election.[1][2]

Vermont State Senate, Rutland District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Mullin Incumbent 19.99% 14,191
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Collamore Incumbent 19.27% 13,680
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Margaret Flory Incumbent 20.82% 14,782
     Democratic Korrine Rodrigue 12.97% 9,212
     Democratic Scott Garren 9.05% 6,428
     Democratic Cheryl Hooker 14.99% 10,641
     Independent Richard Lenchus 2.91% 2,067
Total Votes 71,001
Source: Vermont Secretary of State


Korrine Rodrigue ran unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Rutland District Democratic primary.[3][4]

Vermont State Senate, Rutland District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Korrine Rodrigue  (unopposed)


Incumbent Kevin Mullin, incumbent Brian Collamore and incumbent Margaret Flory were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Rutland District Republican primary.[3][4]

Vermont State Senate, Rutland District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kevin Mullin Incumbent 33.05% 3,728
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Collamore Incumbent 33.05% 3,728
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Margaret Flory Incumbent 33.90% 3,824
Total Votes 11,280

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Footnotes


Current members of the Vermont State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Senators
Addison District
Bennington District
Caledonia District
Chittenden Central District
Chittenden North District
Chittenden Southeast District
Essex District
Franklin District
Grand Isle District
Lamoille District
Orange District
Orleans District
Rutland District
Washington District
Windham District
Windsor District
Joe Major (D)
Democratic Party (16)
Republican Party (13)
Vermont Progressive Party (1)