Terry Williams (Vermont)

Terry Williams

Republican Party

Candidate, Vermont State Senate Rutland District

Vermont State Senate Rutland District

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Compensation

Base salary

$843.32/week during session

Per diem

No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Associate

New Hampshire Technical Institute

Bachelor's

Regents College

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army National Guard

Years of service

1973 - 1979

Personal

Birthplace

Rutland, Vt.

Profession

Game warden

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Terry Williams (Republican Party) is a member of the Vermont State Senate, representing Rutland District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Williams (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Rutland District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Terry Williams was born in Rutland, Vermont, and lives in Poultney, Vermont. Williams graduated from Poultney High School. He served in the Vermont Army National Guard from 1973 to 1979. He was then a commissioned armor officer from 1979 to 2004 and retired from active duty in 2004. Williams earned an associate degree from New Hampshire Technical College and a B.A. from Regents College in Albany, New York. His career experience includes working as an automotive technician, as the Vermont state deputy game warden. Williams served as vice chairman of the Poultney Selectboard and as a member of the Rutland Regional Planning Commission.

Williams became a member of the Dodge House Veterans Assistance Office board of directors, the VFW 648-Rutland, the American Legion Post 39-Poultney, Disabled American Veterans, Gun Owners of Vermont, and the National Rifle Association (NRA). William also served as vice president of the Vermont Federation of Sportsman’s Clubs and director of the Federation Fund for Conservation and Training.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Williams was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Education Committee
• Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Vice chair

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2026

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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

Incumbent Brian Collamore, incumbent David Weeks, and incumbent Terry Williams are running in the general election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brian Collamore (R)
		David Weeks (R)
		Terry Williams (R)

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2024

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024

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 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Collamore (R)	22.5	18,375
✔		David Weeks (R)	19.7	16,094
✔		Terry Williams (R)	19.6	15,996
	Submit photo	Marsha Cassel (D)	14.8	12,034
	Submit photo	Dana Peterson (D)	11.9	9,697
	Submit photo	Robert Richards (D)	11.3	9,228
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	126

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,550
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Democratic primary election

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

Marsha Cassel, Robert Richards, and Dana Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marsha Cassel	50.5	2,183
✔	Submit photo	Robert Richards	37.9	1,637
✔	Submit photo	Dana Peterson (Write-in)	6.7	290
		Other/Write-in votes	4.9	210

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,320
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Republican primary election

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

Incumbent Brian Collamore, incumbent Terry Williams, and incumbent David Weeks advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Collamore	35.5	2,524
✔		Terry Williams	33.9	2,409
✔		David Weeks	30.1	2,140
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	36

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,109
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2022

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022

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 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Collamore (R)	21.0	13,878
✔		Terry Williams (R)	17.3	11,453
✔		David Weeks (R)	16.2	10,703
	Submit photo	Anna Tadio (D)	15.8	10,453
	Submit photo	Bridgette Remington (D)	15.3	10,134
		Joshua Ferguson (D)	14.2	9,359
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	63

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,043
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Democratic primary election

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

Anna Tadio, Bridgette Remington, and Joshua Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anna Tadio	48.7	3,867
✔	Submit photo	Bridgette Remington	46.0	3,653
✔		Joshua Ferguson	1.9	148
		Other/Write-in votes	3.5	280

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,948
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Republican primary election

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

Incumbent Brian Collamore, Terry Williams, and David Weeks advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Collamore	37.8	2,966
✔		Terry Williams	32.6	2,554
✔		David Weeks	29.0	2,273
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	50

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,843
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2020

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Cheryl Hooker	37.3	5,507
✔		Greg Cox	28.5	4,207
✔	Submit photo	Larry Courcelle	22.4	3,305
	Submit photo	Christopher Hoyt	10.8	1,592
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	155

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔		Brian Collamore	34.8	5,040
✔		Joshua Terenzini	32.1	4,651
✔		Terry Williams	31.6	4,570
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	211

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,472
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2018

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018

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 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Collamore (R)	18.9	11,380
✔	Submit photo	Cheryl Hooker (D)	17.9	10,767
✔		James McNeil (R)	17.7	10,673
	Submit photo	Edward Larson (R)	16.6	10,004
		Greg Cox (D)	16.5	9,949
		Scott Garren (D)	12.2	7,371
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	67

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,211
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Republican primary election

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

Incumbent Brian Collamore, James McNeil, and Edward Larson defeated Terry Williams and incumbent David Soucy in the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Collamore	29.0	3,504
✔		James McNeil	23.3	2,811
✔	Submit photo	Edward Larson	17.0	2,049
		Terry Williams	16.9	2,044
		David Soucy	13.8	1,661

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,069
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Terry Williams campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Vermont State Senate Rutland District	Won general	$5,770	$4,430
2022	Vermont State Senate Rutland District	Won general	$9,774	$10,627
2020	Vermont State Senate Rutland District	Lost general	$8,800	N/A**
Grand total			$24,344	$15,057
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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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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