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Vermont State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Vermont State Senate. For results in individual contests see our Vermont State Senate elections, 2010 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Vermont State Senate
Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election
     Democratic Party 23 22
     Republican Party 7 8
Total 30 30


What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 2
  • Incumbents who were defeated
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • There were 25 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. 1 incumbent lost, and thus 24 incumbents were re-elected to the Vermont State Senate.
  • There will be 6 new senators sworn-in, 4 Democratic candidates and 2 Republicans.
  • Of the 30 seats up for election, 22 were won by Democrats and 8 by Republicans.
  • Only 14 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.

Incumbency Analysis

Of the 1,167 state senate seats up for election in 2010, incumbents ran for 894 (76.6%) of them. Of these 894, 94 lost their re-election bids, 89 Democrats and 5 Republicans. In Vermont, 5 incumbent senators did not run for re-election on the November 2 ballot, while 25 incumbents (83.3%) ran for re-election. There was 1 incumbent defeated, Matthew Choate (D).

Incumbents who ran on November 2

Claire Ayer, first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2002. Ayer won re-election in 2010.

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:

Incumbents defeated

Matthew Choate, first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2006. Kauffman was defeated in her re-election bid in 2010.

The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:

CandidatePartyDistrict
Matthew Choate

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:

CandidatePartyDistrict
Joe Benning

New State Senators and General Election Winners

388 new senators were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 388, 278 were Republicans and 110 were Democrats. In Vermont, 6 new senators will be sworn-in, 4 Democrats and 2 Republicans. In total, Vermont elected 30 senators, 8 Republicans and 22 Democrats.

Newly elected senators

The following is the newly-elected members of the Vermont State Senate:

Democratic

Republican

Robert Starr (D) won re-election to the Vermont State Senate in 2010. He was first elected in 2004.

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Republican

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Vermont State Senate:

Democratic

Vincent Illuzzi was first elected to the senate in 1980. He was re-elected in 2010.

Republican

Competitiveness

Jim Honeyford was one of 4 unopposed Republican senate candidates in 1998. He was first elected in 2006.

Across the nation, 1,167 state senate seats were up for election in 2010. 1,143 of those seats were partisan seats (24 seats were up for election in Nebraska's nonpartisan unicameral legislature). In 320 (28.0%) of these state senate contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Vermont, 1 candidates (3.3% of seats) faced no major party opposition -- Democratic incumbent Richard Mazza.

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

Republican

All Republican candidates faced a Democratic opponent.

Ballot Access

Across the nation, 140 independent or third party candidates ran for state senate. In Vermont, 14 (20.9%) of the 67 senate candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate. None won election in 2010. Two Democrats, Timothy Ashe and Anthony Pollina, who won election were also members of the Progressive Party.

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:

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Vermont State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Vermont House of Representatives. For results in individual contests, see our Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Vermont House of Representatives
Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election
     Democratic Party 94 94
     Republican Party 48 48
     Vermont Progressive Party 5 5
     Independent 3 3
Total 150 150


What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 2
  • Incumbents who were defeated
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview:

  • There were 133 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. Only 5 incumbents lost, and thus 128 incumbents were re-elected to the Vermont House of Representatives.
  • 2 Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 3 incumbent Democratic incumbent lost.
Note: While 5 incumbents lost, 6 challengers defeated an incumbent because Vermont has multi-member districts. Thus, in one district, two challengers were elected, and each had to defeat the one incumbent who was running.
  • There will be 21 new representatives sworn-in. Of those 21, 12 are Democrats and 9 are Republicans
  • Of the 150 seats up for election, 94 were won by Democrats, 48 by Republicans, 5 by Vermont Progressives and 3 by Independents.
  • 63 candidates were unopposed, 39 Democrats, 22 Republicans, and 2 Progressives.
  • Only 18 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.

Incumbency Analysis

Of the 4,958 state house seats up for election, incumbents ran in the general election for 4,091 (79.5%) of them. Of these 4,091 incumbents, 413 lost their re-election bids, 403 Democrats and 10 Republicans. In Vermont, 128 (85.3%) incumbents ran for re-election. Of these 128, 5 incumbent representatives were defeated. Of those 5 incumbents who lost, 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.

Incumbents who ran on November 2

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:

Norm Johnson (R) was first elected to the house in 2008. He was re-elected in 2010.
  1. Heidi Scheuermann
  2. Linda Martin
  3. Floyd Nease
  4. Adam B. Howard
  5. Peter Peltz
  6. Shap Smith
  7. Philip Winters
  8. Susan Hatch Davis
  9. Sarah Copeland Hanzas
  10. Patsy French
  11. Larry Townsend
  12. Robert Lewis (Vermont)
  13. Michael Marcotte (Vermont)
  14. Duncan Kilmartin
  15. John Rodgers (Vermont)
  16. Betty Nuovo
  17. Willem Jewett
  18. Diane Lanpher
  19. Gregory Clark (Vermont)
  20. Michael Fisher (Vermont)
  21. Will Stevens
  22. Bill Botzow
  23. Timothy Corcoran II
  24. Joseph Krawczyk, Jr.
  25. Alice Miller
  26. Mary Morrissey
  27. David Sharpe (Vermont)
  28. Jeff Wilson (Vermont)
  29. Cynthia Browning
  30. Patti Komline
  31. Lucy Leriche
  32. Leigh Larocque
  33. Robert South
  34. Howard Crawford, Jr.
  35. Anne Lamy Mook
  36. William Lippert Jr.
  37. Terence Macaig
  38. Jim McCullough
  39. William Aswad
  40. Mark Larson (Vermont)
  41. Kurt Wright
  42. Jason Lorber
  43. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  44. Johannah Leddy Donovan
  45. Suzi Wizowaty
  46. Kenneth Atkins
  47. Clement Bissonnette
  48. Ann Pugh
  49. Helen Head
  50. Gary Reis
  51. Kate Webb
  52. Richard Lawrence
  53. Tim Jerman
  54. Linda Myers
  55. Linda Waite-Simpson
  56. Martha Heath
  57. Jim Condon
  58. Kitty Toll
  59. Patrick Brennan (Vermont legislator)
  60. George Till
  61. Donald Turner Jr.
  62. William Johnson, Vermont Representative
  63. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
  64. Richard Howrigan, Sr.
  65. Jeff Young (Vermont)
  66. Eileen Dickinson
  67. Brian Savage (Vermont)
  68. Norman McAllister
  69. Rachel Weston
  70. Anne O'Brien
  71. Joan Lenes
  72. Debbie Evans
  73. Kristy Kurt Spengler
  74. William Frank, Vermont Representative
  75. Gary Gilbert
  76. Ronald Hubert
  77. Janice Peaslee
  78. Kathleen Keenan
  79. Michel Consejo
  80. Peter Perley
  81. Albert Pearce
  82. Mitzi Johnson
  83. Bob Krebs
  84. Andrew Donaghy
  85. Dave Potter
  86. Eldred French
  87. Robert Helm
  88. William Canfield
  89. James McNeil
  90. Peter Fagan
  91. Margaret Andrews
  92. Gale Courcelle
  93. Charles Shaw (Vermont)
  94. Joe Acinapura
  95. John Malcolm
  96. Megan Smith (Vermont)
  97. Adam Greshin
  98. Maxine Jo Grad
  99. Anne Donahue
  100. Paul Poirier
  101. Tess Taylor
  102. Janet Ancel
  103. Tony Klein
  104. Warren Kitzmiller
  105. Mary Hooper
  106. Francis McFaun
  107. Thomas Koch (Vermont)
  108. Sue Minter
  109. Tom Stevens
  110. Ann Manwaring
  111. Mollie Burke
  112. Sarah Edwards
  113. Michael Obuchowski
  114. Carolyn Partridge
  115. David Deen
  116. Mike Mrowicki
  117. Richard Marek
  118. John Moran (Vermont)
  119. Oliver Olsen
  120. Alice Emmons
  121. Cynthia Martin
  122. Ernest Shand
  123. Donna Sweaney
  124. Alison Clarkson
  125. Mark Mitchell (Vermont)
  126. Charles Bohi
  127. David Ainsworth
  128. Margaret Cheney
  129. James Masland
  130. Dennis Devereux
  131. Sandy Haas
  132. Chip Conquest
  133. Mark Higley
  134. Frank Davis (Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-1 District)

Incumbents defeated

Geoff Simpson (D) was first elected to the house in 2000. He was defeated by Mark Hargrove (R) in the general election.

The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:

CandidatePartyDistrict
John Rodgers (Vermont)
Joseph Krawczyk, Jr.
Jeff Young (Vermont)
Megan Smith (Vermont)
David Ainsworth
Frank Davis (Vermont House of Representatives Orleans-1 District)

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:

CandidatePartyDistrict
Brian Campion
Dustin Degree
Sam Young
Vicki Strong
James Eckhardt
Sarah Buxton

New Representatives and General Election Winners

1,345 new representatives were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 1,345, 988 were Republicans and 357 were Democrats. In Vermont, 21 new representatives will be sworn-in. Of those 21, 12 are Democrats and 9 are Republicans. In the 15 open seat contests, Republicans won 6 and Democrats 9. In total, Vermont elected 150 representatives, 94 Democrats, 48 Republicans, 5 Progressives, and 2 independents.

Newly elected representatives

The following are the newly-elected members of the Vermont House of Representatives:

Democratic

Republican

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Republican

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Vermont House of Representatives:

Democratic

Ross Hunter was first elected to the house in 2002. He won re-election in 2010.
  1. Paul Ralston
  2. Bert Munger
  3. Linda Martin
  4. Floyd Nease
  5. Peter Peltz
  6. Shap Smith
  7. Sarah Copeland Hanzas
  8. Patsy French
  9. Larry Townsend
  10. Michael Marcotte (Vermont)
  11. Betty Nuovo
  12. Willem Jewett
  13. Diane Lanpher
  14. Michael Fisher (Vermont)
  15. Bill Botzow
  16. Timothy Corcoran II
  17. Alice Miller
  18. David Sharpe (Vermont)
  19. Jeff Wilson (Vermont)
  20. Cynthia Browning
  21. Lucy Leriche
  22. Brian Campion
  23. Robert South
  24. Anne Lamy Mook
  25. William Lippert Jr.
  26. Terence Macaig
  27. Jim McCullough
  28. Michael Yantachka
  29. William Aswad
  30. Mark Larson (Vermont)
  31. Jason Lorber
  32. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  33. Johannah Leddy Donovan
  34. Suzi Wizowaty
  35. Kenneth Atkins
  36. Clement Bissonnette
  37. Michele Ferland Kupersmith
  38. Ann Pugh
  39. Helen Head
  40. Kate Webb
  41. Tim Jerman
  42. Linda Waite-Simpson
  43. Martha Heath
  44. Jim Condon
  45. Kitty Toll
  46. George Till
  47. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
  48. Richard Howrigan, Sr.
  49. Eileen Dickinson
  50. Rachel Weston
  51. Anne O'Brien
  52. Joan Lenes
  53. Debbie Evans
  54. Kristy Kurt Spengler
  55. William Frank, Vermont Representative
  56. Gary Gilbert
  57. Kathleen Keenan
  58. Michel Consejo
  59. Mitzi Johnson
  60. Bob Krebs
  61. Sam Young
  62. Dave Potter
  63. Eldred French
  64. William Canfield
  65. Margaret Andrews
  66. Herb Russell
  67. Gale Courcelle
  68. John Malcolm
  69. Maxine Jo Grad
  70. Anne Donahue
  71. Tess Taylor
  72. Janet Ancel
  73. Tony Klein
  74. Warren Kitzmiller
  75. Mary Hooper
  76. Francis McFaun
  77. Sue Minter
  78. Tom Stevens
  79. Ann Manwaring
  80. Mollie Burke
  81. Michael Obuchowski
  82. Carolyn Partridge
  83. Valerie Stuart
  84. David Deen
  85. Mike Mrowicki
  86. Richard Marek
  87. John Moran (Vermont)
  88. Alice Emmons
  89. Cynthia Martin
  90. Ernest Shand
  91. Donna Sweaney
  92. Leigh Dakin
  93. John Bartholomew
  94. Kevin Christie
  95. Alison Clarkson
  96. Mark Mitchell (Vermont)
  97. Charles Bohi
  98. James Masland
  99. Sarah Buxton
  100. Chip Conquest
  101. Mark Higley

Republican

Susan Fagan was first elected to the house in 2009. She won re-election in 2010.

Other

Competitiveness

Across the nation, 4,958 state house seats were up for election in 2010. In 1,680 (33.9%) of these state house contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Vermont, 63 candidates (42.0% of all seats) faced no major party opposition. Of these 63, 39 were Democrats, 22 were Republicans, and 2 were Progressives.

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

Republican

Other

Ballot Access

In Vermont, 18 (7.5%) of the 241 house candidates ran as independent or third party candidates. 8 won election in 2010.

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results. These results provide context for Republican gains in Vermont.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

Across the nation, only 15 Republican incumbents were defeated while 492 Democratic incumbents were defeated. In total, 507 (10.4%) of the 4,872 incumbents running in the general election were defeated. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2010 general election:

The following is the breakdown of incumbents who lost.

Incumbents defeated in 2010 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 89 403 492
Republican 5 10 15
TOTALS 94 413 507

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,733 (28.3%) new legislators were elected in 2010. Of these 1,733, 1,266 (73.1%) are Republicans and 467 (26.9%) are Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2010 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 110 357 467
Republican 278 988 1,266
TOTALS 388 1,345 1,733

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 1,178 (19.2%) of the 6,125 seats on November 2. Of these 1,178 open seats, Republicans won 729 (61.9%) while Democrats won 449 (38.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggest that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2010 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 108 341 449
Republican 191 538 729
TOTALS 299 879 1,178

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that held elections in 2010. 52 of the 88 chambers, or nearly 60% of them, had a Democratic majority, while only 33 of them had a Republican majority. (Two chambers had an exactly equal number of Democrats and Republicans and one is officially nonpartisan.) The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures prior to the November 2 election:

Partisan breakdown before the November 2010 Election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 23 18 1 1
State houses 29 15 1 -
Totals: 52 33 2 1

As a result of the election, Republicans picked up 20 legislative chambers while Democrats lost 20. Republicans won 53 total chambers on November 2, while Democrats won only 32. The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures after the November 2 election:

Partisan breakdown after the November 2010 Election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 16 25 1 1
State houses 16 28 1 0
Totals: 32 53 2 1

Another way to examine the data is to gauge how many chambers had gains for the Democratic Party versus the Republican Party. Using this variable, the wide-sweeping Republican victory is further amplified. Democrats bolstered their majorities in only 7 of 88 (7.96%) state chambers. These legislatures are as follows:

State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats on November 2
State Chamber Number of seats gained by Democrats
California Assembly + 2
Delaware House + 2
Hawaii Senate + 1
Maryland Senate + 2
Massachusetts Senate + 1
Missouri Senate + 1
West Virginia Senate + 1

In 7 chambers, the GOP kept their current number of seats. In one chamber, the California State Assembly, both major parties gained seats by filling 2 vacancies and defeating an incumbent independent. Overall, the Republican Party picked up legislative seats in 75 (85.2%) of the 88 legislative chambers that held elections on November 2.

Impact on State Politics

Along with the GOP capture of the U.S. House of Representatives, state Republicans gained trifectas (control of the governorship, house, and senate) in 12 states. The following is a breakdown of trifectas across the nation, before and after the 2010 election:

Trifectas before and after the 2010 Election
Party Before election U.S. House seats After election U.S. House seats Gain/loss states Gain/loss congressional seats
Democratic
16 131 11 115 -5 -16
Republican
8 66 20 198 +12 +132

Before the election, 131 U.S House seats were in states with Democratic trifectas, while 66 districts were in states with Republican trifectas. After the election, Republicans trifectas control redistricting for 198 U.S. House seats while Democrats control only 115. Additionally, California, the strongest Democratic trifecta with 53 U.S. House representatives, passed propositions that take redistricting power away from state government.

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