Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District
Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District is represented by Rob Hunter (D) and Kathleen James (D).
As of the 2020 Census, Vermont state representatives represented an average of 4,290 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 4,202 residents.
About the office
Members of the Vermont House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Vermont legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January.
Qualifications
The Vermont Constitution states, "No person shall be elected a Representative or a Senator until the person has resided in this State two years, the last year of which shall be in the legislative district for which the person is elected."[1]
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $843.32/week during session | No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session. |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Vermont General Assembly, the governor must select a replacement to fill the vacant seat.
The governor must select a replacement that will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. There are no deadlines set by statute on when a vacancy has to be filled.[3][4]
See sources: Vermont Const. Chap. 2, Art. 45, Vermont Stat. Ann. tit. 2, §4, and Vermont Stat. Ann. tit. 2, §9
District map
Redistricting
2020 redistricting cycle
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) signed H722 on April 6, 2022, enacting new legislative districts for the state House and Senate.[5] The Vermont House of Representatives voted 129-13 to advance the state legislative redistricting bill on March 16.[6] On March 25, the Vermont State Senate unanimously approved H722, sending it to Scott.[7] These maps took effect for Vermont's 2022 legislative elections.
How does redistricting in Vermont work? Because Vermont has only one congressional district, congressional redistricting is not necessary. The state legislature draws state legislative district lines with the assistance of an advisory commission. This advisory commission consists of the following members:[8]
- The governor appoints one member each from the state's political parties. To qualify for consideration in this context, a political party must have had "at least three state legislators for six of the previous 10 years."
- The chairs of the aforementioned political parties each appoint an additional member.
- The chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court appoints the commission's chair.
Commissioners cannot be legislators, nor can they be employed by the legislature. The commission may make recommendations to the legislature, but these recommendations are non-binding.[8]
State law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact and that they "adhere to county and other political subdivision boundaries, except where necessary to comply with other legal requirements." In addition, state statutes specify that districts should account for "patterns of geography, social interaction, trade, political ties, and common interests."[8]
Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District
until January 3, 2023
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Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Rob Hunter and incumbent Kathleen James won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rob Hunter (D) | 48.2 | 3,250 |
| ✔ | Kathleen James (D) | 48.2 | 3,244 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.6 | 243 | ||
| Total votes: 6,737 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Gervais (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen James and Rob Hunter advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James | 50.8 | 699 | |
| ✔ | | Rob Hunter | 47.9 | 659 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 1,375 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Joe Gervais advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Gervais | 92.5 | 236 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 7.5 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 255 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen James and incumbent Seth Bongartz defeated Joe Gervais in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James (D) | 39.1 | 2,517 | |
| ✔ |  | Seth Bongartz (D) | 38.9 | 2,503 |
| Joe Gervais (R) | 21.3 | 1,369 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 6,435 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen James and incumbent Seth Bongartz advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James | 51.6 | 1,082 | |
| ✔ | | Seth Bongartz | 47.8 | 1,002 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 2,098 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Joe Gervais and incumbent Kathleen James defeated incumbent Seth Bongartz in the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Gervais (Write-in) | 70.1 | 68 | |
| ✔ | Kathleen James (Write-in) | 6.2 | 6 | |
| Seth Bongartz (Write-in) | 4.1 | 4 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 19.6 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 97 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen James and Seth Bongartz defeated incumbent Cynthia Browning in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James (D) | 36.7 | 2,797 | |
| ✔ | | Seth Bongartz (D) | 34.8 | 2,651 |
 | Cynthia Browning (Independent) | 27.7 | 2,111 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 68 | ||
| Total votes: 7,627 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Kathleen James and Seth Bongartz defeated Jamie Dufour in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James | 47.2 | 1,320 | |
| ✔ | | Seth Bongartz | 37.8 | 1,057 |
| Jamie Dufour | 12.0 | 336 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 2,794 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Kathleen James and incumbent Cynthia Browning defeated incumbent Brian Keefe in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James (D) | 36.6 | 2,129 | |
| ✔ | | Cynthia Browning (D) | 33.3 | 1,938 |
| Brian Keefe (R) | 29.7 | 1,731 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 5,822 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Kathleen James and incumbent Cynthia Browning advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathleen James | 56.0 | 866 | |
| ✔ | | Cynthia Browning | 44.0 | 681 |
| Total votes: 1,547 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Keefe advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Keefe | 100.0 | 324 | |
| Total votes: 324 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives 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.
Incumbent Cynthia Browning and Brian Keefe defeated incumbent Steve Berry in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District general election.[9][10]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-4 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cynthia Browning Incumbent |
32.79% | 2,095 | |
| Republican | Brian Keefe |
35.95% | 2,297 | |
| Democratic | Steve Berry Incumbent | 31.27% | 1,998 | |
| Total Votes | 6,390 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Steve Berry and incumbent Cynthia Browning were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District Democratic primary.[11][12]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-4 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Steve Berry Incumbent |
54.15% | 522 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Browning Incumbent |
45.85% | 442 | |
| Total Votes | 964 | |||
Brian Keefe ran unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Bennington-4 District Republican primary.[11][12]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Bennington-4 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Brian Keefe (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Bennington-4 has two state representatives. Incumbent Cynthia Browning and Steve Berry were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tony Dupont was unopposed on the Republican primary ballot, however, Judy Livingston led a successful write-in campaign to earn a place on the general election ballot as the second Republican contender.[13][14][15][16] Browning and Berry defeated Dupont and Livingston in the November general election.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cynthia Browning Incumbent |
30.1% | 1,404 | |
| Democratic | Steve Berry |
27.8% | 1,295 | |
| Republican | Judy Livingston | 26.2% | 1,222 | |
| Republican | Tony Dupont | 15.8% | 736 | |
| Total Votes | 4,657 | |||
2012
Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democratic incumbents Cynthia Browning and Jeff Wilson were unchallenged in the general election. Browning and Wilson were unopposed in the Democratic primary election.[18][19][20][21]
Campaign contributions
From 2002 to 2024, candidates for Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District raised a total of $176,795. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $7,366 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Vermont House of Representatives Bennington 4 District | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $13,755 | 3 | $4,585 |
| 2022 | $18,802 | 3 | $6,267 |
| 2020 | $29,713 | 3 | $9,904 |
| 2018 | $41,607 | 3 | $13,869 |
| 2016 | $14,964 | 3 | $4,988 |
| 2014 | $22,042 | 4 | $5,511 |
| 2012 | $138 | 1 | $138 |
| 2010 | $-2,131 | 1 | $-2,131 |
| 2008 | $35,805 | 2 | $17,903 |
| 2002 | $2,100 | 1 | $2,100 |
| Total | $176,795 | 24 | $7,366 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Constitution, "Chapter II, Section 15," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Legislative Council of the General Assembly for the State of Vermont, "Vermont Statutes Unannotated and Vermont Court Rules," accessed February 3, 2021 (Statute, 2-1-4, Vermont Statutes)
- ↑ Legislative Council of the General Assembly for the State of Vermont, "Vermont Statutes Unannotated and Vermont Court Rules," accessed February 3, 2021 (Statute, 2-1-9, Vermont Statutes)
- ↑ VTDigger, "Scott signs new legislative maps into law, solidifying Vermont’s political playing field for next decade," April 6, 2022
- ↑ VTDigger, "House advances redistricting bill by a wide margin," March 16, 2022
- ↑ VTDigger, "Senate unanimously approves new district maps with little debate," March 25, 2022
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 All About Redistricting, "Vermont," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing," June 13, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Candidate Listing," accessed October 11, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Elections, 2012 General Election Results, accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Vermont Elections, Official Primary Election Results, accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, Major party primary candidate list, accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, 2012 draft, independent, and minor party candidate list, accessed October 23, 2013
