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This page displays election information for the Vermont House of Representatives.
Elections
Vermont state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Vermont holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
2024
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 13, 2024. The filing deadline was May 30, 2024.
In the 2024 elections, Democrats retained their majority in the Vermont House of Representatives but lost 18 seats. Their majority shifted from 105-37, with four progressive members, one Libertarian, two independents, and one vacancy, to 87-55, with four progressives, three independents, and one vacancy.
| Vermont House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 105 | 87 | |
| Republican Party | 37 | 56 | |
| Vermont Progressive Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Libertarian Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent | 2 | 3 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
2022
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline was May 26, 2022.
In the 2022 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Vermont House of Representatives from 93 Democrats, 46 Republicans, five Vermont Progressives, five independents, and one vacancy to 106 Democrats, 38 Republicans, three Vermont Progressives, and three independents.
| Vermont House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 93 | 106 | |
| Republican Party | 46 | 38 | |
| Vermont Progressive Party | 5 | 3 | |
| Independent | 5 | 3 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
2020
Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline was May 28, 2020.
Heading into the election, Democrats held a 95-43 majority with seven progressive members and five independent members. Democrats lost three seats in the election, giving them a 92-46 majority with seven progressive members and five independent members.
| Vermont House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 95 | 92 | |
| Republican Party | 43 | 46 | |
| Vermont Progressive Party | 7 | 7 | |
| Independent | 5 | 5 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
2018
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2018. An open primary election took place on August 14, 2018.[1] The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2018.[2]
In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Vermont House of Representatives from 80-53 to 95-43.
| Vermont House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 80 | 95 | |
| Republican Party | 53 | 43 | |
| Independent | 14 | 12 | |
| Vacancy | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
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. All 150 seats in the Vermont House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Democrats held a 85-53 majority with six progressive members and six independent members. Democrats lost two seats in the election, giving them a 83-53 majority with seven progressive members and seven independent members.
| Vermont House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 85 | 83 | |
| Republican Party | 53 | 53 | |
| Vermont Progressive Party | 6 | 7 | |
| Independent | 6 | 7 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
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2014Elections 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. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 96-45 majority with five progressive members and four independent members. Democrats lost 11 seats in the election, giving them an 85-53 majority with six progressive members and six independent members.
2012Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on August 28, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was June 14, 2012. All 150 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 94-47 majority with five progressive members, three independent members, and one vacancy. Democrats gained four seats in the election, giving them a 98-43 majority with four progressive members, four independent members, and one vacancy.
2010Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on September 14, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was July 19, 2010. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 94-48 majority with five progressive members and three independent members. No partisan change occurred in the election.
In 2010, the candidates for state House raised a total of $615,441 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[3]
2008Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 9, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $807,477. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2006Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 12, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $865,790. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
2004Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 14, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $826,737. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2002Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 10, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $534,955. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
2000Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 12, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $630,639. The top 10 contributors were:[8]
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Historical party control
Democrats won control of the Vermont House of Representatives in 2004. In 2024, they won an 87-55 majority with four minor party legislators, three independents, and one vacancy.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Vermont House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Vermont House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024
| Year | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | '22 | '24 |
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| Democrats | 87 | 86 | 88 | 77 | 62 | 70 | 83 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 98 | 85 | 83 | 95 | 92 | 109 | 87 |
| Republicans | 57 | 61 | 58 | 66 | 83 | 73 | 60 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 55 |
| Other | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Vermont was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 1997-2000, 2011-2016
- Republican trifecta: None
- Divided government: 1992-1996, 2001-2010, 2017-2023
Vermont Party Control: 1992-2024
Ten years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Systems," accessed May 29, 2017
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidates," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Vermont House 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Vermont 2008 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Vermont 2006 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Vermont 2004 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Vermont 2002 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Vermont 2000 Candidates," accessed August 5, 2013
