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Vermont State Senate Windsor District
Vermont State Senate Windsor District is represented by Alison Clarkson (D), Joe Major (D), and Rebecca White (D).
As of the 2020 Census, Vermont state senators represented an average of 21,450 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 21,011 residents.
About the office
Members of the Vermont State Senate 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 State Senate Windsor District
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Vermont State Senate Windsor District
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rebecca White (D) | 20.0 | 17,930 |
| ✔ |  | Alison Clarkson (D) | 20.0 | 17,864 |
| ✔ |  | Joe Major (D) | 18.8 | 16,792 |
 | Andrea Murray (R)  | 13.8 | 12,318 | |
| Jack Williams (R) | 12.1 | 10,844 | ||
 | Jonathan Gleason (R) | 12.0 | 10,720 | |
| Marc Nemeth (Independent) | 3.2 | 2,903 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 118 | ||
| Total votes: 89,489 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
Incumbent Rebecca White, incumbent Alison Clarkson, and Joe Major defeated Justin Tuthill and Marc Nemeth in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca White | 31.6 | 4,226 |
| ✔ | | Alison Clarkson | 30.8 | 4,123 |
| ✔ | | Joe Major | 24.4 | 3,268 |
| Justin Tuthill | 6.6 | 877 | ||
| Marc Nemeth | 6.1 | 816 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 74 | ||
| Total votes: 13,384 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
Jack Williams, Andrea Murray, and Jonathan Gleason defeated Robert Ruhlin in the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jack Williams | 27.2 | 1,342 | |
| ✔ | | Andrea Murray | 27.1 | 1,337 |
| ✔ | | Jonathan Gleason | 23.0 | 1,136 |
| Robert Ruhlin | 21.0 | 1,036 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 4,929 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2022
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alison Clarkson (D) | 23.4 | 17,042 |
| ✔ | | Rebecca White (D) | 22.9 | 16,740 |
| ✔ |  | Richard McCormack (D) | 22.7 | 16,539 |
| Alice Flanders (R) | 10.6 | 7,737 | ||
| Dana Colson (R) | 10.4 | 7,586 | ||
| Bill Huff (R) | 9.8 | 7,174 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 133 | ||
| Total votes: 72,951 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
Rebecca White, incumbent Alison Clarkson, and incumbent Richard McCormack defeated Christopher Morrow in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca White | 31.4 | 7,545 |
| ✔ | | Alison Clarkson | 31.3 | 7,528 |
| ✔ | | Richard McCormack | 27.9 | 6,701 |
 | Christopher Morrow | 9.2 | 2,211 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 74 | ||
| Total votes: 24,059 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
Dana Colson and Alice Flanders advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dana Colson | 48.6 | 1,570 | |
| ✔ | Alice Flanders | 45.9 | 1,481 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.5 | 179 | ||
| Total votes: 3,230 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2020
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alison Clarkson (D) | 23.3 | 19,084 |
| ✔ | | Richard McCormack (D) | 21.4 | 17,477 |
| ✔ |  | Alice Nitka (D / R) | 20.4 | 16,726 |
| Jack Williams (R) | 11.9 | 9,702 | ||
| Michael Jasinski Sr. (R) | 11.8 | 9,632 | ||
 | Keith Stern (Independent) | 5.6 | 4,605 | |
 | Doug Wilberding (Independent) | 3.5 | 2,855 | |
 | Mason Wade (Independent) | 1.8 | 1,471 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 251 | ||
| Total votes: 81,803 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
Incumbent Alison Clarkson, incumbent Richard McCormack, and incumbent Alice Nitka advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alison Clarkson | 33.7 | 8,164 |
| ✔ | | Richard McCormack | 33.1 | 8,030 |
| ✔ | | Alice Nitka | 32.5 | 7,883 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 158 | ||
| Total votes: 24,235 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
Jack Williams and Michael Jasinski Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jack Williams | 50.6 | 3,022 | |
| ✔ | Michael Jasinski Sr. | 43.7 | 2,611 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.7 | 343 | ||
| Total votes: 5,976 | |||
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2018
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alison Clarkson (D) | 23.0 | 15,091 |
| ✔ | | Alice Nitka (D) | 21.8 | 14,276 |
| ✔ | | Richard McCormack (D) | 20.7 | 13,591 |
| Randy Gray (R) | 11.0 | 7,183 | ||
 | Wayne Townsend (R) | 10.5 | 6,882 | |
| Jack Williams (R) | 9.7 | 6,389 | ||
| Mason Wade (Independent) | 3.1 | 2,055 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 65,532 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
Incumbent Alison Clarkson, incumbent Richard McCormack, and incumbent Alice Nitka advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alison Clarkson | 34.0 | 4,699 |
| ✔ | | Richard McCormack | 33.4 | 4,621 |
| ✔ | | Alice Nitka | 32.6 | 4,511 |
| Total votes: 13,831 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District (3 seats)
Randy Gray, Wayne Townsend, and Jack Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windsor District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Randy Gray | 36.9 | 1,593 | |
| ✔ | | Wayne Townsend | 32.2 | 1,388 |
| ✔ | Jack Williams | 30.9 | 1,334 | |
| Total votes: 4,315 | |||
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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. Incumbent John Campbell (D) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Windsor District general election.[9][10]
| Vermont State Senate, Windsor District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Alice Nitka Incumbent |
19.39% | 14,430 | |
| Democratic | Alison Clarkson |
20.74% | 15,436 | |
| Democratic | Richard McCormack Incumbent |
18.69% | 13,905 | |
| Republican | Randy Gray | 10.95% | 8,148 | |
| Republican | Mark Donka | 13.22% | 9,836 | |
| Republican | Jack Williams | 10.03% | 7,460 | |
| Independent | Scott Woodward | 6.99% | 5,198 | |
| Total Votes | 74,413 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Alice Nitka, Alison Clarkson and incumbent Richard McCormack defeated Conor Kennedy in the Vermont State Senate Windsor District Democratic primary.[11][12]
| Vermont State Senate, Windsor District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Alice Nitka Incumbent |
23.79% | 4,448 | |
| Democratic | Alison Clarkson |
27.52% | 5,145 | |
| Democratic | Richard McCormack Incumbent |
28.78% | 5,381 | |
| Democratic | Conor Kennedy | 19.90% | 3,720 | |
| Total Votes | 18,694 | |||
Randy Gray, Mark Donka and Jack Williams were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Windsor District Republican primary.[11][12]
| Vermont State Senate, Windsor District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Randy Gray |
33.05% | 2,091 | |
| Republican | Mark Donka |
35.39% | 2,239 | |
| Republican | Jack Williams |
31.56% | 1,997 | |
| Total Votes | 6,327 | |||
2014
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Vermont State Senate 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. Windsor has three state senators. Incumbents Alice Nitka, John Campbell, and Richard McCormack were unopposed in the Democratic primary, and were unchallenged in the general election.[13][14]
2012
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2012
Elections for the office of Vermont State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democratic incumbents John Campbell, Richard McCormack, and Alice Nitka defeated Republicans Paul Gibbs Jr., Dick Tracy, and Jeff Whittemore in the general election. Campbell, McCormack, and Nitka were unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Gibbs, Tracy, and Whittemore were unopposed in the Republican primary election.[15][16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Campbell Incumbent |
23.3% | 16,249 | |
| Democratic | Richard McCormack Incumbent |
21.8% | 15,217 | |
| Democratic | Alice Nitka Incumbent |
21.3% | 14,899 | |
| Republican | Paul Gibbs Jr. | 9.5% | 6,651 | |
| Republican | Dick Tracy | 13.8% | 9,617 | |
| Republican | Jeff Whittemore | 10.3% | 7,162 | |
| Total Votes | 69,795 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Vermont State Senate Windsor District raised a total of $816,237. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $12,183 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Vermont State Senate Windsor District | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $96,646 | 9 | $10,738 |
| 2022 | $61,005 | 7 | $8,715 |
| 2020 | $39,895 | 4 | $9,974 |
| 2016 | $107,277 | 8 | $13,410 |
| 2014 | $8,894 | 3 | $2,965 |
| 2012 | $54,835 | 4 | $13,709 |
| 2010 | $10,160 | 3 | $3,387 |
| 2008 | $30,965 | 5 | $6,193 |
| 2006 | $51,333 | 5 | $10,267 |
| 2004 | $134,456 | 6 | $22,409 |
| 2002 | $96,323 | 5 | $19,265 |
| 2000 | $124,448 | 8 | $15,556 |
| Total | $816,237 | 67 | $12,183 |
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 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
