Vermont State Senate elections, 2002

Elections for the office of Vermont State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 10, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.

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."

List of candidates

Addison District (2)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Claire Ayer: 1,201 a
• Gerry Gossens: 1,389 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• Tom Bahre: 2,013 a
• Margaret "Meg" Barnes: 1,689 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Claire Ayer: 9,315

Gerry Gossens: 8,384

Tom Bahre: 6,559

Margaret "Meg" Barnes: 5,566

Bennington District (2)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Judy Murphy: 877 a
• Dick Sears: 1,126 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• Ezekiel S. "Zeke" Cross: 880 a
• Mark Shepard: 1,236 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Judy Murphy: 5,776

Dick Sears: 7,229

Ezekiel S. "Zeke" Cross: 4,556

Mark Shepard: 6,351

Caledonia District (2)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

September 10 GOP primary:

• Julius D. Canns: 1,758 a
• Robert D. "Rob" Ide: 1,818 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Julius D. Canns: 8,830

Robert D. "Rob" Ide: 9,610

Chittenden District (6)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Jim Condos: 3,698 a
• Art Hogan: 3,603 a
• James Leddy: 4,064 a
• Virginia "Ginny" Lyons: 3,738 a
• Hinda Miller: 3,487 a
• Janet S. Munt: 3,910 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• Yves Bradley: 1,778 a
• Donald R. Brunelle: 2,177 a
• Kate Purcell: 1,988 a
• Lynn P. Shepard: 1,953 a
• Scot Shumski: 2,012 a
• Diane Snelling: 1,944 a

Independent candidates:

• Bruce D. Cunningham a
• Sheldon Katz a
• Spencer Sherman a

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Christopher R. Coolidge a
• Brendan Kinney a
• Mark Winer a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jim Condos: 25,025

Art Hogan: 21,068

James Leddy: 26,527

Virginia "Ginny" Lyons: 22,128

Hinda Miller: 22,572

Janet S. Munt: 23,138

Donald R. Brunelle: 17,907

Kate Purcell: 19,229

Lynn P. Shepard: 14,144

Bill Shahady: 12,898

Scot Shumski: 14,800

Diane Snelling: 23,325

Bruce D. Cunningham: 5,286

Sheldon Katz: 1,730

Spencer Sherman: 1,614

Christopher R. Coolidge: 2,133

Brendan Kinney: 2,662

Mark Winer: 1,959

Essex-Orleans District (2)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

September 10 GOP primary:

• Jim Greenwood: 1,469 a
• Vince Illuzzi: 1,353 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jim Greenwood: 9,900

Vince Illuzzi: 9,570

Franklin District (2)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Donald "Don" Collins: 1,141 a
• Sara Branon Kittell: 1,225 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• Carl J. Rosenquist: 952 a
• John C. Whitney: 947 a

Independent candidate:

• Bob Shea a

Vermont Progressive Party candidate:

• Al Salzman a

November 5 General election candidates:

Donald "Don" Collins: 5,645

Sara Branon Kittell: 6,365

Carl J. Rosenquist: 5,383

John C. Whitney: 4,700

Bob Shea: 1,723

Al Salzman: 1,335

Grand Isle District (1)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Richard "Dick" Mazza: 1,040 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• Neal Danaher: 483 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Richard "Dick" Mazza: 5,225

Neal Danaher: 2,698

Lamoille District (1)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Susan Bartlett: 680 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• Cathy Voyer: 1,683 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Susan Bartlett: 4,126

Cathy Voyer: 3,945

Orange District (1)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Mark MacDonald: 1,047 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• Bill Corrow: 912 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Mark A. MacDonald: 4,618

Bill Corrow: 4,097

Rutland District (3)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Barbara T. Carris: 708 a
• John M. Ruggiero: 613 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• John H. Bloomer, Jr.: 2,071 a
• John Crowley: 1,857 a
• Hull Maynard: 1,858 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Barbara T. Carris: 8,138

Randy Kniffin: 4,911

John M. Ruggiero: 6,296

John H. Bloomer, Jr.: 13,029

John Crowley: 10,975

Hull Maynard: 11,058

Washington District (3)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Kimberly B. Cheney: 2,306 a
• Ann E. Cummings: 2,816 a
• Charles "Charlie" Phillips; 2,402 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• George D. Corey: 587
• William "Bill" Doyle: 1,725 a
• J. Paul Giuliani: 1,556 a
• Phil Scott: 1,547 a

Vermont Progressive Party candidates:

• Mary Alice Bisbee a
• John Potthast a

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Dwight "Slippery Slim" Duke a
• Alan LePage a

November 5 General election candidates:

Kimberly B. Cheney: 8,450

Ann E. Cummings: 11,213

Charles "Charlie" Phillips: 6,822

William "Bill" Doyle: 13,017

J. Paul Giuliani: 8,982

Phil Scott: 10,849

Mary Alice Bisbee: 2,993

John Potthast: 1,214

Dwight "Slippery Slim" Duke: 568

Alan LePage: 1,101

Windham District (2)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• Wendy S. Collins: 616
• Rod Gander: 1,503 a
• Paul T. Kane: 840
• Philip J. Kramer: 356
• John Moran: 514
• Franz Reichsman: 957
• Don Webster: 1,368
• Jeanette White: 1,394 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• Michael "Mike" Hebert: 1,251 a
• Norman E. Wright: 920 a

Vermont Progressive Party candidate:

• Aaron Diamondstone a

November 5 General election candidates:

Rod Gander: 7,645

Jeanette White: 7,951

Michael "Mike" Hebert: 5,578

Norman E. Wright: 4,851

Aaron Diamondstone: 577

Windsor District (3)

September 10 Democratic primary:

• John Campbell: 3,177 a
• Matt Dunne: 3,095 a
• Peter Welch: 3,413 a

September 10 GOP primary:

• G. Lester Corwin, II: 1,514 a
• Henry Holmes: 1,895 a

November 5 General election candidates:

John Campbell: 12,446

Matt Dunne: 11,543

Peter Welch: 11,692

G. Lester Corwin, II: 5,375

Henry Holmes: 7,269

See also

• Vermont State Senate
• Vermont State Legislature

External links

• Vermont Secretary of State, 2002 Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Vermont State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Senators

Addison District

Ruth Hardy (D)

Steven Heffernan (R)

Bennington District

Seth Bongartz (D)

Robert Plunkett (D)

Caledonia District

Scott Beck (R)

Chittenden Central District

Philip Baruth (D)

Martine Gulick (D)

Tanya Vyhovsky (V)

Chittenden North District

Chris Mattos (R)

Chittenden Southeast District

Thomas Chittenden (D)

Virginia Lyons (D)

Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D)

Essex District

Russ Ingalls (R)

Franklin District

Randy Brock (R)

Robert Norris (R)

Grand Isle District

Patrick Brennan (R)

Lamoille District

Richard Westman (R)

Orange District

Larry Hart (R)

Orleans District

Samuel Douglass (R)

Rutland District

Brian Collamore (R)

David Weeks (R)

Terry Williams (R)

Washington District

Ann Cummings (D)

Andrew Perchlik (D)

Anne Watson (D)

Windham District

Wendy Harrison (D)

Nader Hashim (D)

Windsor District

Alison Clarkson (D)

Joe Major (D)

Rebecca White (D)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (13)

Vermont Progressive Party (1)

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