Vermont State Senate elections, 2008

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Elections for the office of Vermont State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 9, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008.

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."

Campaign contributions

During the 2008 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates amounted to $422,775. The top 10 contributors were:

2008 Donors, Vermont State Senate
Donor	Amount
Contributions By Candidate Or Immediate Family	$9,667
Green Mountain Republican Senate Cmte	$9,500
Federal Express	$6,900
Caledonia County Republican Cmte	$5,700
Doyle, William	$5,500
Franklin County Republicans	$5,500
Carris, William H	$5,250
Ashe, Jonathan	$5,000
Home Builders & Remodelers Association Of Northern Vermont	$4,400
Vermont Association Of Realtors	$4,200

List of candidates

Addison District (2)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Claire Ayer: 1,012 a
• Harold Giard: 829 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Claire Ayer: 15,960

Harold Giard: 13,955

Bennington District (2)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Bob Hartwell: 664 a
• Dick Sears: 837 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Ruth Harvie: 324 a
• Gerald W. Woodard: 373 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bob Hartwell: 8,675

Dick Sears: 12,097

Ruth Harvie: 4,987

Gerald W. Woodard: 5,166

Caledonia District (2)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Matthew A. Choate: 689 a
• Jane Kitchel: 948 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• John S. Hall: 955 a
• John R. Kascenska, II: 488 a
• James E. Stevens: 460

November 4 General election candidates:

Matthew A. Choate: 8,401

Jane Kitchel: 10,149

John S. Hall: 7,683

John R. Kascenska, II: 4,242

Chittenden District (6)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Tim Ashe: 2,852 a
• Denise Begins Barnard: 2,640 a
• Edward Flanagan: 3,823 a
• Virginia "Ginny" Lyons: 4,029 a
• Dennis Mcmahon: 1,373
• Hinda Miller: 3,308 a
• Tim Palmer: 2,201
• Doug Racine: 4,358 a
• Sean Starfighter: 912

September 9 GOP primary:

• Diane B. Snelling: 1,334 a

Independent candidate:

• Tom Licata a

Vermont Progressive Party candidate:

• Tim Ashe a

Justice for Vermonters candidate:

• Larkin Forney a

November 4 General election candidates:

Denise Begins Barnard: 27,687

Edward Flanagan: 38,998

Virginia "Ginny" Lyons: 35,869

Hinda Miller: 31,457

Doug Racine: 44,856

Darren Adams: 15,894

Dennis Bedard: 16,760

Agnes Clift: 14,192

Robyn Myers-Moore: 15,029

Diane B. Snelling: 32,394

Paula Spadaccini: 15,110

Tom Licata: 11,411

Tim Ashe: 28,103

Larkin Forney: 3,141

Essex-Orleans District (2)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Robert A. Starr: 748 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Vincent Illuzzi: 1,056 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Robert A. Starr: 12,731

Vincent Illuzzi: 12,445

Franklin District (2)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Donald "Don" Collins: 799 a
• Sara Branon Kittell: 842 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Randy Brock: 879 a
• Willard "Bill" Rowell: 782 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Donald "Don" Collins: 8,731

Sara Branon Kittell: 8,920

Randy Brock: 9,307

Willard "Bill" Rowell: 7,393

Grand Isle District (1)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Richard "Dick" Mazza: 322 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Richard "Dick" Mazza: 9,954

Lamoille District (1)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Susan Bartlett: 280 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Jim Black: 148 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Susan Bartlett: 6,872

Jim Black: 4,111

Orange District (1)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Mark MacDonald: 557 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Constitutional Party candidate:

• Charlie Russell a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark A. MacDonald: 7,397

Charlie Russell: 2,691

Rutland District (3)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Hope Blucher: 1,366 a
• Bill Carris: 1,709 a
• Cheryl Mazzariello Hooker: 1,638 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Gregory J. Decker: 1,232 a
• Hull Maynard: 1,511 a
• Kevin J. Mullin: 1,574 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Hope Blucher: 9,945

Bill Carris: 16,194

Cheryl Mazzariello Hooker: 11,869

Gregory J. Decker: 6,117

Hull Maynard: 13,077

Kevin J. Mullin: 12,783

Washington District (3)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Kimberly B. Cheney: 2,064 a
• Ann E. Cummings: 2,459 a
• Laura Day Moore: 1,789 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• William "Bill" Doyle: 924 a
• Phil Scott: 918 a

Vermont Progressive Party candidate:

• John Bloch a

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Dwight "Slippery Slim" Duke a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kimberly B. Cheney: 11,637

Ann E. Cummings: 15,291

Laura Day Moore: 10,847

William "Bill" Doyle: 15,089

John R. Gilligan: 5,660

Phil Scott: 15,763

John Bloch: 3,489

Dwight "Slippery Slim" Duke: 1,126

Windham District (2)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• Peter E. Shumlin: 2,108 a
• Jeanette White: 2,105 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Liberty Union Party candidate:

• Aaron Diamondstone a

November 4 General election candidates:

Peter E. Shumlin: 14,866

Jeanette White: 13,531

Aaron Diamondstone: 2,464

Windsor District (3)

September 9 Democratic primary:

• John Campbell: 2,094 a
• Richard "Dick" McCormack: 2,114 a
• Alice W. Nitka: 2,011 a

September 9 GOP primary:

• Kent Butterfield: 699 a
• Ethan Foster: 615 a
• Kirk Sparkman: 632 a

Independent candidate:

• Mark A. Blanchard a

November 4 General election candidates:

John Campbell: 16,426

Richard "Dick" McCormack: 14,898

Alice W. Nitka: 13,783

Kent Butterfield: 8,320

Ethan Foster: 4,680

Kirk Sparkman: 5,969

Mark A. Blanchard: 5,619

See also

• Vermont State Senate
• Vermont State Legislature

External links

• Vermont Secretary of State, 2008 Election Information

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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