William Canfield
William Canfield (Republican Party) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Rutland-10 District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Canfield (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Rutland-10 District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
William Canfield was born in Rutland, Vermont. Canfield graduated from Fair Haven High School in 1970. He served in the U.S. Navy. Canfield's career experience includes working as a self-employed barber and stylist. Canfield was elected to be a justice of the peace and served as town moderator in Fair Haven. He also joined the American Legion Post 49, the Knights of Columbus Council 810, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles AERIE 3907, the Castleton Lions Club, and Lodge #75 Free and Accepted Masons of Fair Haven.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Canfield was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Canfield was assigned to the following committees:
- Ways and Means Committee, Ranking member
2019-2020
Canfield was assigned to the following committees:
- Ways and Means Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Canfield served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Canfield served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Natural Resources and Energy |
| • Joint Energy |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Canfield served on these committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Joint Energy |
| • Natural Resources and Energy |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Canfield served on these committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Natural Resources and Energy |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District
Incumbent William Canfield won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Canfield (R) | 98.6 | 1,814 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 1,839 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District
Incumbent William Canfield advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Canfield | 99.6 | 244 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 245 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District
Incumbent William Canfield won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Canfield (R) | 97.3 | 1,282 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 1,318 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| William Canfield (Write-in) | 50.0 | 13 | ||
| Charles Laramie (Write-in) | 7.7 | 2 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 42.3 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 26 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District
Incumbent William Canfield advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Canfield | 98.4 | 245 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 249 | ||||
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2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District (2 seats)
Incumbent William Canfield and incumbent Robert Helm defeated Robert Richards in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Canfield (R) | 39.9 | 2,604 | |
| ✔ | Robert Helm (R) | 33.8 | 2,207 | |
| Robert Richards (D) | 25.6 | 1,671 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 6,534 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District (2 seats)
Robert Richards advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Richards | 94.3 | 656 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.7 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 696 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District (2 seats)
Incumbent William Canfield and incumbent Robert Helm advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Canfield | 51.1 | 914 | |
| ✔ | Robert Helm | 48.4 | 865 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 1,789 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District (2 seats)
Incumbent William Canfield and incumbent Robert Helm defeated Robert Richards in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Canfield (R) | 38.9 | 1,885 | |
| ✔ | Robert Helm (R) | 35.0 | 1,695 | |
| Robert Richards (Independent) | 25.6 | 1,240 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 4,847 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District (2 seats)
Incumbent William Canfield and incumbent Robert Helm advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Canfield | 51.4 | 504 | |
| ✔ | Robert Helm | 48.6 | 477 | |
| Total votes: 981 | ||||
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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 William Canfield and incumbent Robert Helm were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-3 District general election.[2][3]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-3 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 52.12% | 2,689 | ||
| Republican | 47.88% | 2,470 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,159 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent William Canfield and incumbent Robert Helm were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-3 District Republican primary.[4][5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-3 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 51.43% | 593 | ||
| Republican | 48.57% | 560 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,153 | |||
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. Rutland-3 has two state representatives. Incumbents Robert Helm and William Canfield defeated Dean Powers in the Republican primary.[6] Helm and Canfield were unopposed in the general election.[7]
2012
Canfield won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3. Canfield was unopposed in the August 28 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
2010
Canfield ran for re-election to the Rutland 2 District in 2010. He and Robert Helm (R) both won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland 2 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| 2,092 | ||||
| 1,923 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Personal
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Canfield is widowed and has four children.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont General Assembly, "Representative William Canfield," accessed March 5, 2023
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Election Results Search," accessed April 23, 2014
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Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 10 District 2023-Present |
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Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 3 District 2005-2023 |
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