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Larry Hart Sr.

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Larry Hart Sr.
Prior offices:
Vermont State Senate Orange District
Years in office: 2025 - 2025
Predecessor: Mark MacDonald (D)
Successor: John Benson (R)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Marine Corps
Contact

Larry Hart Sr. (Republican Party) was a member of the Vermont State Senate, representing Orange District. He assumed office on January 8, 2025. He left office on November 14, 2025.

Hart (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Orange District. He will not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 11, 2026.

Biography

Larry Hart Sr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps..[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Hart was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2026

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2026

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General election

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Republican primary election

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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2024

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Orange District

Larry Hart Sr. defeated incumbent Mark MacDonald in the general election for Vermont State Senate Orange District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Hart Sr.
Larry Hart Sr. (R)
 
56.5
 
7,218
Image of Mark MacDonald
Mark MacDonald (D)
 
43.1
 
5,512
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
46

Total votes: 12,776
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Orange District

Incumbent Mark MacDonald advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Orange District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark MacDonald
Mark MacDonald
 
96.3
 
1,051
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.7
 
40

Total votes: 1,091
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Orange District

Larry Hart Sr. advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Orange District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Hart Sr.
Larry Hart Sr.
 
99.4
 
790
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
5

Total votes: 795
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign finance summary


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Larry Hart Sr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Vermont State Senate Orange DistrictWon general$31,269 $32,782
Grand total$31,269 $32,782
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Footnotes


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