Vermont State Senate Rutland District
Vermont State Senate Rutland District is represented by Brian Collamore (R), David Weeks (R), and Terry Williams (R).
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 Rutland District
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Vermont State Senate Rutland District
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Collamore (R) | 22.5 | 18,375 |
| ✔ |  | David Weeks (R) | 19.7 | 16,094 |
| ✔ |  | Terry Williams (R) | 19.6 | 15,996 |
| Marsha Cassel (D) | 14.8 | 12,034 | ||
| Dana Peterson (D) | 11.9 | 9,697 | ||
| Robert Richards (D) | 11.3 | 9,228 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 126 | ||
| Total votes: 81,550 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
Marsha Cassel, Robert Richards, and Dana Peterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marsha Cassel | 50.5 | 2,183 | |
| ✔ | Robert Richards | 37.9 | 1,637 | |
| ✔ | Dana Peterson (Write-in) | 6.7 | 290 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.9 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 4,320 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
Incumbent Brian Collamore, incumbent Terry Williams, and incumbent David Weeks advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Collamore | 35.5 | 2,524 |
| ✔ | | Terry Williams | 33.9 | 2,409 |
| ✔ | | David Weeks | 30.1 | 2,140 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 7,109 | |||
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2022
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Collamore (R) | 21.0 | 13,878 |
| ✔ | | Terry Williams (R) | 17.3 | 11,453 |
| ✔ | | David Weeks (R) | 16.2 | 10,703 |
| Anna Tadio (D) | 15.8 | 10,453 | ||
| Bridgette Remington (D) | 15.3 | 10,134 | ||
 | Joshua Ferguson (D) | 14.2 | 9,359 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 66,043 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
Anna Tadio, Bridgette Remington, and Joshua Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Tadio | 48.7 | 3,867 | |
| ✔ | Bridgette Remington | 46.0 | 3,653 | |
| ✔ | | Joshua Ferguson | 1.9 | 148 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.5 | 280 | ||
| Total votes: 7,948 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
Incumbent Brian Collamore, Terry Williams, and David Weeks advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Collamore | 37.8 | 2,966 |
| ✔ | | Terry Williams | 32.6 | 2,554 |
| ✔ | | David Weeks | 29.0 | 2,273 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 7,843 | |||
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2020
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Collamore (R) | 18.3 | 14,861 |
| ✔ |  | Joshua Terenzini (R) | 17.3 | 14,008 |
| ✔ | Cheryl Hooker (D) | 16.3 | 13,196 | |
| Terry Williams (R) | 14.6 | 11,828 | |
 | Greg Cox (D) | 12.7 | 10,280 | |
| Larry Courcelle (D) | 10.3 | 8,334 | ||
| Brittany Cavacas (Independent) | 5.8 | 4,731 | ||
| Michael Shank (Independent) | 2.8 | 2,266 | ||
| Casey Jennings (Independent) | 1.2 | 1,009 | ||
| Richard Lenchus (Independent) | 0.7 | 552 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 99 | ||
| Total votes: 81,164 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
Incumbent Cheryl Hooker, Greg Cox, and Larry Courcelle defeated Christopher Hoyt in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Hooker | 37.3 | 5,507 | |
| ✔ | | Greg Cox | 28.5 | 4,207 |
| ✔ | Larry Courcelle | 22.4 | 3,305 | |
| Christopher Hoyt | 10.8 | 1,592 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 155 | ||
| Total votes: 14,766 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
Incumbent Brian Collamore, Joshua Terenzini, and Terry Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Collamore | 34.8 | 5,040 |
| ✔ | | Joshua Terenzini | 32.1 | 4,651 |
| ✔ | | Terry Williams | 31.6 | 4,570 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 211 | ||
| Total votes: 14,472 | |||
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2018
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Collamore (R) | 18.9 | 11,380 |
| ✔ | Cheryl Hooker (D) | 17.9 | 10,767 | |
| ✔ |  | James McNeil (R) | 17.7 | 10,673 |
| Edward Larson (R) | 16.6 | 10,004 | ||
| Greg Cox (D) | 16.5 | 9,949 | |
 | Scott Garren (D) | 12.2 | 7,371 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 60,211 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)
Incumbent Brian Collamore, James McNeil, and Edward Larson defeated Terry Williams and incumbent David Soucy in the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Collamore | 29.0 | 3,504 |
| ✔ | | James McNeil | 23.3 | 2,811 |
| ✔ | Edward Larson | 17.0 | 2,049 | |
| Terry Williams | 16.9 | 2,044 | |
 | David Soucy | 13.8 | 1,661 | |
| Total votes: 12,069 | |||
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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.
The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Rutland District general election.[9][10]
| Vermont State Senate, Rutland District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kevin Mullin Incumbent |
19.99% | 14,191 | |
| Republican | Brian Collamore Incumbent |
19.27% | 13,680 | |
| Republican | Margaret Flory Incumbent |
20.82% | 14,782 | |
| Democratic | Korrine Rodrigue | 12.97% | 9,212 | |
| Democratic | Scott Garren | 9.05% | 6,428 | |
| Democratic | Cheryl Hooker | 14.99% | 10,641 | |
| Independent | Richard Lenchus | 2.91% | 2,067 | |
| Total Votes | 71,001 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Korrine Rodrigue ran unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Rutland District Democratic primary.[11][12]
| Vermont State Senate, Rutland District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Korrine Rodrigue (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Kevin Mullin, incumbent Brian Collamore and incumbent Margaret Flory were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Rutland District Republican primary.[11][12]
| Vermont State Senate, Rutland District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kevin Mullin Incumbent |
33.05% | 3,728 | |
| Republican | Brian Collamore Incumbent |
33.05% | 3,728 | |
| Republican | Margaret Flory Incumbent |
33.90% | 3,824 | |
| Total Votes | 11,280 | |||
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. Rutland has three state senators. Incumbent Eldred French, William Tracy Carris and Anissa Delauri were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Kevin Mullin, incumbent Peg Flory and Brian Collamore were unopposed in the Republican primary. Kelly Socia ran as a Vermont Politically Incorrect Party candidate.[13][14][15][16] Collamore, Flory and Mullin defeated French, Carris, Delauri, and Socia in the general election.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peg Flory Incumbent |
21.3% | 10,213 | |
| Republican | Kevin J. Mullin Incumbent |
20.7% | 9,932 | |
| Republican | Brian P. Collamore |
19.3% | 9,275 | |
| Democratic | William Tracy Carris | 15.3% | 7,362 | |
| Democratic | Eldred French Incumbent | 11.8% | 5,651 | |
| Democratic | Anissa Delauri | 8.5% | 4,091 | |
| Independent | Kelly Socia | 3.2% | 1,528 | |
| Total Votes | 48,052 | |||
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 incumbent Bill Carris, Republican Peg Flory, and Republican incumbent Kevin Mullin were unchallenged in the general election. Carris was unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Flory and Mullin were unopposed in the Republican primary election.[18][19][20][21]
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Vermont State Senate Rutland District raised a total of $729,063. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $10,126 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Vermont State Senate Rutland District | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $37,091 | 6 | $6,182 |
| 2022 | $73,254 | 6 | $12,209 |
| 2020 | $61,122 | 7 | $8,732 |
| 2016 | $71,811 | 7 | $10,259 |
| 2014 | $63,967 | 7 | $9,138 |
| 2012 | $13,743 | 3 | $4,581 |
| 2010 | $59,597 | 6 | $9,933 |
| 2008 | $53,861 | 6 | $8,977 |
| 2006 | $93,691 | 6 | $15,615 |
| 2004 | $99,572 | 6 | $16,595 |
| 2002 | $55,817 | 6 | $9,303 |
| 2000 | $45,538 | 6 | $7,590 |
| Total | $729,063 | 72 | $10,126 |
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 Primary Election Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Independent Candidates and Minor Party Candidates Nominated by Party Committee," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2014 Major Party Nomination Candidate Listing," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ 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
