2020 Vermont House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:	2020 Vermont House of Representatives election
Country:	Vermont
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Vermont House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 Vermont House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2022
Seats For Election:	All 150 seats in the Vermont House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	76
Election Date:	November 3, 2020
Leader1:	Mitzi Johnson
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:	Grand Isle-Chittenden-1 (lost re-election)
Last Election1:	95
Seats Before1:	95
Seats1:	92
Seat Change1:	3
Popular Vote1:	266,017
Percentage1:	54.8%
Swing1:	3.7%
Leader2:	Patricia McCoy
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:	Rutland-1
Last Election2:	43
Seats Before2:	43
Seats2:	46
Seat Change2:	3
Popular Vote2:	167,319
Percentage2:	34.5%
Swing2:	4.7%
Image4:	Prog
Leader4:	Robin Chesnut-Tangerman
Party4:	Vermont Progressive Party
Leaders Seat4:	Rutland-Bennington (lost re-election)
Last Election4:	7
Seats Before4:	7
Seats4:	7
Popular Vote4:	20,362
Percentage4:	4.2%
Swing4:	1.8%
Leader5:	none
Party5:	Independent (United States)
Leaders Seat5:	none
Last Election5:	5
Seats Before5:	5
Seats5:	5
Popular Vote5:	24,102
Percentage5:	5.0%
Swing5:	0.7%
Map Size:	310px
Speaker
Before Election:	Mitzi Johnson
Before Party:	Democratic
After Election:	Jill Krowinski
After Party:	Democratic

The 2020 Vermont House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Vermont voters elected all 150 state representatives from 104 districts, with each district electing between one and two representatives. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Vermont House of Representatives. A primary election on August 11, 2020, determined which candidates appeared on the November 3 general election ballot. All the members elected will serve in the Vermont General Assembly.

Summary of results

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected representative	Party
Addison 1	Amy Sheldon		Dem	Amy Sheldon		Dem
	Robin Scheu		Dem	Robin Scheu		Dem
Addison 2	Peter Conlon		Dem	Peter Conlon		Dem
Addison 3	Matt Birong		Dem	Matt Birong		Dem
	Diane Lanpher		Dem	Diane Lanpher		Dem
Addison 4	Mari Cordes		Dem	Mari Cordes		Dem/Prog
	Caleb Elder		Dem	Caleb Elder		Dem
Addison 5	Harvey Smith		Rep	Harvey Smith		Rep
Addison-Rutland	Terry Norris		Ind	Terry Norris		Ind
Bennington 1	Nelson Brownell		Dem	Nelson Brownell		Dem
Bennington 2-1	Timothy Corcoran II		Dem	Timothy Corcoran II		Dem
	Chris Bates		Dem	Dane Whitman		Dem
Bennington 2-2	Jim Carroll		Dem	Michael Nigro		Dem
	Mary A. Morrissey		Rep	Mary A. Morrissey		Rep
Bennington 3	David Durfee		Dem	David Durfee		Dem
Bennington 4	Cynthia Browning		Dem	Seth Bongartz		Dem
	Kathleen James		Dem	Kathleen James		Dem
Bennington-Rutland	Linda Joy Sullivan		Dem	Linda Joy Sullivan		Dem/Rep
Caledonia 1	Marcia Martel		Rep	Marcia Martel		Rep
Caledonia 2	Chip Troiano		Dem	Chip Troiano		Dem
Caledonia 3	Scott Beck		Rep	Scott Beck		Rep
	Scott Campbell		Dem	Scott Campbell		Dem
Caledonia 4	Martha Feltus		Rep	Martha Feltus		Rep
	Patrick Seymour		Rep	Patrick Seymour		Rep
Caledonia-Washington	Catherine Toll		Dem	Henry Pearl		Dem
Chittenden 1	Marcia Gardner		Dem	Jana Brown		Dem
Chittenden 2	Terence Macaig		Dem	Erin Brady		Dem
	Jim McCullough		Dem	Jim McCullough		Dem
Chittenden 3	Trevor Squirrell		Dem	Trevor Squirrell		Dem
	George Till		Dem	George Till		Dem
Chittenden 4-1	Mike Yantachka		Dem	Mike Yantachka		Dem
Chittenden 4-2	Bill Lippert		Dem	Bill Lippert		Dem
Chittenden 5-1	Kate Webb		Dem	Kate Webb		Dem
Chittenden 5-2	Jessica Brumstead		Dem	Jessica Brumstead		Dem
Chittenden 6-1	Carole Ode		Dem	Carole Ode		Dem
	Robert Hooper		Dem	Robert Hooper		Dem
Chittenden 6-2	Jean O'Sullivan		Dem	Emma Mulvaney-Stanak		Prog/Dem
Chittenden 6-3	Jill Krowinski		Dem	Jill Krowinski		Dem
	Curt McCormack		Dem	Curt McCormack		Dem
Chittenden 6-4	Brian Cina		Prog	Brian Cina		Prog/Dem
	Selene Colburn		Prog	Selene Colburn		Prog/Dem
Chittenden 6-5	Johannah Leddy Donovan		Dem	Tiff Bluemle		Dem
	Mary Sullivan		Dem	Gabrielle Stebbins		Dem
Chittenden 6-6	Barbara Rachelson		Dem	Barbara Rachelson		Dem/Prog
Chittenden 6-7	Hal Colston		Dem	Hal Colston		Dem
	Diana Gonzalez		Prog	Taylor Small		Prog/Dem
Chittenden 7-1	Martin LaLonde		Dem	Martin LaLonde		Dem
Chittenden 7-2	Ann Pugh		Dem	Ann Pugh		Dem
Chittenden 7-3	John Killacky		Dem	John Killacky		Dem
Chittenden 7-4	Maida Townsend		Dem	Maida Townsend		Dem
Chittenden 8-1	Marybeth Redmond		Dem	Marybeth Redmond		Dem
	Linda K. Myers		Rep	Tanya Vyhovsky		Prog/Dem
Chittenden 8-2	Dylan Giambatista		Dem	Karen Dolan		Dem
	Lori Houghton		Dem	Lori Houghton		Dem
Chittenden 8-3	Robert Bancroft		Rep	Alyssa Black		Dem
Chittenden 9-1	Seth Chase		Dem	Seth Chase		Dem
	Curt Taylor		Dem	Curt Taylor		Dem
Chittenden 9-2	Sarita Austin		Dem	Sarita Austin		Dem
	Patrick Brennan		Rep	Patrick Brennan		Rep
Chittenden 10	Chris Mattos		Rep	Chris Mattos		Rep
	John Palasik		Rep	John Palasik		Rep
Essex-Caledonia	Constance Quimby		Rep	Terri Lynn Williams		Rep
Essex-Caledonia-Orleans	Paul Lefebvre		Rep	Paul Lefebvre		Ind
Franklin 1	Carl Rosenquist		Rep	Carl Rosenquist		Rep
Franklin 2	Barbara Murphy		Ind	Barbara Murphy		Ind
Franklin 3-1	Mike McCarthy		Dem	Mike McCarthy		Dem
	Casey Toof		Rep	Casey Toof		Rep
Franklin 3-2	Eileen Dickinson		Rep	Eileen Dickinson		Rep/Dem
Franklin 4	Marianna Gamache		Rep	Robert Norris		Rep
	Brian K. Savage		Rep	Brian K. Savage		Rep/Dem
Franklin 5	Charen Fegard		Dem	Paul Martin		Rep
	Lisa Hango		Rep	Lisa Hango		Rep
Franklin 6	James Gregoire		Rep	James Gregoire		Rep/Dem
Franklin 7	Felisha Leffler		Rep	Felisha Leffler		Rep
Grand Isle-Chittenden	Mitzi Johnson		Dem	Michael Morgan		Rep
	Leland Morgan		Rep	Leland Morgan		Rep
Lamoille 1	Heidi Scheuermann		Rep	Heidi Scheuermann		Rep
Lamoille 2	Matthew Hill		Dem	Kate Donnally		Dem
	Daniel Noyes		Dem	Daniel Noyes		Dem
Lamoille 3	Lucy Rogers		Dem	Lucy Rogers		Dem
Lamoille-Washington	Avram Patt		Dem	Avram Patt		Dem
	David Yacavone		Dem	David Yacavone		Dem
Orange 1	Carl Demrow		Dem	Samantha Lefebvre		Rep
	Rodney Graham		Rep	Rodney Graham		Rep
Orange 2	Sarah Copeland Hanzas		Dem	Sarah Copeland Hanzas		Dem
Orange-Caledonia	Chip Conquest		Dem	Joe Parsons		Rep
Orange-Washington-Addison	Jay Hooper		Dem	Jay Hooper		Dem
	Peter Reed		Ind	Larry Satcowitz		Dem
Orleans 1	Lynn Batchelor		Rep	Lynn Batchelor		Rep
	Brian Smith		Rep	Brian Smith		Rep/Dem
Orleans 2	Michael Marcotte		Rep	Michael Marcotte		Rep/Dem
	Woody Page		Rep	Woody Page		Rep/Dem
Orleans-Caledonia	Vicki Strong		Rep	Vicki Strong		Rep
	Sam Young		Dem	Katherine Sims		Dem
Orleans-Lamoille	Mark Higley		Rep	Mark Higley		Rep/Dem
Rutland-Bennington	Robin Chesnut-Tangerman		Prog	Sally Achey		Rep
Rutland 1	Patricia McCoy		Rep	Patricia McCoy		Rep
Rutland 2	Tom Burditt		Rep	Tom Burditt		Rep
	Dave Potter		Dem	Arthur Peterson		Rep
Rutland 3	Bill Canfield		Rep	Bill Canfield		Rep
	Robert Helm		Rep	Robert Helm		Rep
Rutland 4	Thomas Terenzini		Rep	Thomas Terenzini		Rep
Rutland 5-1	Peter Fagan		Rep	Peter Fagan		Rep
Rutland 5-2	Larry Cupoli		Rep	Larry Cupoli		Rep
Rutland 5-3	Mary Howard		Dem	Mary Howard		Dem
Rutland 5-4	William Notte		Dem	William Notte		Dem
Rutland 6	Stephanie Jerome		Dem	Stephanie Jerome		Dem
	Butch Shaw		Rep	Butch Shaw		Rep/Dem
Rutland-Windsor 1	Jim Harrison		Rep	Jim Harrison		Rep/Dem
Rutland-Windsor 2	Logan Nicoll		Dem	Logan Nicoll		Dem
Washington 1	Anne Donahue		Rep	Anne Donahue		Rep
	Patti Lewis		Rep	Kenneth Goslant		Rep
Washington 2	Rob LaClair		Rep	Rob LaClair		Rep
	Topper McFaun		Rep	Topper McFaun		Rep
Washington 3	Peter Anthony		Dem	Peter Anthony		Dem
	Tommy Walz		Dem	Tommy Walz		Dem
Washington 4	Mary Hooper		Dem	Mary Hooper		Dem
	Warren Kitzmiller		Dem	Warren Kitzmiller		Dem
Washington 5	Kimberly Jessup		Dem	Kimberly Jessup		Dem
Washington 6	Janet Ancel		Dem	Janet Ancel		Dem
Washington 7	Maxine Grad		Dem	Maxine Grad		Dem
	Kari Dolan		Dem	Kari Dolan		Dem
Washington-Chittenden	Tom Stevens		Dem	Tom Stevens		Dem
	Theresa Wood		Dem	Theresa Wood		Dem
Windham 1	Sara Coffey		Dem	Sara Coffey		Dem
Windham 2-1	Emilie Kornheiser		Dem	Emilie Kornheiser		Dem/Prog
Windham 2-2	Mollie Burke		Prog	Mollie Burke		Prog/Dem
Windham 2-3	Tristan Toleno		Dem	Tristan Toleno		Dem
Windham 3	Carolyn Partridge		Dem	Carolyn Partridge		Dem
	Kelley Tully		Dem	Leslie Goldman		Dem
Windham 4	Nader Hashim		Dem	Michelle Bos-Lun		Dem
	Mike Mrowicki		Dem	Mike Mrowicki		Dem
Windham 5	Emily Long		Dem	Emily Long		Dem
Windham 6	John Gannon		Dem	John Gannon		Dem
Windham-Bennington	Laura Sibilia		Ind	Laura Sibilia		Ind
Windham-Bennington-Windsor	Kelly Pajala		Ind	Kelly Pajala		Ind
Windsor 1	John Bartholomew		Dem	John Bartholomew		Dem
	Zachariah Ralph		Prog	Elizabeth Burrows		Dem/Prog
Windsor 2	Annmarie Christensen		Dem	John Arrison		Dem
Windsor 3-1	Thomas Bock		Dem	Thomas Bock		Dem
Windsor 3-2	Alice Emmons		Dem	Alice Emmons		Dem
	Kristi Morris		Dem	Kristi Morris		Dem
Windsor 4-1	Randall Szott		Rep	Heather Surprenant		Prog/Dem
Windsor 4-2	Coach Kristie		Dem	Coach Kristie		Dem
	Rebecca White		Dem	Rebecca White		Dem
Windsor 5	Charlie Kimbell		Dem	Charlie Kimbell		Dem
Windsor-Orange 1	John O'Brien		Dem	John O'Brien		Dem
Windsor-Orange 2	Tim Briglin		Dem	Tim Briglin		Dem
	Jim Masland		Dem	Jim Masland		Dem
Windsor-Rutland	Sandy Haas		Prog	Kirk White		Dem/Prog

Source:^[1]

Retiring incumbents

19 incumbent Representatives (13 Democrats, 3 Republicans and 3 Progressives) did not seek reelection in 2020.

1. Bennington 2-1: Chris Bates (D)
2. Caledonia-Washington: Kitty Toll (D)
3. Chittenden 1: Marcia Gardner (D)
4. Chittenden 2: Terence Macaig (D)
5. Chittenden 6-5: Johannah Leddy Donovan (D)
6. Chittenden 6-5: Mary Sullivan (D)
7. Chittenden 6-7: Diana Gonzalez (P)
8. Chittenden 8-1: Linda K. Myers (R)
9. Chittenden 8-2: Dylan Giambatista (D)
10. Essex-Caledonia: Connie Quimby (R)
11. Franklin 4: Marianna Gamache (R)
12. Lamoille 2: Matthew Hill (D)
13. Orange-Caledonia: Chip Conquest (D)
14. Orleans-Caledonia: Sam Young (D)
15. Windham 4: Nader Hashim (D)
16. Windsor 1: Zachariah Ralph (P)
17. Windsor 2: Annmarie Christensen (D)
18. Windsor 4-1: Randall Szott (D)
19. Windsor-Rutland: Sandy Haas (P)

Defeated incumbents

In the primary

Two incumbent representatives (both Democrats) sought reelection but were defeated in the August 11 primary.

1. Chittenden 6-2: Jean O'Sullivan (D)
2. Windham 3: Kelley Tully (D)

In the general election

Eight incumbent representatives (5 Democrats, 1 Republican, 1 Progressive and 1 Independent) sought reelection but were defeated in the November 3 general election

1. Bennington 4: Cynthia Browning (D) (sought reelection as an independent)
2. Chittenden 8-3: Robert Bancroft (R)
3. Franklin 4: Charen Fegard (D)
4. Grand Isle-Chittenden: Mitzi Johnson (D)
5. Orange 1: Carl Demrow (D)
6. Orange-Washington-Addison: Peter Reed (I)
7. Rutland-Bennington: Robin Chesnut-Tangerman (P)
8. Rutland 2: Dave Potter (D)

Detailed results

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Addison 1 • Addison 2 • Addison 3 • Addison 4 • Addison 5 • Addison-Rutland • Bennington 1 • Bennington 2-1 • Bennington 2-2 • Bennington 3 • Bennington 4 • Bennington-Rutland • Caledonia 1 • Caledonia 2 • Caledonia 3 • Caledonia 4 • Caledonia-Washington • Chittenden 1 • Chittenden 2 • Chittenden 3 • Chittenden 4-1 • Chittenden 4-2 • Chittenden 5-1 • Chittenden 5-2 • Chittenden 6-1 • Chittenden 6-2 • Chittenden 6-3 • Chittenden 6-4 • Chittenden 6-5 • Chittenden 6-6 • Chittenden 6-7 • Chittenden 7-1 • Chittenden 7-2 • Chittenden 7-3 • Chittenden 7-4 • Chittenden 8-1 • Chittenden 8-2 • Chittenden 8-3 • Chittenden 9-1 • Chittenden 9-2 • Chittenden 10 • Essex-Caledonia • Essex-Caledonia-Orleans • Franklin 1 • Franklin 2 • Franklin 3-1 • Franklin 3-2 • Franklin 4 • Franklin 5 • Franklin 6 • Franklin 7 • Grand Isle-Chittenden • Lamoille 1 • Lamoille 2 • Lamoille 3 • Lamoille-Washington • Orange 1 • Orange 2 • Orange-Caledonia • Orange-Washington-Addison • Orleans 1 • Orleans 2 • Orleans-Caledonia • Orleans-Lamoille • Rutland-Bennington • Rutland 1 • Rutland 2 • Rutland 3 • Rutland 4 • Rutland 5-1 • Rutland 5-2 • Rutland 5-3 • Rutland 5-4 • Rutland 6 • Rutland-Windsor 1 • Rutland-Windsor 2 • Washington 1 • Washington 2 • Washington 3 • Washington 4 • Washington 5 • Washington 6 • Washington 7 • Washington-Chittenden • Windham 1 • Windham 2-1 • Windham 2-2 • Windham 2-3 • Windham 3 • Windham 4 • Windham 5 • Windham 6 • Windham-Bennington • Windham-Bennington-Windsor • Windsor 1 • Windsor 2 • Windsor 3-1 • Windsor 3-2 • Windsor 4-1 • Windsor 5 • Windsor-Orange 1 • Windsor-Orange 2 • Windsor-Rutland

Source for all election results:^[3]

Addison 1

• Elects two representatives.

Addison 2

• Elects one representative.

Addison 3

• Elects two representatives.

Addison 4

• Elects two representatives.

Addison 5

• Elects one representative.

Addison-Rutland

• Elects one representative.

Bennington 1

• Elects one representative.

Bennington 2-1

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Bennington 2-2

• Elects two representatives.

Bennington 3

• Elects one representative.

Republican primary

General election

Bennington 4

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Bennington-Rutland

• Elects two representatives.

Caledonia 1

• Elects one representative.

Caledonia 2

• Elects one representative.

Caledonia 3

• Elects two representatives.

Caledonia 4

• Elects two representatives.

Caledonia-Washington

• Elects one representative.

Democratic primary

General election

Chittenden 1

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 2

• Elects two representatives.

Chittenden 3

• Elects two representatives.

Chittenden 4-1

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 4-2

• Elects one representative.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Chittenden 5-1

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 5-2

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 6-1

• Elects two representatives.

Chittenden 6-2

• Elects one representative.

Democratic primary

General election

Chittenden 6-3

• Elects two representatives.

Chittenden 6-4

• Elects two representatives.

Chittenden 6-5

• Elects two representative.

Democratic primary

General election

Chittenden 6-6

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 6-7

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Chittenden 7-1

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 7-2

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 7-3

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 7-4

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 8-1

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Chittenden 8-2

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Chittenden 8-3

• Elects one representative.

Chittenden 9-1

• Elects two representatives.

Chittenden 9-2

• Elects two representatives.

Republican primary

General election

Chittenden 10

• Elects two representatives.

Essex-Caledonia

• Elects two representatives.

Essex-Caledonia-Orleans

• Elects two representatives.

Franklin 1

Republican primary

General election

Franklin 2

• Elects one representatives.

Franklin 3-1

• Elects two representatives.

Franklin 3-2

• Elects one representative.

Franklin 4

• Elects two representatives.

Franklin 5

• Elects two representatives.

Franklin 6

• Elects one representative.

Franklin 7

• Elects one representative.

Grand Isle-Chittenden

• Elects two representatives.

Lamoille 1

• Elects one representative.

Lamoille 2

• Elects two representatives.

Lamoille 3

• Elects one representative.

Lamoille-Washington

• Elects two representatives.

Orange 1

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Orange 2

• Elects one representative.

Orange-Caledonia

• Elects one representative.

Orange-Washington-Addison

• Elects two representatives.

Orleans 1

• Elects two representatives.

Orleans 2

• Elects two representatives.

Orleans-Caledonia

• Elects two representatives.

Republican primary

General election

Orleans-Lamoille

• Elects one representative.

Rutland-Bennington

• Elects one representative.

Rutland 1

• Elects one representative.

Rutland 2

• Elects two representatives.

Rutland 3

• Elects one representative.

Rutland 4

• Elects one representative.

Rutland 5-1

• Elects one representative.

Rutland 5-2

• Elects one representative.

Rutland 5-3

• Elects one representative.

Rutland 5-4

• Elects one representative.

Rutland 6

• Elects two representatives.

Rutland-Windsor 1

• Elects one representative.

Rutland-Windsor 2

• Elects one representative.

Washington 1

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Washington 2

• Elects two representatives.

Washington 3

• Elects two representatives.

Washington 4

• Elects one representative.

Washington 5

• Elects one representative.

Washington 6

• Elects one representative.

Washington 7

• Elects one representative.

Washington-Chittenden

• Elects one representative.

Windham 1

• Elects one representative.

Windham 2-1

• Elects one representative.

Windham 2-2

• Elects one representative.

Windham 2-3

• Elects one representative.

Windham 3

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Windham 4

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Windham 5

• Elects one representative.

Windham 6

• Elects one representative.

Windham-Bennington

• Elects one representative.

Windham-Bennington-Windsor

• Elects one representative.

Windsor 1

• Elects two representatives.

Democratic primary

General election

Windsor 2

• Elects one representative.

Democratic primary

General electionDemocratic nominee Daniel Boyer withdrew before the general election and was replaced by John Arrison.

Windsor 3-1

• Elects one representative.

Windsor 3-2

• Elects two representatives.

Windsor 4-1

• Elects one representative.

Democratic primary

General election

Windsor 4-2

• Elects two representatives.

Windsor 5

• Elects one representative.

Windsor-Orange 1

• Elects one representative.

Windsor-Orange 2

• Elects two representatives.

Windsor-Rutland

• Elects one representative.

Democratic primary

General election

See also

• 2020 Vermont elections
• 2020 United States elections
• 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
• 2020 Vermont gubernatorial election
• 2020 Vermont elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020. Ballotpedia. December 4, 2020.
2. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.
3. Web site: Official Election Results . . December 4, 2020.