Vermont State Senate Addison District
Vermont State Senate Addison District is represented by Ruth Hardy (D) and Steven Heffernan (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
2020-2022
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 Addison District
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Vermont State Senate Addison District
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Incumbent Ruth Hardy and Steven Heffernan defeated incumbent Christopher Bray and Landel Cochran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Addison District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Hardy (D) | 27.5 | 11,715 | |
| ✔ | Steven Heffernan (R) | 27.3 | 11,645 | |
| Christopher Bray (D) | 25.8 | 10,998 | ||
| Landel Cochran (R) | 19.3 | 8,211 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 42,631 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Incumbent Ruth Hardy and incumbent Christopher Bray defeated Caleb Elder in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Hardy | 41.0 | 3,435 | |
| ✔ | Christopher Bray | 32.5 | 2,722 | |
| Caleb Elder | 25.6 | 2,148 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 8,387 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Steven Heffernan and Landel Cochran defeated Lesley Bienvenue in the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steven Heffernan | 56.6 | 1,928 | |
| ✔ | Landel Cochran | 25.0 | 850 | |
| Lesley Bienvenue | 17.6 | 599 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 3,405 | ||||
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2022
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Incumbent Christopher Bray and incumbent Ruth Hardy defeated Lloyd Dike, Robert Burton, and Mason Wade in the general election for Vermont State Senate Addison District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Bray (D) | 33.8 | 11,898 | |
| ✔ | Ruth Hardy (D) | 33.3 | 11,732 | |
| Lloyd Dike (R) | 16.4 | 5,767 | ||
| Robert Burton (R) | 14.1 | 4,952 | ||
| Mason Wade (Independent) | 2.4 | 846 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 35,229 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Incumbent Ruth Hardy and incumbent Christopher Bray advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Hardy | 51.9 | 6,291 | |
| ✔ | Christopher Bray | 47.7 | 5,782 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 12,110 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Lloyd Dike and Robert Burton defeated incumbent Ruth Hardy in the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lloyd Dike (Write-in) | 22.0 | 109 | |
| ✔ | Robert Burton (Write-in) | 11.7 | 58 | |
| Ruth Hardy (Write-in) | 6.3 | 31 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 60.1 | 298 | ||
| Total votes: 496 | ||||
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2020
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Incumbent Ruth Hardy and incumbent Christopher Bray defeated Peter Briggs, Jon Christiano, and Archie Flower in the general election for Vermont State Senate Addison District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Hardy (D) | 32.8 | 13,063 | |
| ✔ | Christopher Bray (D) | 31.4 | 12,522 | |
| Peter Briggs (R) | 20.1 | 8,007 | ||
| Jon Christiano (R) | 13.6 | 5,442 | ||
| Archie Flower (L) | 1.9 | 773 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 39,869 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Incumbent Ruth Hardy and incumbent Christopher Bray advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Hardy | 51.2 | 6,451 | |
| ✔ | Christopher Bray | 48.3 | 6,086 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 12,608 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Peter Briggs and Jon Christiano advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Briggs | 89.5 | 2,924 | |
| ✔ | Jon Christiano (Write-in) | 5.5 | 179 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.0 | 165 | ||
| Total votes: 3,268 | ||||
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2018
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Addison District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Hardy (D) | 28.1 | 9,040 | |
| ✔ | Christopher Bray (D) | 27.7 | 8,898 | |
| Peter Briggs (R) | 16.5 | 5,290 | ||
| Marie Audet (Independent) | 16.1 | 5,169 | ||
| Paul Ralston (Independent) | 9.6 | 3,100 | ||
| Archie Flower (L) | 1.9 | 602 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 32,127 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Ruth Hardy and incumbent Christopher Bray advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruth Hardy | 51.1 | 4,058 | |
| ✔ | Christopher Bray | 48.9 | 3,889 | |
| Total votes: 7,947 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District (2 seats)
Peter Briggs advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Addison District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Peter Briggs | 100.0 | 1,540 | |
| Total votes: 1,540 | ||||
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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.
Incumbent Claire Ayer and incumbent Christopher Bray defeated Peter Briggs and Lynn Dike in the Vermont State Senate Addison District general election.[9][10]
| Vermont State Senate, Addison District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Claire Ayer Incumbent |
34.42% | 11,988 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Bray Incumbent |
27.41% | 9,545 | |
| Republican | Peter Briggs | 21.05% | 7,330 | |
| Republican | Lynn Dike | 17.12% | 5,963 | |
| Total Votes | 34,826 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Claire Ayer and incumbent Christopher Bray were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Addison District Democratic primary.[11][12]
| Vermont State Senate, Addison District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Claire Ayer Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Christopher Bray Incumbent | |
Peter Briggs and Lynn Dike were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Addison District Republican primary.[11][12]
| Vermont State Senate, Addison District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Peter Briggs | |
| Republican | Lynn Dike | |
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. Addison has two state senators. Incumbents Claire Ayer and Christopher Bray were unopposed in the Democratic primary, and are unchallenged in the general election.[13] After facing no opposition in the Democratic primary, both incumbents will go equally unchallenged in the general election with no other candidates on the ballot.[14]
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 Claire Ayer and Democratic Christopher Bray defeated Independent candidate Robert Wagner in the general election. Ayer and Bray were unopposed in the Democratic primary election.[15][16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Claire Ayer Incumbent |
46.3% | 12,925 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Bray |
35.5% | 9,904 | |
| Independent | Robert Wagner | 18.1% | 5,059 | |
| Total Votes | 27,888 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Vermont State Senate Addison District raised a total of $431,021. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $10,024 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Vermont State Senate Addison District | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $116,673 | 6 | $19,445 |
| 2022 | $11,495 | 5 | $2,299 |
| 2020 | $16,656 | 4 | $4,164 |
| 2016 | $29,266 | 4 | $7,317 |
| 2014 | $5,407 | 2 | $2,704 |
| 2012 | $21,721 | 2 | $10,861 |
| 2010 | $50,767 | 4 | $12,692 |
| 2008 | $6,012 | 1 | $6,012 |
| 2006 | $10,294 | 1 | $10,294 |
| 2004 | $44,146 | 6 | $7,358 |
| 2002 | $68,148 | 4 | $17,037 |
| 2000 | $50,436 | 4 | $12,609 |
| Total | $431,021 | 43 | $10,024 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Constitution, "Chapter II, Section 15," accessed February 8, 2023
- ↑ 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 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
