Caleb Elder
Caleb Elder (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Addison-4 District. He assumed office on January 9, 2019. He left office on January 8, 2025.
Elder (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Addison District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Elder was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Elder was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Elder was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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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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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Caleb Elder and incumbent Mari Cordes defeated Lynn Dike and Valerie Mullin in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caleb Elder (D) | 33.0 | 2,769 | |
| ✔ | Mari Cordes (D) | 31.9 | 2,675 | |
| Lynn Dike (R) | 18.0 | 1,509 | ||
| Valerie Mullin (R) | 17.0 | 1,429 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 8,392 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Caleb Elder and incumbent Mari Cordes advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caleb Elder | 49.8 | 1,545 | |
| ✔ | Mari Cordes | 49.5 | 1,534 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 3,102 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Valerie Mullin and Lynn Dike advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valerie Mullin | 50.3 | 366 | |
| ✔ | Lynn Dike | 48.2 | 351 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 728 | ||||
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2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Caleb Elder and incumbent Mari Cordes defeated Valerie Mullin and Lynn Dike in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caleb Elder (D) | 31.9 | 3,107 | |
| ✔ | Mari Cordes (D / Vermont Progressive Party) | 29.9 | 2,911 | |
| Valerie Mullin (R) | 19.6 | 1,903 | ||
| Lynn Dike (R) | 18.4 | 1,792 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 9,731 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Mari Cordes and incumbent Caleb Elder advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Cordes | 50.8 | 1,579 | |
| ✔ | Caleb Elder | 48.6 | 1,512 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 3,108 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Valerie Mullin and Lynn Dike advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Valerie Mullin | 54.4 | 624 | |
| ✔ | Lynn Dike | 44.2 | 507 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 1,147 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Caleb Elder and Mari Cordes defeated incumbent Fred Baser and Valerie Mullin in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caleb Elder (D) | 29.0 | 2,278 | |
| ✔ | Mari Cordes (D) | 26.5 | 2,077 | |
| Fred Baser (R) | 25.7 | 2,018 | ||
| Valerie Mullin (R) | 18.7 | 1,466 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 7,843 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Mari Cordes and Caleb Elder defeated Paul Forlenza and Rob Demic in the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mari Cordes | 38.2 | 1,037 | |
| ✔ | Caleb Elder | 31.9 | 865 | |
| Paul Forlenza | 19.0 | 516 | ||
| Rob Demic | 10.9 | 297 | ||
| Total votes: 2,715 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Fred Baser and Valerie Mullin advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Addison 4 District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Baser | 51.0 | 318 | |
| ✔ | Valerie Mullin | 49.0 | 306 | |
| Total votes: 624 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Caleb Elder did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Caleb Elder did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 10.
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2023
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In 2023, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2022
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In 2022, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 21.
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2020
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In 2020, the Vermont State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30. The session was in recess after June 26 and reconvened August 25 to September 25.
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2019
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In 2019, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 29.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
