Vermont State Senate Windham District
Vermont State Senate Windham District is represented by Wendy Harrison (D) and Nader Hashim (D).
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 Windham District
until January 3, 2023
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Vermont State Senate Windham District
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Elections
2024
See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
Incumbent Wendy Harrison and incumbent Nader Hashim defeated Richard Morton, Dale Gassett, and Ken Fay in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windham District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendy Harrison (D) | 35.7 | 13,477 | |
| ✔ | Nader Hashim (D) | 31.1 | 11,741 | |
| Richard Morton (R) | 14.8 | 5,577 | ||
| Dale Gassett (R) | 13.8 | 5,216 | ||
| Ken Fay (Independent) | 4.6 | 1,743 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 37,793 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
Incumbent Wendy Harrison and incumbent Nader Hashim advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendy Harrison | 50.6 | 3,950 | |
| ✔ | Nader Hashim | 48.5 | 3,791 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 68 | ||
| Total votes: 7,809 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
Richard Morton and Dale Gassett advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Morton | 52.3 | 635 | |
| ✔ | Dale Gassett | 46.4 | 563 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 1,214 | ||||
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2022
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windham District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendy Harrison (D) | 34.2 | 10,968 | |
| ✔ | Nader Hashim (D) | 31.2 | 9,997 | |
| Tim Wessel (Independent) | 11.5 | 3,677 | ||
| Richard Morton (R) | 10.1 | 3,249 | ||
| Richard Kenyon (R) | 9.6 | 3,082 | ||
| Mark Coester (Independent) | 3.2 | 1,036 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 32,051 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
Nader Hashim and Wendy Harrison defeated Wichie Artu in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nader Hashim | 40.3 | 4,684 | |
| ✔ | Wendy Harrison | 36.7 | 4,262 | |
| Wichie Artu | 22.8 | 2,650 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 11,624 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
Mark Coester and Richard Kenyon defeated Richard Morton in the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Coester | 32.9 | 542 | |
| ✔ | Richard Kenyon | 32.8 | 539 | |
| Richard Morton | 32.1 | 528 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 1,645 | ||||
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2020
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
Incumbent Becca Balint and incumbent Jeanette White defeated Marcus Parish, John Lyddy, and Tyler Colford in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windham District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Becca Balint (D) | 37.8 | 14,520 | |
| ✔ | Jeanette White (D) | 35.6 | 13,683 | |
| Marcus Parish (R) | 11.3 | 4,359 | ||
| John Lyddy (R) | 11.1 | 4,265 | ||
| Tyler Colford (Independent) | 3.9 | 1,499 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 87 | ||
| Total votes: 38,413 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
Incumbent Becca Balint and incumbent Jeanette White advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Becca Balint | 51.5 | 7,001 | |
| ✔ | Jeanette White | 48.0 | 6,519 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 74 | ||
| Total votes: 13,594 | ||||
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2018
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Windham District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Becca Balint (D) | 39.4 | 11,464 | |
| ✔ | Jeanette White (D) | 36.6 | 10,644 | |
| Tyler Colford (R) | 13.3 | 3,861 | ||
| Beverly Stone (Independent) | 5.8 | 1,675 | ||
| Aaron Diamondstone (Liberty Union Party) | 2.6 | 763 | ||
| Jerry Levy (Liberty Union Party) | 2.3 | 659 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 29,101 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District (2 seats)
Incumbent Jeanette White and incumbent Becca Balint defeated Wayne Vernon Estey in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Windham District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeanette White | 44.8 | 4,308 | |
| ✔ | Becca Balint | 44.0 | 4,227 | |
| Wayne Vernon Estey | 11.2 | 1,076 | ||
| Total votes: 9,611 | ||||
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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 Becca Balint and incumbent Jeanette White defeated Aaron Diamondstone, Jerry Levy and David Schoales in the Vermont State Senate Windham District general election.[9][10]
| Vermont State Senate, Windham District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Becca Balint Incumbent |
35.81% | 11,174 | |
| Democratic | Jeanette White Incumbent |
36.70% | 11,451 | |
| Liberty Union | Aaron Diamondstone | 4.61% | 1,437 | |
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 4.90% | 1,529 | |
| Independent | David Schoales | 17.98% | 5,610 | |
| Total Votes | 31,201 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Becca Balint and incumbent Jeanette White were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Windham District Democratic primary.[11][12]
| Vermont State Senate, Windham District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Becca Balint Incumbent |
49.22% | 4,215 | |
| Democratic | Jeanette White Incumbent |
50.78% | 4,348 | |
| Total Votes | 8,563 | |||
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. Windham has two state senators. Incumbent Jeanette White and Becca Balint defeated Joan Bowman and Roger Albee in the Democratic primary. Mary Hasson ran as an independent candidate. Aaron Diamondstone and Jerry Levy ran as Liberty Union candidates.[13][14][15][16] White and Balint defeated Hasson, Levy and Diamondstone in the general election.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeanette White |
43.5% | 7,777 | |
| Democratic | Becca Balint |
35.7% | 6,378 | |
| Independent | Mary Hasson | 11% | 1,973 | |
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 5% | 899 | |
| Liberty Union | Aaron Diamondstone | 4.7% | 833 | |
| Total Votes | 17,860 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeanette White Incumbent |
40.1% | 2,260 |
| Becca Balint |
29.9% | 1,684 |
| Roger Albee | 22% | 1,240 |
| Joan Bowman | 7.9% | 446 |
| Total Votes | 5,630 | |
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 incumbents Peter Galbraith and Jeanette White defeated Liberty Union Party candidate Aaron Diamondstone in the general election. Galbraith and White defeated Mary Cain in the Democratic primary election.[18][19][20][21]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Galbraith Incumbent |
44.6% | 12,339 | |
| Democratic | Jeanette White Incumbent |
47.4% | 13,123 | |
| Liberty Union | Aaron Diamondstone | 8% | 2,214 | |
| Total Votes | 27,676 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jeanette White Incumbent |
46% | 3,084 |
| Peter Galbraith Incumbent |
41.2% | 2,758 |
| Mary Cain | 12.8% | 858 |
| Total Votes | 6,700 | |
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Vermont State Senate Windham District raised a total of $340,964. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $6,557 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Vermont State Senate Windham District | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $3,334 | 5 | $667 |
| 2022 | $95,613 | 7 | $13,659 |
| 2020 | $11,555 | 2 | $5,778 |
| 2016 | $13,101 | 5 | $2,620 |
| 2014 | $35,426 | 7 | $5,061 |
| 2012 | $7,542 | 2 | $3,771 |
| 2010 | $44,733 | 5 | $8,947 |
| 2008 | $3,350 | 1 | $3,350 |
| 2006 | $7,505 | 2 | $3,753 |
| 2004 | $10,664 | 2 | $5,332 |
| 2002 | $68,302 | 8 | $8,538 |
| 2000 | $39,839 | 6 | $6,640 |
| Total | $340,964 | 52 | $6,557 |
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
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 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
