For candidates running for office in the Vermont House of Representatives, paperwork must be filed with the Representative District Clerk.

For candidates seeking statewide or federal office, paperwork must be filed with the Vermont Secretary of State.

See statutes: Title 17-49 of the Vermont Election Law Major party candidatesĪ candidate seeking the nomination of a major political party in the primary must file a nominating petition and consent form with the appropriate filing officer in order to authorize the printing of his or her name on the primary ballot. Process to become a candidate See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Vermont Seats with incumbents running for re-election Open Seats in Vermont State Senate elections: 2010 - 2022 It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline. The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Vermont State Senate from 2010 to 2022. Overall, 276 major party candidates filed to run for the state's 150 House and 30 Senate seats in 2022: 174 Democrats and 102 Republicans. Republicans held seven contested primaries, the same number as in 2020. There were 17 Democratic primaries, a 23% decrease from 2020. While the number of open seats increased in 2022, other competitiveness metrics-like the number of contested primaries-decreased compared to the 2020 election cycle.Īcross all districts, there were 24 contested primaries, representing 10% of all possible primaries.Ī contested primary is one where there are more candidates running than nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose. After redistricting, districts were altered, added, or removed, resulting in 125 districts, though the number of seats remained the same at 180. Before redistricting, the state had 117 state legislative districts, containing a total of 180 seats. Vermont restructured its House and Senate during the state's redistricting process after the 2020 census. Since no incumbents are present, newcomers are guaranteed to win all open seats. This represented 32% of the state's legislature, a marked increase compared to preceding election cycles. 4, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.įifty-seven state legislative seats up for election in Vermont in 2022 were open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Vermont in 2022. Vermont state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022 For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Vermont. Primary election competitiveness See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022 12, 2022 Incumbents defeated in primary electionsĮleven incumbents are not on the ballot in 2022. Incumbents who did not advance to the general election See also: Annual State legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. Party control See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas Party 4.6 Redistricting following the 2020 census.4.4.2.1 2020 Presidential election results.4.1.1 Incumbents defeated in primary elections.4.1 Incumbents who did not advance to the general election.

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