Vermont, State Senate, District Chittenden

Vermont State Senate Chittenden District
Current incumbents	Timothy Ashe
	Philip Baruth
	Michael Sirotkin
	Virginia Lyons
	Christopher Pearson
	Debbie Ingram
Population	139,478

Vermont's Chittenden state senate district is represented by Democratic Senators Timothy Ashe, Philip Baruth, Michael Sirotkin, Virginia Lyons, Christopher Pearson, and Debbie Ingram.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 139,478 civilians reside within Vermont's Chittenden state senate district. Vermont's state senators represent an average of 20,858 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 20,294 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 Tuesday 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."

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$723.27/week	$125/day for lodging (including overnight) or $69/day (no overnight).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, 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.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Vermont State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline is May 28, 2020.

2018

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Timothy Ashe (D)	14.2	44,002
✔	Virginia Lyons (D)	13.4	41,617
✔	Debbie Ingram (D)	13.1	40,751
✔	Michael Sirotkin (D)	12.4	38,569
✔	Philip Baruth (D)	12.2	38,075
✔	Christopher Pearson (Vermont Progressive Party)	9.9	30,863
	Alex Farrell (R)	6.3	19,602
	Paul Dame (R)	5.6	17,521
	Dana Maxfield (R)	5.3	16,422
	Louis Meyers (Independent)	2.8	8,848
	Seth Cournoyer (L)	1.7	5,389
	Loyal Ploof (L)	1.5	4,599
	Joshua Knox (Fair Representation Vermont Party)	1.3	4,173
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	465

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 310,896

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Timothy Ashe (D)	19.0	13,527
✔	Virginia Lyons (D)	18.1	12,886
✔	Michael Sirotkin (D)	15.1	10,727
✔	Debbie Ingram (D)	15.0	10,701
✔	Philip Baruth (D)	14.5	10,302
	Val Carzello (D)	7.3	5,229
	Steve May (D)	5.6	4,018
	Finnian Boardman Abbey (D)	5.3	3,771

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 71,161

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)

Alex Farrell and Dana Maxfield advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alex Farrell (R)	51.9	3,507
✔	Dana Maxfield (R)	48.1	3,255

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 6,762

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. Incumbents David Zuckerman (D) and Helen Riehle (R) did not run for re-election.

The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District general election.

Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debbie Ingram	14.74%	40,467
	Democratic	Virginia Lyons Incumbent	15.01%	41,223
	Democratic	Timothy Ashe Incumbent	16.13%	44,297
	Progressive	Christopher Pearson	11.36%	31,192
	Democratic	Michael Sirotkin Incumbent	13.69%	37,585
	Democratic	Phil Baruth Incumbent	13.64%	37,453
	Republican	John Gifford	9.23%	25,346
	Independent	Tom Licata	6.20%	17,021
Total Votes			274,584
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Democratic primary.

Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debbie Ingram	8.57%	7,386
	Democratic	Virginia Lyons Incumbent	14.15%	12,185
	Democratic	Timothy Ashe Incumbent	15.30%	13,175
	Democratic	Christopher Pearson	9.66%	8,325
	Democratic	Michael Sirotkin Incumbent	12.16%	10,471
	Democratic	Phil Baruth Incumbent	10.72%	9,238
	Democratic	Faisal Gill	7.71%	6,645
	Democratic	Louis Meyers	2.77%	2,384
	Democratic	Dawn Ellis	7.53%	6,488
	Democratic	David Scherr	8.14%	7,009
	Democratic	Nick Cook	3.29%	2,830
Total Votes			86,136

John Gifford ran unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Republican primary.

Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate
	Republican	John Gifford (unopposed)

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. Chittenden has six state senators. Incumbents Philip Baruth, Virginia Lyons, Michael Sirotkin, David Zuckerman, and Timothy Ashe and challenger Dawn Ellis were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Diane Snelling and Joy Limoge were unopposed in the Republican primary. John Cisar, Glyn Wilkinson, Ben Mayer, Paul Washburn, Christopher Coolidge and Travis Spencer ran as Libertarian candidates. Baruth, Lyons, Snelling, Ashe, Sirotkin and Zuckerman defeated Ellis, Limoge, Wilkinson, Cisar, Mayar, Coolidge, Spencer, and Washburn.

Vermont State Senate Chittenden District, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Virginia "Ginny" Lyons Incumbent	12.6%	23,488
	Democratic	Timothy Ashe* Incumbent	12.2%	22,790
	Democratic	Philip Baruth Incumbent	11.9%	22,217
	Republican	Diane B. Snelling Incumbent	11.7%	21,855
	Democratic	David Zuckerman Incumbent**	11.4%	21,333
	Democratic	Michael Sirotkin Incumbent	10.6%	19,738
	Democratic	Dawn Ellis	9.9%	18,432
	Republican	Joy Limoge	8.5%	15,853
	Libertarian	Paul Washburn	2.2%	4,113
	Libertarian	John Cisar	2.1%	3,896
	Libertarian	Christopher Coolidge	2%	3,694
	Libertarian	Travis Spencer	1.8%	3,405
	Libertarian	Ben Mayer	1.8%	3,310
	Libertarian	Glyn Wilkinson	1.4%	2,706
Total Votes			186,830

*Ashe appeared on the ballot as both a Democratic and Progressive nominee.
**Zuckerman appeared on the ballot as both a Progressive and Democratic nominee.

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. Timothy Ashe (D), Philip Baruth (D), Sally Fox, Virginia Lyons (D), David Zuckerman (D), and Diane Snelling (R) defeated Larkin Forney (Green Party), Richard Jeroloman (Vermont Progressive Party), Shelley Palmer (Tea Party), and Independent candidates Patrick Brown, Bob Kiss, Robert Letovsky, and Sean Selby in the general election. Ed Adrian, Peter Hunt, and Loyal Ploof were defeated in the Democratic primary election.

Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Timothy Ashe Incumbent	13.3%	37,357
	Democratic	Philip Baruth Incumbent	11%	30,924
	Democratic	Sally Fox Incumbent	12.4%	34,909
	Democratic	Virginia Lyons Incumbent	12.4%	34,957
	Democratic	David Zuckerman	11.5%	32,253
	Republican	Diane Snelling Incumbent	11.2%	31,523
	Democratic	Debbie Ingram	8.3%	23,441
	Green	Larkin Forney	2%	5,618
	Progressive	Richard Jeroloman	1.2%	3,322
	Tea Party	Shelley Palmer	3%	8,362
	Independent	Patrick Brown	4.3%	12,217
	Independent	Bob Kiss	4.4%	12,324
	Independent	Robert Letovsky	3%	8,321
	Independent	Sean Selby	2.2%	6,157
Total Votes			281,685

Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Timothy Ashe Incumbent	16.3%	9,150
Virginia Lyons Incumbent	15.8%	8,873
Sally Fox Incumbent	15.2%	8,558
David Zuckerman	13.9%	7,838
Philip Baruth Incumbent	12.2%	6,859
Debbie Ingram	9%	5,068
Peter Hunt	8.2%	4,595
Ed Adrian	6.4%	3,629
Loyal Ploof	3%	1,696
Total Votes		56,266

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District raised a total of $1,912,063. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $18,564 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Vermont State Senate Chittenden District

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$382,338	13	$29,411
2014	$158,156	14	$11,297
2012	$184,814	11	$16,801
2010	$199,318	10	$19,932
2008	$69,115	6	$11,519
2006	$213,262	13	$16,405
2004	$241,390	10	$24,139
2002	$170,458	11	$15,496
2000	$293,212	15	$19,547
Total	$1,912,063	103	$18,564