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Vermont, State House, District Chittenden-9-1

Vermont House of Representatives Chittendent-9-1 District
Current incumbentsCurt Taylor Democratic Party
Seth Chase Democratic Party
Population9,012

Vermont's Chittendent-9-1 state house district is represented by Democratic Representatives Curt Taylor and Seth Chase.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 9,012 civilians reside within Vermont's Chittendent-9-1 state house district. Vermont's state representatives represent an average of 4,172 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 4,059 residents.

About the office

Members of the Vermont House of Representatives 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
SalaryPer diem
$723.27/week$125/day for lodging (including overnight) or $69/day (no overnight).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, 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 House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives Chittenden 9-1 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Curt Taylor (D) and Seth Chase (D) defeated Deserae Morin (R) and Clark Sweeney (R) in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 9-1 District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Curt Taylor (D)
35.0
1,665

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Seth Chase (D)
27.6
1,310

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Deserae Morin (R)
20.4
971

Clark Sweeney (R)
17.0
806
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
2

Total votes: 4,754
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 9-1 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Curt Taylor and Seth Chase advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 9-1 District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Curt Taylor (D)
57.6
415

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Seth Chase (D)
42.4
306

Total votes: 721
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 9-1 District (2 seats)

Clark Sweeney and Deserae Morin advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 9-1 District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Clark Sweeney (R)
53.1
161

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Deserae Morin (R)
46.9
142

Total votes: 303

2016

Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives 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 Jim Condon and Curt Taylor defeated Patrick Liebrecht and incumbent Joey Purvis in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District general election.

Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-9-1 District General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Condon Incumbent 34.19% 1,828
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Curt Taylor 26.99% 1,443
Republican Patrick Liebrecht 12.31% 658
Republican Joey Purvis Incumbent 26.52% 1,418
Total Votes 5,347
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Condon and Curt Taylor defeated Steven Donahue in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District Democratic primary.

Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-9-1 District Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Condon Incumbent 46.34% 361
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Curt Taylor 39.15% 305
Democratic Steven Donahue 14.51% 113
Total Votes 779

Patrick Liebrecht and incumbent Joey Purvis were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District Republican primary.

Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-9-1 District Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Liebrecht 35.45% 201
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joey Purvis Incumbent 64.55% 366
Total Votes 567

2014

Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives 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-9-1 has two state representatives. Incumbent Jim Condon and Curt Taylor were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joey Purvis and Lane Esden were unopposed in the Republican primary. Condon and Purvis defeated Esden and Taylor in the general election.

Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Condon Incumbent 31.1% 1,024
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoey A. Purvis 27.3% 897
Democratic Curt Taylor 26% 857
Republican Lane Esden 15.6% 513
Total Votes 3,291

2012

Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democratic incumbent Jim Condon and Republican incumbent Bob Bouchard defeated Democratic Curt Taylor and Republican Joey Purvis in the general election. Condon and Taylor were unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Bouchard and Purvis were unopposed in the Republican primary election.

Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden 9-1 District, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Condon Incumbent 32.4% 1,689
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBob Bouchard Incumbent 24% 1,250
Democratic Curt Taylor 23% 1,198
Republican Joey Purvis 20.5% 1,068
Total Votes 5,205

Campaign contributions

From 2012 to 2016, candidates for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District raised a total of $39,451. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $3,035 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-9-1 District

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $18,017 5 $3,603
2014 $12,802 4 $3,201
2012 $8,632 4 $2,158
Total $39,451 13 $3,035