Vermont, State Senate, District Franklin

Vermont State Senate Franklin District
Current incumbents	Randy Brock
	Corey Parent
Population	46,235

Vermont's Franklin state senate district is represented by Republican Senators Randy Brock and Corey Parent.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 46,235 civilians reside within Vermont's Franklin 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 Franklin District (2 seats)

Incumbent Randolph Brock (R) and Corey Parent (R) defeated Pam McCarthy (D) and Dustin Tanner (D) in the general election for Vermont State Senate Franklin District on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Randolph Brock (R)	31.5	9,422
✔	Corey Parent (R)	31.4	9,387
	Pam McCarthy (D)	23.5	7,016
	Dustin Tanner (D)	13.5	4,038
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	30

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 29,893

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Franklin District (2 seats)

Pam McCarthy and Dustin Tanner advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Franklin District on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Pam McCarthy (D)	58.0	2,193
✔	Dustin Tanner (D)	42.0	1,590

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

Total votes: 3,783

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Franklin District (2 seats)

Incumbent Randolph Brock and Corey Parent advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Franklin District on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Randolph Brock (R)	53.4	2,451
✔	Corey Parent (R)	46.6	2,143

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 4,594

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.

Carolyn Whitney Branagan and incumbent Dustin Degree defeated Sara Branon Kittell and Denise Smith in the Vermont State Senate Franklin District general election.

Vermont State Senate, Franklin District General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carolyn Whitney Branagan	27.15%	9,426
	Republican	Dustin Degree Incumbent	30.37%	10,546
	Democratic	Sara Branon Kittell	24.59%	8,537
	Democratic	Denise Smith	17.89%	6,213
Total Votes			34,722
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Sara Branon Kittell and Denise Smith were unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Franklin District Democratic primary.

Vermont State Senate, Franklin District Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sara Branon Kittell	57.53%	2,243
	Democratic	Denise Smith	42.47%	1,656
Total Votes			3,899

Carolyn Whitney Branagan and incumbent Dustin Degree defeated incumbent Norman McAllister in the Vermont State Senate Franklin District Republican primary.

Vermont State Senate, Franklin District Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carolyn Whitney Branagan	41.19%	2,570
	Republican	Dustin Degree Incumbent	45.77%	2,856
	Republican	Norman McAllister Incumbent	13.04%	814
Total Votes			6,240

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. Franklin has two state senators. William Alan Roberts and Sara Branon Kittell were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Norman McAllister and Dustin Degree were unopposed in the Republican primary. Michael Malone ran as an independent candidate. Degree and McAllister defeated Roberts, Kittell and Malone in the general election.

Vermont State Senate Franklin District, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dustin Allard Degree	29.7%	6,862
	Republican	Norman McAllister Incumbent	28.3%	6,554
	Democratic	Sara Branon Kittell	21.5%	4,972
	Independent	William Alan Roberts	17%	3,925
Total Votes			23,136

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. Democrat Donald Collins and Republican Norman McAllister defeated Caroline Bright (Democratic), Dustin Allard Degree (Republican), Judith McLaughlin (Independent), and Peter Moss (Peace and Prosperity) in the general election. Collins and Bright were unopposed in the Democratic primary election. McAllister and Degree defeated Joe Sinagra in the Republican primary election.

Vermont State Senate, Franklin District, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donald Collins	22.6%	7,433
	Republican	Norman McAllister	23.5%	7,732
	Democratic	Caroline Bright	21.4%	7,043
	Republican	Dustin Degree	22.5%	7,407
	Independent	Judith McLaughlin	6.1%	1,999
	Peace and Prosperity	Peter Moss	3.9%	1,291
Total Votes			32,905

Vermont State Senate, Franklin District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Norman McAllister	42.8%	1,244
Dustin Degree	42.5%	1,236
Joe Sinagra	14.6%	425
Total Votes		2,905

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Vermont State Senate Franklin District raised a total of $1,078,888. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $25,090 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Vermont State Senate Franklin District

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$88,579	5	$17,716
2014	$71,868	5	$14,374
2012	$597,943	6	$99,657
2010	$39,531	4	$9,883
2008	$63,120	4	$15,780
2006	$69,637	4	$17,409
2004	$50,932	5	$10,186
2002	$53,559	5	$10,712
2000	$43,719	5	$8,744
Total	$1,078,888	43	$25,090