Vermont, State House, District Franklin-3-1

Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District
Current incumbents	Mike McCarthy
	Casey Toof
Population	8,583

Vermont's Franklin-3-1 state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Mike McCarthy and Republican Representative Casey Toof.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 8,583 civilians reside within Vermont's Franklin-3-1 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
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 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 Franklin 3-1 District (2 seats)

Casey Toof (R) and Mike McCarthy (D) defeated Kate Larose (D) and James Fitzgerald (R) in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Casey Toof (R)	27.7	1,465
✔	Mike McCarthy (D)	25.9	1,370
	Kate Larose (D)	25.3	1,338
	James Fitzgerald (R)	20.9	1,106
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 5,281

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (2 seats)

Mike McCarthy and Kate Larose advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike McCarthy (D)	52.4	453
✔	Kate Larose (D)	47.6	411

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

Total votes: 864

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District (2 seats)

Casey Toof and James Fitzgerald advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3-1 District on August 14, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Casey Toof (R)	54.2	400
✔	James Fitzgerald (R)	45.8	338

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

Total votes: 738

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 Kathleen Keenan and incumbent Corey Parent defeated Mike McCarthy and Claude Bouchard in the Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District general election.

Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin-3-1 District General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kathleen Keenan Incumbent	24.63%	1,484
	Republican	Corey Parent Incumbent	33.25%	2,003
	Democratic	Mike McCarthy	23.47%	1,414
	Republican	Claude Bouchard	18.64%	1,123
Total Votes			6,024
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Mike McCarthy and incumbent Kathleen Keenan were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District Democratic primary.

Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin-3-1 District Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike McCarthy	50.17%	443
	Democratic	Kathleen Keenan Incumbent	49.83%	440
Total Votes			883

Claude Bouchard and incumbent Corey Parent were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District Republican primary.

Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin-3-1 District Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Claude Bouchard	39.76%	359
	Republican	Corey Parent Incumbent	60.24%	544
Total Votes			903

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. Franklin-3-1 has two state representatives. Incumbents Kathleen Keenan and Mike McCarthy were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Claude Bouchard and Corey Parent were unopposed in the Republican primary. Keenan and Parent defeated Bouchard and McCarthy in the general election.

Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Corey Parent	33.8%	1,348
	Democratic	Kathleen C. Keenan Incumbent	24.6%	981
	Democratic	Mike McCarthy Incumbent	23.1%	923
	Republican	Claude Bouchard	18.6%	742
Total Votes			3,994

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 Kathleen Keenan and Democratic Mike McCarthy defeated Republicans Casey Toof and Stephen Trahan in the general election. Keenan and McCarthy were unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Toof and Trahan defeated Claude Bouchard in the Republican primary election.

Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin 3-1 District, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kathleen Keenan Incumbent	29.6%	1,662
	Democratic	Mike McCarthy	25.3%	1,419
	Republican	Casey Toof	24.9%	1,399
	Republican	Stephen Trahan	20.1%	1,130
Total Votes			5,610

Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin 3-1 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Casey Toof	40.5%	270
Stephen Trahan	35.5%	237
Claude Bouchard	24%	160
Total Votes		667

Campaign contributions

From 2012 to 2016, candidates for Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District raised a total of $95,600. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $7,967 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Vermont House of Representatives Franklin-3-1 District

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$40,359	4	$10,090
2014	$37,057	4	$9,264
2012	$18,184	4	$4,546
Total	$95,600	12	$7,967