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VTGOP Flips More State Legislative Seats Than Any Other State Republican Party

Government and Politics

November 11, 2024


According to data released by the National Council of State Legislatures Republicans across the country flipped around 50 of the 7386 seats in state legislatures across the country. (https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/election-outcomes-status-quo-in-the-states-despite-gop-gains-in-dc)

Vermont Republicans are responsible for flipping at least 25 of them (19 net in the House and 6 in the Senate)

Vermont Republicans grew from 37 House members to 56 as of today.
Vermont Republicans nearly doubled the size of our Senate caucus from 7 to 13.

We also retained the most popular Governor in the country with the highest vote total ever in the history of Vermont Governors.

And finally Vermont Republicans helped to retire the first statewide incumbent in 20 years when Republican John Rodgers defeated Progressive Democrat David Zuckerman.

Below is the full list of Republicans House & Senate Members who won on Election Night:

- Republicans who ran unopposed:

Jim Casey (R-Addison-Rutland) *pickup

John Kascenska (R-Essex-Caledonia)

Larry Labor (R-Essex-Orleans)

Carolyn Branagan (R-Franklin-1)

Ashley Bartley (R-Franklin-1)

Lynn Dickinson (R-Franklin-2)

Matthew Walker (R-Franklin-4)

Tom Oliver (R-Franklin-4)

Lisa Hango (R-Franklin-5)

Wayne Laroche (R-Franklin-5)

James Gregoire (R-Franklin-6)

Joshua Dobrovich (R-Orange-3)

Woodman Page (R-Orleans-2)

Ken Wells (R-Orleans-3) *pickup

Mark Higley (R-Orleans-Lamoille)

Michael Marcotte (R-Orleans-Lamoille)

Chris Brown (R-Rutland-3)

Eric Maguire (R-Rutland-5)

Alicia Malay (R-Rutland-8)

Bill Canfield (R-Rutland-10)

Jim Harrison (R-Rutland-11)

Richard Nelson (R-Orleans-1)

Pattie McCoy (R-Rutland-1)

- Incumbent Republians in contested races:

Casey Toof (R-Franklin-8)

Allen 'Penny' Demar (R-Franklin-7)

Mike Morgan (R-Grand Isle-Chittenden)

Beth Quimby (R-Caledonia-3)

Chris Taylor (R-Chittenden-Franklin)

Joe Parsons (R-Orange-Caledonia)

Tom Burditt (R-Rutland-2)

Ken Goslant (R-Washington-1)

Mary Morrissey (R-Bennington-5)

Topper McFaun (R-Washington-Orange)

Gina Galfetti (R-Washington-Orange)

- New Candidates who retained seats previously held by Republicans

Tony Micklus (R-Chittenden-Franklin)

David Bosch (R-Rutland-2)

Deborah Dolgin (R-Caledonia-Essex)

Christopher Howland (R-Rutland-4)

-  Republicans who defeated a Democrat to flip the seat

Thomas Charlton (R-Windsor-Windham) *pickup

Rob North (R-Addison-3) *pickup

Michael Boutin (R-Washington-3) *pickup

Leland Morgan (R-Grand Isle-Chittenden) *pickup

Sandy Pinsonault (R-Bennington-Rutland) *pickup

Kevin Winter (R-Rutland-Windsor) *pickup

Debbie Powers (R-Caledonia-1) *pickup

Mike Southworth (R-Caledonia-2) *pickup

Marty Feltus (R-Caledonia-3) *pickup

Gregg Burtt (R-Caledonia-Washington) *pickup

Todd Nielsen (R-Rutland-9) *pickup

Brenda Steady (R-Chittenden-25) *pickup

Joe Luneau (R-Franklin-3) *pickup

Christopher Keyser (R-Rutland-7) *pickup

Richard Bailey (R-Lamoille-2) *pickup

Chris Pritchard (R-Rutland-Bennington) *pickup

Mike Tagliavia (R-Orange-1) *pickup

Voranus Coffin (R-Windsor-2) *pickup

Seat Previously held by a Republican that flipped to Democrat:
Chittenden 19 (formerly held by Senator-elect Pat Brennan)

Also, Anne Donohue (Washington-1) decided not to run as a Republican in 2024 after caucusing with Republicans for over a decade. She retained her seat but the party did not contest her race and welcomes her back as an ally to the caucus.