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.