1994Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for Vermont Senate District BEN
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
2 seats: Fred Ehrich (R), Dick Sears (D) won.
2 seatsFred EhrichRepublican · winner
31.6%7,341
Dick SearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.4%7,072
Mary Ann CarlsonDemocrat · incumbent
23.0%5,348
Robert RussellRepublican
12.0%2,778
Michael A. SugarmanNatural Law
1.7%391
G. Lawrence MillsNatural Law
1.3%309
23,239 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Fred Ehrich (R)Dick Sears (D)Mary Ann Carlson (D)Robert Russell (R)
Also on the ballot: Michael A. Sugarman (Natural Law), 1.7%; G. Lawrence Mills (Natural Law), 1.3%