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2000Final results

2000 election for Vermont Senate District BEN

Vermont State Senate · Vermont

2 seats: Gerald P. Morrisey (R), Dick Sears (D) won.

2 seats
Gerald P. MorriseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
36.0%9,754
Dick SearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.7%9,377
Mark ShepardRepublican
29.3%7,930
27,061 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+15.71994R+2.11996R+12.51998D+8.42000R+4.72002R+11.52004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET