2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Vermont Senate District ADD
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
2 seats: Claire Ayer (D), Gerry F. Gossens (D) won.
2 seatsClaire AyerDemocrat · winner
31.2%9,315
Gerry F. GossensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%8,384
Tom BahreRepublican · incumbent
22.0%6,559
Margaret BarnesRepublican
18.7%5,566
29,824 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET