2002Final results
2002 election for Vermont Senate District BEN
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
2 seats: Dick Sears (D), Mark Shepard (R) won.
2 seatsDick SearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.2%7,229
Mark ShepardRepublican · winner
26.6%6,351
Judy MurphyDemocrat
24.2%5,776
Ezekiel S. CrossRepublican
19.1%4,556
23,912 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