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2004Final results

2004 election for Vermont Senate District BEN

Vermont State Senate · Vermont

2 seats: Dick Sears (D), Mark Shepard (R) won.

2 seats
Dick SearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.3%10,966
Mark ShepardRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.1%8,856
Sally TreatRepublican
20.8%7,049
20.7%7,035
33,906 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+12.51998D+8.42000R+4.72002R+11.52004D+27.52006D+25.32008

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