2006Final results
2006 election for Vermont Senate District BEN
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
2 seats: Dick Sears (D), Bob Hartwell (D) won.
2 seatsDick SearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.3%10,055
Bob HartwellDemocrat · winner
28.0%6,979
Alan Miles MacdougallRepublican
15.9%3,965
Winfield P. GatesRepublican
15.9%3,957
24,956 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET