2008Final results
2008 election for Vermont Senate District BEN
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
2 seats: Dick Sears (D), Bob Hartwell (D) won.
2 seatsDick SearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.1%12,096
Bob HartwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%8,674
Gerald W. WoodardRepublican
16.7%5,166
Ruth HarvieRepublican
16.1%4,987
30,923 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET