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Vermont State Senate: Bennington Senatorial District

Vermont State Senate · Vermont

Seth Bongartz and Robert F. Plunkett won the district's 2 seats.

Named multi-member districtsProgressive PartyFusion voting

Seth BongartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.1%9,968
Robert F. PlunkettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.9%9,901
Lawrence "Spike" WhitmireRepublican
18.3%6,071
Josh R. WilliamsRepublican
15.4%5,095
Rachel ShawProgressive
6.4%2,106
Write-inOther party
0.1%23
33,164 votes

Source: Vermont Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenD+2.92024 SenateD+24.12024 Pres.D+24.02026 Senate

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Seth Bongartz
>99%
Lawrence "Spike" Whitmire
<1%
Projected margin
D+26.9
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Seth Bongartz (D)
Incumbent, Vermont State Senate, first elected 2024Robert F. Plunkett (D)
Incumbent, Vermont State Senate, first elected 2024Lawrence "Spike" Whitmire (R)Josh R. Williams (R)Rachel Shaw (PRG)

Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%