RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general
Lawrence "Spike" Whitmire
Lost the 2026 race for Vermont State Senate: Bennington Senatorial District.
- Last margin
- −11.8
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Whitmire has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Whitmire won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vermont State Senate: Bennington Senatorial District | General | Lost | Seth Bongartz (D), Robert F. Plunkett (D) | 18.3% | D+11.8 | D+24.1 | |
| 2024 | Vermont State Senate, SD-BEN | General | Lost | Seth Bongartz (D), Rob Plunkett (D), Joseph "Joe" Gervais (R) | 9.6% | D+17.7 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who Whitmire has run against
- Seth Bongartz (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Seth Bongartz (D) · 2024 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)
The seat
- Vermont State Senate: Bennington Senatorial District · lean D+25.4 · 9th most Democratic of 16
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)