Russ Ingalls
Vermont State Senator, District ESX since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Vermont State Senator, District ESXBorn 1964
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 1
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 1.3%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +93.0
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Agriculture · chair
- Canvassing
- Capitol Complex Flood Recovery Special
- Institutions
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ingalls sits in the Vermont State Senate
Ingalls is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Terry Williams, Bob Norris, Steven Heffernan
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Ingalls’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Vermont State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ingalls’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Ingalls | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | S 190: An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board | No | No | Yes | Passed 17–13 |
| May 27, 2026 | H 772: An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of… | No | No | Yes | Failed 15–16 |
| May 27, 2026 | S 325: An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–3 |
| May 26, 2026 | H 955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–2 |
| May 20, 2026 | H 550: An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–2 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ingalls was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vermont State Senate, SD-ESX | Won | R+93.0 | R+10.2 | +82.8 |
| 2024 | Vermont State Senate, ESX | Won | — | R+10.2 | — |
| 2022 | Vermont State Senate, ESX | Won | R+97.4 | R+1.8 | +95.6 |
| 2020 | Vermont State Senate, SD-E-O | Won | D+2.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Ingalls has held
- Vermont State Senate, District ESX · since 2022
- Vermont State Senate, District E-O · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ingalls has run against
- Write-in (I) · 2026 election, won
- Samuel Swope (I) · 2022 election, won
- Robert A. Starr Jr. (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Ingalls
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ec8b2fa8-32e3-43ef-a8e9-101958b5d652
- Wikidata Q115214954
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET