Sarah Copeland Hanzas
Last held office: Vermont Secretary of State (2022–2026). Ran in 12 elections between 2004 and 2024, winning 12. Won the 2026 race for Vermont Secretary of State.
Last office: Vermont Secretary of StateBorn 1970
- Last margin
- +26.6
- Won 2026
- Elections
- 13
- 2004–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Hanzas 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)
Every race Hanzas has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hanzas 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 Secretary of State | General | Won | Brooke Paige (R), Rachel Shaw (PRG), Write-in (I) | 59.2% | D+26.6 | D+32.8 | |
| 2024 | Vermont Secretary of State | General | Won | Brooke Paige (R) | 59.6% | D+19.4 | D+32.8 | |
| 2022 | Vermont Secretary of State | General | Won | Brooke Paige (R), Chris Winter (I), John Odum (I) | 65% | D+30.3 | D+36.6 | |
| 2020 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Zachary Michael Lang (R) | 59.6% | D+19.7 | — | |
| 2018 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 95.1% | — | — | |
| 2016 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 94.8% | — | — | |
| 2014 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 96.4% | — | — | |
| 2014 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2012 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Mary Daly (R) | 63.4% | D+26.7 | — | |
| 2010 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Mary Daly (R) | 59.5% | D+19.0 | — | |
| 2008 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Peg Coutermarsh (R) | 70.1% | D+40.2 | — | |
| 2006 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | |
| 2004 | Vermont House of Representatives, OR2 | General | Won | Robert Lefebvre (R) | 70.8% | D+41.5 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Hanzas has held
- Vermont Secretary of State · 2022–2026
- Vermont House of Representatives, District OR2 · 2004–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hanzas has run against
- Brooke Paige (R) · 2026 election, won
- Zachary Michael Lang (R) · 2020 election, won
- Mary Daly (R) · 2012 election, won
- Peg Coutermarsh (R) · 2008 election, won
- Robert Lefebvre (R) · 2004 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Hanzas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Wikidata Q18685503
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET