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Vermont State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Vermont State Senate: Addison Senatorial District

A district of about 43,000 people, 44% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+39.0 relative to the nation for president.

Ruth Hardy (D) · since Nov 6, 2018Steven Heffernan (R) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 16 seats

Every Vermont State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+39.05th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican9th seat · the majority lineDistrict ADD

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

202220242026
Vermont State SenateD+34.0R+2.9D+22.4

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Vermont Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 16 seats. Small marks are other seats in Vermont. The black marker is District ADD.

Adults with a bachelor's degree44% 60th pct · 7th of 16 in VT

Higher than 60% of seats.

White adults without a degree52% 40th pct · 10th of 16 in VT

Lower than 60% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 87th pct · 3rd of 16 in VT

Higher than 87% of seats.

Black residents1% 47th pct · 9th of 16 in VT

Lower than 53% of seats.

Asian residents2% 80th pct · 4th of 16 in VT

Higher than 80% of seats.

People per square mile47 27th pct · 12th of 16 in VT

Less dense than 73% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

District WDH
45% college gradsD+46.7Held DDistrict LAM
40% college gradsD+31.4Held RDistrict GRI
43% college gradsD+35.6Flipped DDistrict BEN
42% college gradsD+25.4Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Hannah Sessions (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 23.1
  2. Steven Heffernan (R)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 2.9
  3. Ruth Hardy (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 34.0, 2024 by 3.2, 2026 by 22.4
  4. Christopher Bray (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 34.7

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