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Vermont State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Vermont State Senate: Bennington Senatorial District

A district of about 42,000 people, 42% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+25.4 relative to the nation for president.

Rob Plunkett (D) · since Nov 5, 2024Seth Bongartz (D) · 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+25.49th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican9th seat · the majority lineDistrict BEN

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.

20242026
Vermont State SenateD+2.9D+24.0

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 BEN.

Adults with a bachelor's degree42% 47th pct · 9th of 16 in VT

Lower than 53% of seats.

White adults without a degree55% 53rd pct · 8th of 16 in VT

Higher than 53% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 73rd pct · 5th of 16 in VT

Higher than 73% of seats.

Black residents1% 67th pct · 6th of 16 in VT

Higher than 67% of seats.

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

Lower than 53% of seats.

People per square mile51 33rd pct · 11th of 16 in VT

Less dense than 67% 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.

District LAM
40% college gradsD+31.4Held RDistrict WSR
44% college gradsD+38.1Held DDistrict ADD
44% college gradsD+39.0Held DDistrict CAL
34% college gradsD+17.5Held R

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. Seth Bongartz (D)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 7.5, 2026 by 24.3
  2. Rob Plunkett (D)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 2.9, 2026 by 24.0
  3. Dick Sears (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 99.3
  4. Brian Campion (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 99.2

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