Vermont State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Vermont State Senate: Chittenden Central Senatorial District

A district of about 56,000 people, 57% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+73.0 relative to the nation for president.

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+73.01st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican9th seat · the majority lineDistrict CHC

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.

2026
Vermont State SenateD+49.3

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 CHC.

Adults with a bachelor's degree57% 93rd pct · 2nd of 16 in VT

Higher than 93% of seats.

White adults without a degree34% 7th pct · 15th of 16 in VT

Lower than 93% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 100th pct · 1st of 16 in VT

Highest of 16 seats.

Black residents4% 100th pct · 1st of 16 in VT

Highest of 16 seats.

Asian residents6% 100th pct · 1st of 16 in VT

Highest of 16 seats.

People per square mile2,178 100th pct · 1st of 16 in VT

Densest of 16 seats.

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

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Nikhil Goyal (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 49.3
  2. Martine Larocque Gulick (D)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 88.7, 2026 by 52.3
  3. Tanya Vyhovsky (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 39.8, 2024 by 87.2, 2026 by 44.1
  4. Phil Baruth (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 48.1, 2024 by 88.5
  5. Martine Larocquegulick (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 44.9

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