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Vermont State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Vermont State Senate: Orleans Senatorial District

A district of about 24,000 people, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+4.8 relative to the nation for president.

Sam Douglass (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+4.813th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican9th seat · the majority lineDistrict ORL

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.

20222024
Vermont State SenateD+16.5R+18.8

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 ORL.

Adults with a bachelor's degree32% 13th pct · 14th of 16 in VT

Lower than 87% of seats.

White adults without a degree64% 87th pct · 3rd of 16 in VT

Higher than 87% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 47th pct · 9th of 16 in VT

Lower than 53% of seats.

Black residents0% 20th pct · 13th of 16 in VT

Lower than 80% of seats.

Asian residents0% 7th pct · 15th of 16 in VT

Lower than 93% of seats.

People per square mile30 7th pct · 15th of 16 in VT

Less dense than 93% 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 RUT
35% college gradsD+3.2SplitDistrict CAL
34% college gradsD+17.5Held RDistrict FRA
28% college gradsR+4.1Held RDistrict ESX
28% college gradsR+8.1Held 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. John Morley III (R)
    2027– · Won 2026 unopposed
  2. Samuel A. Douglass (R)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 18.8
  3. Robert A. Starr (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 16.5

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