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Vermont › Vermont House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Vermont House of Representatives: Rutland-3 State House District
FusionChris Brown has no major-party opponent.
Chris Brown has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
Progressive Party
Vermont's Progressive Party holds legislative seats and caucuses with the Democrats, so its candidates are forecast on the Democratic side and its seats count toward that majority.
Fusion voting
Candidates can run with several party nominations, often Democratic and Progressive (listed as 'Democratic/Progressive'), and their votes count together. The forecast uses the first-listed party.
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Chris Brown
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+2: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 4,453
- People per km²
- 41
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 38%
- White, no degree
- 57%of adults
- White 93%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 1%
- Other / multiracial 2%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
1,781 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Chris Brown (R)97.0%
Write-Ins (—)3.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
2,089 two-party votes · R+3.4 · R+1.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)51.7%
Kamala Harris (D)48.3%
2022
1,629 votes · R+2.6✓ Jarrod E Sammis (R)51.3%
Mary Droege (D)48.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
6,482 votes · R+21.8✓ William Canfield (R)40.2%
✓ Robert Helm (R)34.0%
Robert Richards (D)25.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
2,094 two-party votes · D+0.7 · R+3.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)50.3%
Donald Trump (R)49.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
1,600 two-party votes · R+0.8 · R+3.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)50.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)49.6%
Also on the ballot in Vermont
Neighboring districts
Addison-Rutland State HouseJonathan HescockJim CaseyD flipD flip77%Dem.92%Dem. Rutland-1 State House—Patricia McCoy>99%Rep.>99%Rep. Rutland-2 State HouseMarsha CasselTom Burditt2 seats77%Rep.62%Rep. Rutland-8 State HouseGenevieve DuchesneauAlicia MalayD flipD flip91%Dem.75%Dem. Rutland-10 State House—Bill CanfieldR vs R>99%Rep.>99%Rep.