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Vermont › Vermont House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Vermont House of Representatives: Washington-5 State House District
FusionEla Chapin has no major-party opponent.
Ela Chapin 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
DemocraticIncumbent
Ela Chapin
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+55: 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
- 5,386
- People per km²
- 29
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 57%
- White, no degree
- 41%of adults
- White 94%
- Hispanic 2%
- Black 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
2,347 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Elanor "Ela" Chapin (D)96.6%
Write-Ins (—)3.4%
2024 President Vote in this district
2,870 two-party votes · D+54.0 · D+55.5 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)77.0%
Donald Trump (R)23.0%
2022
2,012 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ela Chapin (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
2,760 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kimberly Jessup (D)72.1%
Matthew S Sellers (—)27.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
2,907 two-party votes · D+57.3 · D+52.8 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)78.7%
Donald Trump (R)21.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
2,330 two-party votes · D+50.0 · D+47.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)75.0%
Donald Trump (R)25.0%
Also on the ballot in Vermont
Neighboring districts
Lamoille-1 State HouseJed Lipsky—>99%Ind.>99%Ind. Lamoille-Washington State HouseDavid YacovoneSusanna Burnham2 seats>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Washington-1 State House—Kenneth GoslantR vs R2 seats>99%Rep.>99%Rep. Washington-2 State HouseCandice White—D vs D2 seats>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Washington-4 State HouseKate McCann—D vs D2 seats>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Washington-6 State HouseMarc Mihaly—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Washington-Chittenden State HouseTheresa A.M. Wood—D vs D2 seats>99%Dem.>99%Dem. Washington-Orange State HouseMelissa BattahGina GalfettiD flipD flip2 seats69%Dem.79%Dem.