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Vermont › Vermont State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Vermont State Senate: Lamoille Senatorial District
FusionRichard Westman has no major-party opponent.
Richard Westman 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
Richard Westman
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+31: 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
- 27,285
- People per km²
- 24
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 40%
- White, no degree
- 55%of adults
- White 91%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
11,726 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Richard A. Westman (D)66.5%
Maureen A. Heck (I)33.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
12,138 two-party votes · D+30.2 · D+31.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)65.1%
Donald Trump (R)34.9%
2022
8,003 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Richard A Westman (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
11,477 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Richard A Westman (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
11,871 two-party votes · D+35.1 · D+30.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)67.6%
Donald Trump (R)32.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
8,845 two-party votes · D+26.6 · D+24.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)63.3%
Donald Trump (R)36.7%
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