Bennington (Vermont Senate district)
43°03′N 73°06′W / 43.05°N 73.10°W[1]
The Bennington district is one of 16 districts of the Vermont Senate. The current district plan is included in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2020 U.S. census, which applies to legislatures elected in 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030.
The Bennington district includes all of Bennington County and the unorganized town of Somerset and the town of Wilmington from Windham County.
As of the 2010 census, the state as a whole had a population of 625,741. As there are a total of 30 senators, there were 20,858 residents per senator.
As of the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827. As there are a total of 30 senators, there were 20,294 residents per senator. The Bennington district had a population of 39,219 in that same census. The district is apportioned two senators. This equals 19,610 residents per senator, 3.37% below the state average.
District senators
[edit]As of 2018, from Vermont General Assembly website.[2]
Candidates for 2018
[edit]The following information was obtained from the Vermont Secretary of State website.[3]
| Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|
| Brian Campion (3,570 votes) | Brian Campion (write-in, 87 votes) |
| Dick Sears (3,828 votes) | Dick Sears (write-in, 110 votes) |
Towns and cities in the Addison district
[edit]Bennington County
[edit]- Arlington
- Bennington
- Dorset
- Glastenbury
- Landgrove
- Manchester
- Peru
- Pownal
- Readsboro
- Rupert
- Sandgate
- Searsburg
- Shaftsbury
- Stamford
- Sunderland
- Winhall
- Woodford
Windham County
[edit]Towns and cities in the Bennington district, 2002–2012 elections
[edit]Bennington County
[edit]- Arlington
- Bennington
- Dorset
- Glastenbury
- Landgrove
- Manchester
- Peru
- Pownal
- Readsboro
- Rupert
- Sandgate
- Searsburg
- Shaftsbury
- Stamford
- Sunderland
- Winhall
- Woodford
Windham County
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Vermont Senate Districts 2012", Vermont Open Geodata Portal, retrieved August 29, 2018
- ^ "Find a Legislator", Vermont General Assembly, 2018, retrieved August 30, 2018
- ^ Election Results, Vermont Secretary of State, August 2018, choose August 14, 2018 primary election, Senate, Addison, and each possible party, archived from the original on August 11, 2017, retrieved August 30, 2018
External links
[edit]- Redistricting information from Vermont Legislature
- 2002 and 2012 Redistricting information from Vermont Legislature
- Map of Vermont Senate districts and statistics (PDF) 2002–2012
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