The Bennington Senate District is one of 16 districts of the
Vermont Senate
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-m ...
. The current district plan is included in the
redistricting and
reapportionment plan developed by the
Vermont General Assembly
The Vermont General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Vermont, in the United States. The Legislature is formally known as the "General Assembly," but the style of "Legislature" is commonly used, including by the body itself. The G ...
following the
2020 U.S. Census
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, which applies to legislatures elected in 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030.
The Bennington district includes all of
Bennington County
Bennington County is a county in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,347. The shire towns (county seats) are jointly Bennington ("The Southshire") and Manchester ("The Northshire"), and the largest municipal ...
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
''As of 2018'', from Vermont General Assembly website.
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Brian Campion,
Democrat
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Dick Sears Jr.,
Democrat
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Candidates for 2018
The following information was obtained from the Vermont Secretary of State website.
Towns and cities in the Addison district
Bennington County
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Arlington
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Bennington
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Dorset
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Glastenbury
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Landgrove
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Manchester
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Pownal
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Readsboro
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Rupert
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Sandgate
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Searsburg
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Shaftsbury
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Stamford
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Sunderland
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Winhall
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Windham County
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Somerset
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Wilmington
Towns and cities in the Bennington District, 2002–2012 elections
Bennington County
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Arlington
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Bennington
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Dorset
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Glastenbury
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Landgrove
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Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
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Peru
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Pownal
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Readsboro
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Rupert
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Sandgate
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Searsburg
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Shaftsbury
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Stamford
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Sunderland
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Winhall
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Woodford Woodford may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Woodford, New South Wales
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*Woodford, Victoria
Canada
* Woodford, Ontario
England
*Woodford, Cornwall
* Woodford, Gloucestershire
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Windham County
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Wilmington
See also
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Bennington Vermont Senate District, 2002-2012
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Vermont Senate districts, 2012–2022
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-m ...
References
External links
Redistricting information from Vermont Legislature2002 and 2012 Redistricting information from Vermont LegislatureMap of Vermont Senate districts and statistics (PDF)2002–2012
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Bennington County, Vermont
Vermont Senate districts