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Vermont, State House, District Rutland-2

Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District
Current incumbentsDave Potter Democratic Party
Tom Burditt Republican Party
Population8,871

Vermont's Rutland-2 state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Dave Potter and Republican Representative Tom Burditt.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 8,871 civilians reside within Vermont's Rutland-2 state house district. Vermont's state representatives represent an average of 4,172 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 4,059 residents.

About the office

Members of the Vermont House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Vermont legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in January.

Qualifications

The Vermont Constitution states, "No person shall be elected a Representative or a Senator until the person has resided in this State two years, the last year of which shall be in the legislative district for which the person is elected."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$723.27/week$125/day for lodging (including overnight) or $69/day (no overnight).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor must select a replacement to fill the vacant seat.

The Governor must select a replacement that will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. There are no deadlines set by statute on when a vacancy has to be filled.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 11, 2020. The filing deadline is May 28, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Dave Potter (D) and incumbent Tom Burditt (R) defeated Ken Fredette (D) in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dave Potter (D)
36.5
2,001

Tom Burditt (R)
33.6
1,842

Ken Fredette (D)
29.6
1,622
Other/Write-in votes
0.4
24

Total votes: 5,489
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Dave Potter and Ken Fredette advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dave Potter (D)
51.6
375

Ken Fredette (D)
48.4
352

Total votes: 727
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District (2 seats)

Incumbent Tom Burditt advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland 2 District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tom Burditt (R)
100
581

Total votes: 581

2016

Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.

Incumbent Dave Potter and incumbent Tom Burditt defeated Michael Stimpfel, Ronald Boucher and Ted Schaft in the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District general election.

Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-2 District General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dave Potter Incumbent 28.89% 2,127
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Burditt Incumbent 27.95% 2,058
Democratic Michael Stimpfel 14.61% 1,076
Republican Ronald Boucher 24.60% 1,811
Libertarian Ted Schaft 3.95% 291
Total Votes 7,363
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

Incumbent Dave Potter and Michael Stimpfel were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District Democratic primary.

Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-2 District Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dave Potter Incumbent 62.36% 454
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael Stimpfel 37.64% 274
Total Votes 728

Incumbent Tom Burditt and Ronald Boucher were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District Republican primary.

Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-2 District Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Burditt Incumbent 53.19% 559
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ronald Boucher 46.81% 492
Total Votes 1,051

2014

Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Rutland-2 has two state representatives. Incumbent Dave Potter was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Tom Burditt was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ted Schaft ran as a Libertarian candidate. Potter and Burditt defeated Schaft and Michael Stimpfel in the general election.

Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas "Tom" Burditt Incumbent 36.8% 1,539
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDave Potter Incumbent 36.5% 1,526
Democratic Michael Stimpfel 16.7% 698
Libertarian Ted Schaft 9.9% 414
Total Votes 4,177

2012

Elections for the office of Vermont House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democratic incumbent Dave Potter and Republican incumbent Tom Burditt defeated Democratic Ken Fredette and Republican Glenn Eno in the general election. Potter and Fredette were unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Burditt and Eno were unopposed in the Republican primary election.

Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland 2 District, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDave Potter Incumbent 30.2% 2,110
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom Burditt Incumbent 26.6% 1,856
Democratic Ken Fredette 24% 1,675
Republican Glenn Eno 19.2% 1,337
Total Votes 6,978

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District raised a total of $22,789. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,139 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Vermont House of Representatives Rutland-2 District

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $3,700 5 $740
2014 $650 4 $163
2012 $8,288 4 $2,072
2010 $100 1 $100
2008 $551 1 $551
2006 $1,883 1 $1,883
2004 $4,779 2 $2,390
2002 $2,043 1 $2,043
2000 $795 1 $795
Total $22,789 20 $1,139