2018 Vermont House of Representatives election

The 2018 Vermont House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Vermont voters will elect state representatives in all 150 seats. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Vermont House of Representatives. A primary election on August 14, 2018, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6 general election ballot.

2018 Vermont House of Representatives election

November 6, 2018

All 150 seats in the Vermont House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mitzi Johnson Donald Turner, Jr.
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Grand Isle-Chittenden Chittenden-10
Seats before 83 53
Seats won 95 43
Seat change 12 10
Popular vote 209,630 106,709
Percentage 58.52% 29.79%
Swing 7.94% 8.37%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Prog
Leader Robin Chesnut-Tangerman
Party Progressive Independent
Leader's seat Rutland-Bennigton
Seats before 7 7
Seats won 7 5
Seat change 2
Popular vote 21,420 20,438
Percentage 5.98% 5.71%
Swing 0.27% 0.44%

Results:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Progressive hold
     Independent hold

Speaker before election

Mitzi Johnson
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Mitzi Johnson
Democratic

Following the 2016 State House elections, Democrats maintained effective control of the House with a 97 member caucus (83 Democrats, 7 Independents, and 7 Progressives). Before the election, to take control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans would have needed to net 23 State House seats. However, instead the Democrats instead gained 12 seats, increasing their majorities.

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