Bennington (Vermont Senate district)

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
As of 2018, from Vermont General Assembly website.
 * Brian Campion, Democrat
 * Dick Sears Jr., Democrat

Candidates for 2018
The following information was obtained from the Vermont Secretary of State website.

Bennington County

 * Arlington
 * Bennington
 * Dorset
 * Glastenbury
 * Landgrove
 * Manchester
 * Peru
 * Pownal
 * Readsboro
 * Rupert
 * Sandgate
 * Searsburg
 * Shaftsbury
 * Stamford
 * Sunderland
 * Winhall
 * Woodford

Windham County

 * Somerset
 * Wilmington

Bennington County

 * Arlington
 * Bennington
 * Dorset
 * Glastenbury
 * Landgrove
 * Manchester
 * Peru
 * Pownal
 * Readsboro
 * Rupert
 * Sandgate
 * Searsburg
 * Shaftsbury
 * Stamford
 * Sunderland
 * Winhall
 * Woodford

Windham County

 * Wilmington