Vermont State House Rutland-5 State House District
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Eric Maguire Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Eric Maguire (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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Uncontested
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Eric MaguireIncumbentRepublican
Source: sos.vermont.gov, dated Sep 23
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History (10 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 1,816
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric MaguireWon Republican 1,75496.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 623.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,430
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEric MaguireWon Republican 1,36895.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 624.3% - No results on file 2001 to 2021
- Votes for listed candidates
- 2,013
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin J. MullinWon(incumbent) Republican 2,013100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,604
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKevin J. MullinWon Republican 1,604100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,075
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve HowardWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,07651.9% RepublicanLori Mesli Republican 99948.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,816
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve HowardWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,07058.9% RepublicanRobert L. Schlachter Jr. Republican 74641.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,291
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve HowardWon Democratic 1,19051.9% RepublicanWilliam T. Matteson Republican 1,10148.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,682
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMerritt L. ThomasWon(incumbent) Republican 1,00960.0% DemocraticJames A. Beraldi Sr. Democratic 67340.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,694
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMerritt L. ThomasWon(incumbent) Republican 1,66698.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 281.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,696
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Vermont House of Representatives, Rutland-5 State House District, 1986 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMerritt L. ThomasWon Republican 91153.7% DemocraticDonald J. Chioffi(incumbent) Democratic 78546.3%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1986 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Vermont State House Rutland-5 State House District, election results 1986 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/vt/house/rutland-5. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:vt/sldl:rutland-5
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026