Vermont State House Washington-5 State House District
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Ela Chapin Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Ela ChapinDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Ela Chapin (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- Earlier results
- Ela Chapin (Democratic) was unopposed, 2022Kimberly Jessup (Democratic) won by 44.3 points, 2020, older linesAll 17 elections
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 2,347
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEla ChapinWonName as filed: Elanor "Ela" Chapin Democratic 2,26896.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 793.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,067
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEla ChapinWon Democratic 2,01297.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 552.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,760
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKimberly JessupWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,99172.1% OtherMatthew S. Sellers Other 76927.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,950
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKimberly JessupWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,950100.0%
- 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
- 1992 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.
All elections (17 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 2,347
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEla ChapinWonName as filed: Elanor "Ela" Chapin Democratic 2,26896.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 793.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,067
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEla ChapinWon Democratic 2,01297.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 552.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,760
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKimberly JessupWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,99172.1% OtherMatthew S. Sellers Other 76927.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,950
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKimberly JessupWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,950100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,689
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKimberly JessupWon Democratic 1,27247.3% RepublicanDexter Lefavour Republican 76628.5% OtherCarl Etnier Other 43316.1% IndependentMatt Swenson Independent 2148.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 1,577
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTony KleinWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,52696.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 513.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,126
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTony KleinWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,126100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,210
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWarren F. KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,75344.3% DemocraticMary HooperWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,55641.2% OtherJames P. Merriam Other 90114.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,791
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary HooperWon Democratic 3,08639.6% DemocraticWarren F. KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,02238.8% IndependentJim Sheridan Independent 1,68321.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,610
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrancis K. BrooksWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,34450.6% DemocraticWarren KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,26649.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,479
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrancis K. BrooksWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,79550.7% DemocraticWarren KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,68449.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,194
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrancis K. BrooksWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,33132.4% DemocraticWarren KitzmillerWon Democratic 1,92726.8% RepublicanJimmy Johnston Republican 1,15416.0% IndependentJim Sheridan Independent 1,15116.0% OtherJesse Rosado Other 6318.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,650
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrancis K. BrooksWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,80736.7% DemocraticKaren B. KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,78536.4% RepublicanMichael R. Doyle Republican 1,08614.2% RepublicanJill R. McDermott Republican 97212.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,020
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrancis K. BrooksWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,49041.4% DemocraticKaren B. KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,45040.7% RepublicanThomas R. Sparrow Republican 85814.3% LibertarianAndy Hooper Libertarian 2223.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,774
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrancis K. BrooksWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,88642.6% DemocraticKaren B. KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,49136.8% RepublicanDorothy Hayden Republican 1,12816.6% IndependentFredd Lee Independent 2694.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,599
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrancis K. BrooksWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,07631.5% DemocraticKaren B. KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 1,75426.6% RepublicanJohn H. Thetford Republican 1,17117.8% RepublicanEdward M. Larson Republican 1,14817.4% IndependentJim Varney Independent 2684.1% OtherDylan Bate Other 1822.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,964
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-5 State House District, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticFrancis K. BrooksWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,23746.5% DemocraticKaren B. KitzmillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,75039.5% RepublicanJudson S. Blakely Republican 97714.0%
- 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
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
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