Alison H. Clarkson

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Alison H. Clarkson electoral history
Alison H. Clarkson
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Majority Leader of the Vermont Senate
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
2004 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson28099.64%
Democratic Write-ins10.36%
Total votes281 100.00%
2004 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson1,50063.24%
Republican Preston J. Bristow Jr.87136.72%
Independent Write-ins10.04%
Total votes2,372 100.00%
2006 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district Democratic primary [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)49199.80%
Democratic Write-ins10.20%
Total votes492 100.00%
2006 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)1,67889.92%
Independent Write-ins18810.08%
Total votes1,866 100.00%
2008 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district Democratic primary [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)18998.95%
Democratic Write-ins21.05%
Total votes191 100.00%
2008 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)1,89980.95%
Republican Geoffrey Peterson43118.37%
Independent Write-ins160.68%
Total votes2,346 100.00%
2010 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district Democratic primary [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)68299.27%
Democratic Write-ins50.73%
Total votes687 100.00%
Blank and spoiled73
2010 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)1,57597.46%
Independent Write-ins412.54%
Total votes1,616 100.00%
Blank and spoiled273
2012 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district Democratic primary [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)305100.00%
Total votes305 100.00%
Blank and spoiled42
2012 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)2,24798.77%
Independent Write-ins281.23%
Total votes2,275 100.00%
Blank and spoiled342
2014 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district Democratic primary [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)10798.17%
Democratic Write-ins21.83%
Total votes109 100.00%
Blank and spoiled15
2014 Vermont House of Representatives Windsor 5th district election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)1,320100.00%
Total votes1,320 100.00%
2016 Vermont Senate Windsor district Democratic primary [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Richard McCormack (incumbent)5,38128.68%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson5,14527.43%
Democratic Alice Nitka (incumbent)4,44823.71%
Democratic Conor Kennedy3,72019.83%
Democratic Write-ins650.35%
Total votes18,759 100.00%
Blank and spoiled7,731
2016 Vermont Senate Windsor district election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson15,43620.72%
Democratic Alice Nitka (incumbent)14,43019.37%
Progressive Richard McCormack (incumbent)
Democratic Richard McCormack (incumbent)
Total Richard McCormack (incumbent)13,90518.66%
Republican Mark Donka9,83613.20%
Republican Randy A. Gray8,14810.94%
Republican Jack Williams7,46010.01%
Independent Scott D. Woodward5,1986.98%
Independent Write-ins870.12%
Total votes74,500 100.00%
Blank and spoiled21,764
2018 Vermont Senate Windsor district Democratic primary [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)4,69933.72%
Democratic Richard McCormack (incumbent)4,62133.16%
Democratic Alice Nitka (incumbent)4,51132.37%
Democratic Write-ins1030.74%
Total votes13,934 100.00%
Blank and spoiled5,440
2018 Vermont Senate Windsor district election [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson15,09123.03%
Democratic Alice Nitka (incumbent)14,27621.78%
Progressive Richard McCormack (incumbent)
Democratic Richard McCormack (incumbent)
Total Richard McCormack (incumbent)13,59120.74%
Republican Randy A. Gray7,18310.96%
Republican Wayne D. Townsend6,88210.50%
Republican Jack Williams6,3899.75%
Independent Mason Wade2,0553.14%
Independent Write-ins650.10%
Total votes65,532 100.00%
Blank and spoiled15,537
2020 Vermont Senate Windsor district Democratic primary [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson (incumbent)8,16433.69%
Democratic Richard McCormack (incumbent)8,03033.13%
Democratic Alice Nitka (incumbent)7,88332.53%
Democratic Write-ins1580.65%
Total votes24,235 100.00%
Blank and spoiled8,471
2020 Vermont Senate Windsor district election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alison H. Clarkson19,08423.33%
Democratic Richard McCormack (incumbent)17,47721.36%
Democratic Alice Nitka (incumbent)
Republican Alice Nitka (incumbent)
Total Alice Nitka (incumbent)16,72620.45%
Republican Jack Williams9,70211.86%
Republican Michael Jasinski Sr.9,63211.77%
Independent Keith Stern4,6055.63%
Independent Doug Wilberding2,8553.49%
Independent Mason Wade1,4711.80%
Independent Write-ins2510.31%
Total votes81,803 100.00%
Blank and spoiled28,285

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