2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Vermont State House, District BEN 5

2 seats. 3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Thomas "Tom" Blakely

Democratic

Work: Information technology consultant; former IT architect, CSX

Thomas "Tom" Blakely works in information technology consulting and was an information technology architect at CSX.

Sources for Blakely

Thomas "Tom" Blakely: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Mary A. Morrissey

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, Bennington-5 district (since 1997)
Work: State Representative, Bennington-5 district (since 1997)

Mary A. Morrissey has served as State Representative for the Bennington-5 district in the Vermont General Assembly since 1997.

Mary A. Morrissey has served in the Vermont House since 1997. She serves on the boards of the Bennington Chamber of Commerce, Green Mountain Public Transit and the Center for Restorative Justice.

Morrissey's committees

House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

Sources for Morrissey

Mary A. Morrissey: official member information (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Vermont General Assembly: current member roster (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)

Michael Nigro

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, Bennington-5 district
Work: State Representative, Bennington-5 district; former home health agency director

Michael Nigro is the sitting State Representative for the Bennington-5 district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Michael Nigro served in the Vermont House in 2021-2022 and again since 2025. He worked 10 years in behavioral health, including directing a residential facility for teenagers in Rhode Island, and spent eight years as director of a Medicare-certified home health agency in Vermont.

Nigro's committees

House Committee on Appropriations

Sources for Nigro

Michael Nigro: official member information (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Vermont General Assembly: current member roster (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)

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Candidate list and race details

2026 General Election Candidate Listing (qualified candidates), last updated 9/23/2026 (Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division, Public record)

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
Everything else: Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: mvp.vermont.gov.
Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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