2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Vermont State House, District BEN RUT

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Find your exact ballot All Vermont legislative districts

Candidates

Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, Bennington-Rutland district
Work: State Representative, Bennington-Rutland district; Dorset town clerk and treasurer

Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault is the sitting State Representative for the Bennington-Rutland district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault has served in the Vermont House since 2025. She has been Dorset's town treasurer since 2000 and town clerk since 2005, and was named Town Clerk of the Year by the Vermont Municipal Clerks' and Treasurers' Association in 2009.

Pinsonault's committees

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
House Discrimination Prevention Panel
Canvassing Committee

Sources for Pinsonault

Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault: official member information (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Vermont General Assembly: current member roster (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Sandra "Sandy" Pinsonault: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Mike Rice

Democratic

Work: Former state representative (Bennington-Rutland, elected 2022); food and agriculture policy

Mike Rice was elected to the Vermont House from the Bennington-Rutland district in 2022 and served on the leadership team of the Climate Solutions Caucus. He holds a master's degree in food and agriculture law and policy from Vermont Law School, has worked in operations for a small Vermont dairy farm and creamery, and has worked on regional food system projects with the Northeast Organic Farming Association.

Sources for Rice

Representative Mike Rice (2023-2024 session) (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)

Sources

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.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.