2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Vermont State House, District RUT BEN

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jessica Van Oort

Democratic/Progressive

Work: Pawlet Select Board member

Jessica Van Oort serves on the Pawlet Select Board.

Van Oort's campaign website

Sources for Van Oort

Jessica Van Oort: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Chris Pritchard

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, Rutland-Bennington district
Work: State Representative, Rutland-Bennington district; former automotive service manager

Chris Pritchard is the sitting State Representative for the Rutland-Bennington district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Chris Pritchard worked 40 years in automotive service, mostly as service manager at a Chevrolet/Volkswagen dealership in Manchester. He has served on the Rupert Select Board and planning commission and has been a Vermont hunter education instructor for 35 years.

Pritchard's committees

House Committee on Environment

Sources for Pritchard

Chris Pritchard: official member information (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Vermont General Assembly: current member roster (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.

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