2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Vermont State Senate, District FRA 1

2 seats. 4 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Alexander Bobella

Democratic

Work: Outreach and support coordinator, Vermont Agency of Human Services

Alexander Bobella is an outreach and support coordinator with the Vermont Agency of Human Services (Vermont Chronic Care Initiative). He co-leads an employee resource group at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

Sources for Bobella

Alexander Bobella: candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Randy Brock

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, Franklin district
Work: State Senator, Franklin district; former Fidelity Investments executive; former State Auditor

Randy Brock is the sitting State Senator for the Franklin district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Randy Brock was Vermont's auditor of accounts from 2005 to 2007, served in the Senate from 2009 to 2013 and again since 2017, and was Senate Minority Leader from 2020 to 2024. He was executive vice president for risk oversight and general auditor at Fidelity Investments, is a certified fraud examiner, and served as a Military Police captain in Vietnam.

Brock's committees

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs (Vice Chair)
Senate Committee on Finance
Senate Ethics Panel
Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee
Judicial Rules Committee
Agricultural Worker Labor and Employment Laws Study Committee
Commission on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Senate Workgroup on Lessons Learned (Co-Chair)
Small Business Solutions Task Force
Summer Government Accountability Committee (Co-Chair)
Task Force to Revitalize the Vermont Dairy Industry
Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future
Vermont Film and Media Industry Task Force

Sources for Brock

Randy Brock: official member information (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Vermont General Assembly: current member roster (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)

Robert W. Norris

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, Franklin district (since 2023)
Work: State Senator, Franklin district; retired Franklin County Sheriff

Robert W. Norris has served as State Senator for the Franklin district in the Vermont General Assembly since 2023.

Robert W. Norris has served in the Vermont Senate since 2023 after a House term (2021-2022). He retired in 2019 after 30 years in law enforcement, the last 20 as Franklin County sheriff, and is moderator for the Town of Sheldon.

Norris's committees

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate Committee on Judiciary (Vice Chair)
Canvassing Committee
Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee
County and Regional Governance Study Committee
Judicial Nominating Board
State Aid for School Construction Working Group

Sources for Norris

Robert W. Norris: official member information (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Vermont General Assembly: current member roster (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)

A. Gregory Rainville

Democratic

Work: Farmer; attorney; retired Vermont Superior Court judge

A. Gregory Rainville is a farmer and lifelong Franklin County resident who spent a 40-year career as an attorney and Vermont Superior Court judge before retiring from the bench. He has also owned a retail business.

Sources for Rainville

Greg Rainville for Vermont State Senate (Greg Rainville campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
A. Gregory Rainville (The Ballot Brief, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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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