2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Vermont State Senate, District ORA 1

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

John K. Benson

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, Orange district
Work: State Senator, Orange district; professional engineer (retired managing partner, DuBois & King)

John K. Benson is the sitting State Senator for the Orange district in the Vermont General Assembly.

John K. Benson is a professional engineer who was a managing partner of DuBois & King, Inc., in Randolph until retiring in 2021. He has served Brookfield on its selectboard and as fire chief and emergency management coordinator, and was named Vermont Engineer of the Year in 2018.

Benson's committees

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Senate Committee on Institutions (Clerk)

Sources for Benson

John K. Benson: official member information (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Vermont General Assembly: current member roster (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)

Monique Priestley

Democratic/Progressive

In office now: State Representative, Orange-2 district
Work: State Representative, Orange-2 district; technology and economic development consultant; founder, The Space On Main

Monique Priestley currently serves as the State Representative for the Orange-2 district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Monique Priestley has served in the Vermont House since 2023. She founded the nonprofit community workspace The Space On Main in 2017 and led it as executive director, now provides technology and economic development consulting, and has spent 24 years in technology roles, including as director of digital for CampusCE Corporation.

Priestley's committees

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development (Clerk)
Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee (Vice Chair)
Board of Trustees of University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

Priestley's campaign website

Sources for Priestley

Monique Priestley: official member information (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Vermont General Assembly: current member roster (Vermont General Assembly, Public record)
Monique Priestley: candidate profile (BallotReady, 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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