2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Vermont State Senate, District WAS 1

3 seats. 6 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Vote for up to 3.

Candidates

Ann Cummings

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, Washington district
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State Senator, Washington district; retired realtor; former Montpelier mayor

Ann Cummings is the sitting State Senator for the Washington district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Ann Cummings has served in the Vermont Senate since 1997. She is a retired realtor and a former mayor of Montpelier.

Cummings's committees

  • Senate Committee on Finance (Chair)
  • Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
  • Health Reform Oversight Committee
  • Joint Fiscal Committee (ex officio)
  • Joint Transportation Oversight Committee (ex officio)
  • Barre Granite and Ethnic Culture Museum Steering Committee
  • Emergency Board
  • Income-Based Education Tax Study Committee
  • Minimum Wage Study Committee
  • Special Committee on Capitol Complex Flood Recovery
  • Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Board of Directors
  • Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont
  • Steering Group for the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

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Rob Laclair

Republican

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Former Vermont state representative (Washington-2), Barre Town

Rob Laclair represented the Washington-2 district in the Vermont House, serving as ranking member of the House Government Operations Committee and assistant minority leader in the 2021-2022 session. He was previously vice chair of the Barre Town Selectboard, served on the U-32 School Board, and was president and captain of the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department.

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Christopher A. Neddo

Republican

We haven't found a sourced summary for Christopher A. Neddo yet.

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Andrew Perchlik

Democratic/ProgressiveIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, Washington district (since 2019)
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State Senator, Washington district; former director, Vermont Clean Energy Development Fund

Andrew Perchlik has served as State Senator for the Washington district in the Vermont General Assembly since 2019.

Andrew Perchlik has served in the Vermont Senate since 2019. He directed Vermont's Clean Energy Development Fund, was founding executive director of the trade group Renewable Energy Vermont, served on the Marshfield Selectboard (2014-2017) and was a Peace Corps volunteer.

Perchlik's committees

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations (Chair)
  • Senate Committee on Transportation
  • Government Accountability Committee
  • Health Reform Oversight Committee
  • Joint Fiscal Committee (ex officio)
  • Joint Public Pension Oversight Committee
  • Joint Transportation Oversight Committee (ex officio)
  • Barre Granite and Ethnic Culture Museum Steering Committee
  • Emergency Board
  • Income-Based Education Tax Study Committee
  • Senate Workgroup on Lessons Learned
  • Special Committee on Capitol Complex Flood Recovery
  • Vermont Higher Education Endowment Trust Fund Council

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Peter Schmeeckle

Republican

We haven't found a sourced summary for Peter Schmeeckle yet.

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Anne Watson

Democratic/ProgressiveIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, Washington district
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State Senator, Washington district; science and math teacher

Anne Watson is the sitting State Senator for the Washington district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Anne Watson has served in the Vermont Senate since 2023. She has taught science and math since 2004, served on the Montpelier City Council from 2012, and was elected mayor of Montpelier in 2018, 2020 and 2022.

Watson's committees

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Chair)
  • Senate Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel
  • Canvassing Committee
  • Joint Legislative Environmental Oversight Committee
  • Barre Granite and Ethnic Culture Museum Steering Committee
  • Land Use Review Board Nominating Committee
  • Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel
  • Petroleum Clean-Up Fund Advisory Committee
  • Renewable Energy Standard Working Group
  • Water Quality, Lake Classification, and Antidegradation Study Group

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Candidate list and race details

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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