2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Vermont State Senate, District WDR 1

3 seats. 7 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Elizabeth Burrows

Democratic/Progressive

In office now
State Representative, Windsor-1 district (since 2021)
Work
State Representative, Windsor-1 district; freelance writer and editor

Elizabeth Burrows has served as State Representative for the Windsor-1 district in the Vermont General Assembly since 2021.

Elizabeth Burrows has served in the Vermont House since 2021. She has worked as a freelance writer and editor, including as an industry editor at Hoover's, and founded and published Pozor magazine in Prague.

Burrows's committees

  • House Committee on General and Housing
  • House Discrimination Prevention Panel (Chair)
  • Basic Needs Budget Technical Advisory Committee

Sources for Burrows

Jonathan Gleason

Republican

Work
General manager, Bellows Falls Country Club; ski instructor

Jonathan Gleason is general manager of the Bellows Falls Country Club and has worked as a ski instructor for Vail Resorts.

Sources for Gleason

Joe Izzo

Independent

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Joe Major

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, Windsor district
Work
State Senator, Windsor district; Executive Director, Upper Valley Aquatic Center

Joe Major is the sitting State Senator for the Windsor district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Joe Major is executive director of the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army, and was treasurer of the town of Hartford and vice chair of the Hartford Selectboard.

Major's committees

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture (Vice Chair)
  • Senate Committee on Institutions
  • Canvassing Committee
  • Judicial Nominating Board
  • Vermont Milk Commission
  • Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Advisory Board

Sources for Major

Andrea Murray

Republican

Work
Small business owner and farmer

Andrea Murray describes herself as a small business owner and local farmer who has served on local civic boards and committees in the Windsor District.

Sources for Murray

  • About Andrea Murray (Andrea Murray campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Rebecca White

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Senator, Windsor district
Work
State Senator, Windsor district; part-time cashier, Upper Valley Food Co-op; former Efficiency Vermont community engagement manager

Rebecca White is the sitting State Senator for the Windsor district in the Vermont General Assembly.

Rebecca White has served in the Vermont Senate since 2023 after four years in the House (2019-2022) and two terms on her local selectboard. She worked as a solar community organizer for SunCommon and a community engagement manager for Efficiency Vermont, and works part time as a cashier at the Upper Valley Food Co-op.

White's committees

  • Senate Committee on Government Operations
  • Senate Committee on Transportation (Vice Chair)
  • Senate Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel

Sources for White

Jack Williams

Republican

Work
Retired civil engineering technician, Vermont Agency of Transportation (about 30 years); U.S. Army veteran (20 years)

Jack Williams of Weathersfield (Perkinsville) served 20 years in the U.S. Army, joining the Green Berets after a 1968 tour in Vietnam with the Signal Corps. As of 2024 he was retired after about 30 years with the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and earlier drove a fuel tanker for Irving Oil; he was a Republican nominee for the Windsor Senate district in 2024.

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Candidate list and race details

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As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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