| 2002 | State Senator | Rutland | General Election | 
John H. Bloomer, Jr won
 (24%) against 5 opponents.
  Candidates » 
  
   
	   | Candidate | Vote Count | % |  
     
	  |   Republican | 13,029 | 23.9% |    
	  | Republican | 11,058 | 20.3% |    
	  | Republican | 10,975 | 20.2% |    
	  | Democratic | 8,138 | 14.9% |    
	  | Democratic | 6,296 | 11.6% |    
	  | Democratic | 4,911 | 9.0% |   
		  | Write-Ins | 39 | 0.1% |   
		  | Total Votes Cast | 54,446 |  |  | See Details for this Election » |  |