3 candidates are tracked for Vermont House, Chittenden-18 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ali Dieng, Dave Hartnett and Carol Ode. Candidate information follows official Chittenden County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ali Dieng (Democratic), Dave Hartnett (Independent), Carol Ode (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Vermont House, Chittenden-18 District; Carol Ode is the sitting member, per the Vermont House of Representatives's official member directory (legislature.vermont.gov). This is a two-seat district: voters choose up to two candidates, and the top two finishers are elected. Not on the November ballot: Robert Hooper, Kevin Scully, sitting members for the district per the same directory. Source: the Vermont Secretary of State's general election qualified-candidates list dated August 27, 2026.
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This race. Voters choose 2; the top 2 finishers win seats. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Carol Ode, is on the ballot.
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Per the campaign site.
Ali Dieng is a Democratic candidate for Vermont House of Representatives in the Chittenden-18 District. He came to Vermont nearly 20 years ago and has worked in public service, community leadership and advocacy, per his campaign site. He is a husband and father of two daughters.
Top priorities
Per the campaign site.
Hartnett grew up in Burlington's New North End, served three terms on the Burlington City Council, and started the Pennies for Parks initiative as chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission, per the campaign site. He and his wife founded a nonprofit supporting unhoused Burlington residents after their daughter's death, per the campaign site.
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Per the campaign site.
Ode is a former Vermont schoolteacher serving her fifth term in the Vermont House, where she chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, per the campaign site. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UVM with a B.A. in history and holds a law degree from Cornell Law School, per the campaign site. She has chaired the Vermont State Board of Education and the Burlington School Board, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Vermont House, Chittenden-18 District in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Vermont House, Chittenden-18 District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ali Dieng, Dave Hartnett and Carol Ode. Candidate information follows official Chittenden County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Vermont House, Chittenden-18 District election in Vermont?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Vermont are on the Vermont election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Chittenden County and state election office filings, last verified October 1, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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