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Chittenden County, Vermont

Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central District

4 candidates are tracked for Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nikhil Goyal, Martine Larocque Gulick, Louis "Louie" Manno and Tanya Vyhovsky. Candidate information follows official Chittenden County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Nikhil Goyal (Democratic/Progressive), Martine Larocque Gulick (Democratic), Louis "Louie" Manno (Republican), Tanya Vyhovsky (Progressive/Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central District; Martine Larocque Gulick, Tanya Vyhovsky are sitting members, per the Vermont Senate's official member directory (legislature.vermont.gov). This is a three-seat district: voters choose up to three candidates, and the top three finishers are elected. Not on the November ballot: Philip Baruth, the sitting member for the district per the same directory. Source: the Vermont Secretary of State's general election qualified-candidates list dated August 27, 2026.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Voters choose 3; the top 3 finishers win seats. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. Sitting officeholders on the ballot: Martine Larocque Gulick, Tanya Vyhovsky.

Vermont › Chittenden County › Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central District

Nikhil Goyal

Democratic/Progressive

Top priorities

  • Wants to address property tax cost drivers while protecting public education funding
  • Supports establishing universal primary care
  • Supports building affordable housing and rehabilitating vacant housing

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Nikhil Goyal is a candidate for Vermont State Senate in the Chittenden-Central district. He has taught sociology at the University of Vermont and served as a senior policy advisor on education and children on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee under Chairman Senator Bernie Sanders, per his campaign site. He holds a BA from Goddard College and an MPhil and PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Martine Larocque Gulick

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

  • A strong, equitable and affordable public education system
  • Accessible and affordable healthcare for Vermonters
  • Clean energy, environmental protection and new housing legislation

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Martine Larocque Gulick is the Democratic incumbent seeking re-election to the Chittenden-Central Senate district. She previously worked as a high school French and English teacher and as a library director, and served eight years on the Burlington School Board before her election to the Senate, where she sits on the Finance Committee and is vice chair of Health and Welfare, per her campaign site.

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Louis "Louie" Manno

Republican

Biography

Louis "Louie" Manno of Burlington is the Republican candidate for Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Louis "Louie" Manno.

Tanya Vyhovsky

Progressive/DemocraticIncumbent

Biography

Tanya Vyhovsky of Essex Town is the Progressive/Democratic candidate for Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Tanya Vyhovsky is a sitting member for the district, per the Vermont Senate's official member directory (legislature.vermont.gov). No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Tanya Vyhovsky.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central District in 2026?

4 candidates are tracked for Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nikhil Goyal, Martine Larocque Gulick, Louis "Louie" Manno and Tanya Vyhovsky. Candidate information follows official Chittenden County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Vermont Senate, Chittenden-Central 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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Candidate profiles
Nikhil Goyal, full profileMartine Larocque Gulick, full profileLouis "Louie" Manno, full profileTanya Vyhovsky, full profileOfficial Vermont election office