Thanks to everybody who voted in this election, and a very special thanks to the volunteers who worked on my behalf. We ran a strong campaign against a ten year incumbent who appears to have outspent me by a margin of three to one. In the end, I wasn’t able to win the race, but we sure ran a strong campaign.

Through the campaign Representative Hube successfully re-imaged himself as a moderate who works well with the majority party. I hope he is willing to live up to that promise, and will craft compromise where necessary to improve health care, reduce property taxes, and help deliver a meaningful state energy policy.

Preliminary numbers for the district were provided by each Town Clerk following the close of polls. The final count is not expected to change much.

The available vote totals are as follows:

Londonderry
Rick Hube 577
Tom Buchanan 421

Stratton
Rick Hube 104
Tom Buchanan 42

Winhall
Rick Hube 337
Tom Buchanan 198

Weston
Rick Hube 221
Tom Buchanan 192

Jamaica
Rick Hube 309
Tom Buchanan 215

District Total
Rick Hube 1,546
Tom Buchanan 1,068

Thank you to everybody who voted for me, and who trusted that I would carry a spirit of cooperation and change to Montpelier. I greatly appreciate your support and all the words of encouragement over the past four months.