Race at a glance
Vermont’s Orange-Washington-Addison State House race includes two candidates: Democratic incumbents Jay Hooper and Larry Satcowitz. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the race is contested.
Both candidates enter the election with the same party affiliation and the same status as current officeholders. Their Democratic identification therefore does not create a party-based distinction between them. Their incumbent status also means this is not a choice between a sitting legislator and a challenger; each candidate already holds the office and is seeking to continue serving.
Incumbency is the principal background fact established for both candidates. Neither has documented policy positions that would show how their priorities differ in the 2026 campaign.
Jay Hooper
Jay Hooper is a Democrat and an incumbent in the Orange-Washington-Addison State House district. He is running in the district’s 2026 general election.
No candidate biography is on file for Hooper. He also has no documented positions on policy questions. Campaign finance totals for money raised, money spent and cash on hand are not on file.
That leaves Hooper’s incumbency and Democratic affiliation as the main established facts about his candidacy. Any later policy statements, biographical information or campaign finance filings could give voters additional ways to assess his campaign before Election Day.
Larry Satcowitz
Larry Satcowitz is a Democrat and an incumbent in the Orange-Washington-Addison State House district. He is running in the district’s 2026 general election.
No candidate biography is on file for Satcowitz. He also has no documented positions on policy questions. Campaign finance totals for money raised, money spent and cash on hand are not on file.
That leaves Satcowitz’s incumbency and Democratic affiliation as the main established facts about his candidacy. Any later policy statements, biographical information or campaign finance filings could give voters additional ways to assess his campaign before Election Day.
What is contested
The contest concerns State House representation for the Orange-Washington-Addison district in the 2026 general election. The two listed candidates share a party label and incumbent status, so neither factor separates one from the other.
A contested designation establishes that the race is not uncontested. It does not, by itself, identify a disagreement between the candidates or show how they would approach specific state issues. Neither Hooper nor Satcowitz has a documented policy stance in the race record, so no issue-based contrast can yet be drawn between them.
The confirmed choice is between two Democratic incumbents running in the same district election. As Nov. 3 approaches, candidate filings, campaign finance reports and direct statements on public policy could add distinctions to the race. Those developments would help define what each candidate is asking voters to support without changing the basic facts of the contest: Hooper and Satcowitz are the two named candidates, both are Democrats, and both are incumbents.
