Cochrane, Debbie Dolgin Win Caledonia-Essex House Race

Debbie’s Husband, Steve, Finishes Third, 31 Votes Behind His Wife

By: Staff Report

Outlets: Caledonian Record

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 773

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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One Democratic candidate won by a lot on Tuesday to claim a House seat representing Concord, Kirby and St. Johnsbury, and one Republican gained the other seat by a slim margin over the third-place candidate, who is also her husband.

Many believed that if incumbent Rep. Debbie Dolgin and her husband, Steve Dolgin, both Republicans, were elected, they would be the state’s first married-couple representatives. It took only the results from St. Johnsbury just after the …

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