Menon, Higley Win Orleans-Lamoille House Seats
Praneet Menon and Mark Higley each won a seat in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Orleans-Lamoille district.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Elections
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Mark Higley received 2,815 votes and Praneet Menon received 1,992 votes in the Orleans-Lamoille House race, with 43 write-in votes also cast. The district elects two representatives, and both winners were listed as Rep/Dem on the general-election ballot.
Why it matters
The results determine two of the representatives who will speak for Orleans-Lamoille in the Vermont House, a seat that carries direct influence over state policy on household costs, schools, housing, healthcare and workforce shortages. Menon's campaign centered on those issues, and his race drew attention because he entered as a Republican according to Vermont Public's primary guide.
Higley received 2,815 votes and Menon received 1,992 votes in the two-seat Orleans-Lamoille district, with 43 write-ins cast. The extraction does not report town-level breakdowns or certification dates for the count.
The players
Praneet Menon
Praneet Menon is a Coventry, Vermont, candidate who moved to the United States at age 16 and holds degrees in aeronautical and mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master's from the University of Vermont.
Mark Higley
Mark Higley is a Lowell, Vermont, politician who won a seat in the Vermont House from the Orleans-Lamoille district in the 2026 general election.
The details
Menon, who moved to the United States at age 16, studied aeronautical and mechanical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and later earned a master's degree from the University of Vermont. His family moved to Coventry during the pandemic, and his campaign focused on household costs, schools, housing, healthcare and workforce shortages.
Timeline
November 12, 2026: Vermont House results reported for the Orleans-Lamoille district.
Political Context
Orleans-Lamoille is one of Vermont's two-member House districts, so both seats were decided in a single contest. Results like these shape how the district's voters are represented under the state's existing multi-member structure.
Residents of Orleans-Lamoille now have two state representatives, Menon and Higley, who will vote on state-level policy affecting taxes, schools, housing and healthcare. The results determine which representatives constituents will contact on those issues.
The takeaway
Two-seat House districts mean voters choose more than one representative at a time, and the Orleans-Lamoille results show how those contests translate into district-level representation in Vermont.
Further reading
For more background on how these races are decided, explore Elections coverage on Wisevoter.
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