1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Vermont House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Vermont House of Representatives district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Control · 150 seats
After the electionD 75 · R 74 · 1 other
Races87
Changed party0
Unopposed22%19 races
Incumbents defeated21
Every district
D 65 · R 69 · Other 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1A | Andrew V. Stout (D) | 3.8 | |
| HD-1B | Norman Reed · Laurence E. Chase (DEM) | 1.4 | |
| HD-2A | Sally G. Fox · Ann Harroun · Richard C. Pembroke Sr. (D) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-2B | Bernard E. Parizo · Jane A. Mendicino · Chester M. Taft (DEM) | 2.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-2C | Timothy R. Corcoran · John Page · C. Mason Amadon (DEM) | 0.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-2D | Martin L. Harrington (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3A | Elmer L. Faris (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3B | George M. Crosby · Edward R. Zuccaro (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-4A | Langdon G. Smith Jr. (R) | 0.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-4B | Betty A. Nuovo · Margaret F. Martin · Nancy D. Foster (DEM) | 2.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-4C | Geno John Sassi (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-5A | Gwendolyn T. Bronson · Mark D. Prindle (R) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-5B | J. Timothy Vanzandt (D) | 3.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-6A | David Kaufman (R) | 18.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-6B | Vi Luginbuhl (R) | 1.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-6C | Alexander Keefe · L. Bernard Waterman · Robert L. Walsh (DEM) | 9.0 | |
| HD-6D | Curt McCormack (D) | 16.4 | |
| HD-7A | Mary M. Evelti · Bill Mares (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7B | Helen S. Riehle (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7C | Alice Cook Bassett · K. Micque Glitman (D) | 17.7 | |
| HD-7D | Bennett S. Truman (D) | 0.7 | |
| HD-7E | Barbara L. Grimes (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7F | Sara M. Gear · Carmel A. Babcock (REP) | 1.3 | |
| HD-7G | Barbara Hockert · Elaine M. Charboneau (D) | 29.0 | |
| HD-9A | Carolyn Yarnell · Gerald H. Sweeney (DEM) | 2.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-9B | Mary P. Simpers · Pat Porter (R) | 1.0 | |
| HD-A-1 | Kittredge Haven · Roger V. Kayhart (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-A-2 | William B. Talbott (D) | 7.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-A-3 | John Hise (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-A-R | Walter M. Pyle (R) | 4.8 | Incumbent lost |
| ADDISONWASHINGTON 1 | Lixi Fortna (R) | 34.8 | |
| HD-B-1 | Harry J. Pickering Sr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-B-3 | Charles B. Palmer (IND) | 8.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-B-R | Robert J. Stannard · Orland Campbell Jr. · Perry D. Waite (REP) | 5.8 | |
| BENNINGTONWINDHAM 1 | David C. Larsen (D) | 25.9 | |
| HD-C-1 | Jean Anne Duffy · Carroll E. Towne (DEM) | 12.3 | |
| HD-C-3 | Linda L. Almy · Roland Burroughs (DEM) | 3.4 | |
| HD-C-4 | Ruth S. Stokes · Thomas A. Oneil (REP) | 5.9 | |
| HD-C-8 | Paul J. Picher · Barbara M. Kehaya (D) | 14.9 | |
| HD-C-F | Almon Woodward (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-CA1 | Anne K. Batten (R) | 11.6 | |
| HD-CA2 | Richard H. Smith (R) | 22.0 | |
| HD-CAE | Cola H. Hudson · Leland J. Simpson · Gordon N. Stafford (R) | Unopposed | |
| CALEDONIAORANGE 1 | Richard Hausman (D) | 30.2 | |
| CHITTENDENWASHINGTON 1 | Robert Paolini · Karen K. Steele (DEM) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| ESSEX 1 | John W. Irwin (R) | 13.5 | |
| HD-F-1 | Hyacinthe Beaulieu (R) | 11.2 | |
| HD-F-2 | Robert C. Rowley (D) | 28.5 | |
| HD-F-3 | Merrill E. Perley (R) | 27.9 | |
| HD-F-4 | Leon C. Graves (D) | 4.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-F-5 | Roland E. Keenan · Floyd E. Handy (D) | Unopposed | |
| FRANKLINGRANDISLE 1 | Leon F. Babbie · Frank J. Daprato (D) | 27.5 | |
| FRANKLINLAMOILLE 1 | Richard Westman (R) | 14.0 | |
| GRANDISLE 1 | Jane B. Potvin (D) | 22.9 | |
| HD-L-1 | Kenneth A. Harvey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-L-2 | Herbert J. Obrien · Gloria A. Wing (R) | 1.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-L-3 | Franklin J. Hooper (R) | 16.4 | |
| HD-O-1 | Robert A. Starr Jr. (D) | 67.2 | |
| HD-O-2 | William Fyfe · Mary S. Paull (R) | 7.4 | |
| HD-O-3 | Benoit U. Blais · Roger E. Fletcher (D) | 0.0 | |
| HD-O-4 | Robert E. Kinsey · Wallace C. Russell Jr. (R) | 13.2 | |
| HD-OR1 | Don Hooper · Ralph D. Baker (DEM) | 28.9 | |
| HD-OR2 | Mark A. Macdonald · Richard H. Betts (DEM) | 3.3 | |
| HD-OR3 | Wayne G. Kenyon (D) | 21.5 | |
| ORANGE 4 | Doris Lingelbach (D) | 17.3 | |
| ORANGEWINDSOR 1 | David Brown (R) | 15.0 | |
| HD-R-1 | Evelyn W. Stagg · Megan D. Price (DEM) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-R-2 | Raymond W. Giddings · Robert H. Wood Jr. (R) | 31.0 | |
| HD-R-3 | Peter G. Sarty (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-R-4 | Harold D. Weidman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-R-5 | Merritt L. Thomas (R) | 7.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-R-7 | Anthony Tumielewicz · Arthur B. Sanborn (R) | 5.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-R-8 | Michael A. Debonis (D) | 23.7 | |
| HD-R-W | Barbara C. Wood (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-W-1 | Toby Young · Timothy Burke (D) | 16.8 | |
| HD-W-3 | Gene Godt (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-W-4 | Michael J. Obuchowski · Sean P. Campbell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-W-5 | Conrad W. Waite (R) | 6.5 | |
| HD-WA1 | Paul C. Harrington (R) | 1.6 | |
| HD-WA2 | Peter D. Youngbaer · Andrew P. Christiansen (D) | 1.0 | |
| HD-WA3 | Gordon J. Booth · Ruth R. Smith (R) | 1.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-WA6 | L. Domenic Falzarno · Joseph M. Obrien (REP) | 4.4 | Incumbent lost |
| WINDHAMWINDSOR 1 | Michael Bernhardt (R) | 34.0 | |
| HD-Y-2 | Edward C. Lucas · Stephen Reynes (REP) | 6.1 | |
| HD-Y-3 | Robert J. Harris · Louise B. Hood (DEM) | 7.3 | |
| HD-Y-4 | John F. Murphy · Leigh J. Tofferi (D) | 4.3 | |
| HD-Y-6 | Thomas C. Spater (R) | 23.2 |
Vermont House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner