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1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Vermont House District 4A

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Langdon G. Smith Jr. (R) won with 34.4% of the vote, defeating Paul N. Poirier (D) by 0.8 points.

Langdon G. Smith Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
34.4%873
Paul N. PoirierDemocrat · incumbent
33.6%853
17.2%436
Paul S. DentonRepublican
14.8%375
2,539 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+37.11990R+10.61992R+31.31994D+18.71996D+8.51998R+8.62000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET