This is the 1986 race. The latest: 2010 →

1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Vermont House District 5A

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

2 seats: Gwendolyn T. Bronson (R), Mark D. Prindle (R) won.

2 seats
Gwendolyn T. BronsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.4%2,538
Mark D. PrindleRepublican · winner
15.3%2,525
Francis K. BrooksDemocrat · incumbent
14.9%2,451
Amy DavenportDemocrat · incumbent
11.9%1,964
Alice EmmonsDemocrat · incumbent
9.0%1,477
7.9%1,304
7.7%1,265
Edsel HughesRepublican
7.3%1,207
V. Joyce LindamoodRepublican · incumbent
5.5%911
5.0%826
16,483 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+3.51990R+3.71992R+55.41994R+9.41996R+60.71998R+47.02000

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