1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Vermont House District 5B
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
J. Timothy Vanzandt (D) won with 25.1% of the vote, defeating Ruth H. Towne (R) by 3.1 points.
J. Timothy VanzandtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.1%917
Ruth H. TowneRepublican · incumbent
21.9%802
Henry H. CarseRepublican · incumbent
21.6%788
Write-ins and other votesOther party
17.6%644
Timothy E. DoyleDemocrat
13.8%505
3,656 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET