1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Vermont House District 6A
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
David Kaufman (R) won with 35.0% of the vote, defeating Leonel Bushey (D) by 18.4 points.
David KaufmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
35.0%1,461
Leonel BusheyDemocrat
16.6%692
Lyle K. RiceRepublican · incumbent
14.8%619
Sandy CohenDemocrat
14.1%591
Mervin KayeRepublican
10.1%424
Albert MartinIndependent
8.7%363
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.7%29
4,179 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