1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Vermont House District A-2
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
William B. Talbott (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Arthur C. Cota (R) by 7.7 points.
William B. TalbottDemocrat · winner
53.7%744
Arthur C. CotaRepublican · incumbent
46.1%638
1,385 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