1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Vermont House of Representatives: Chittenden–Washington 1
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Robert Paolini (D) and Karen K. Steele (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsRobert PaoliniDemocrat · winner
30.1%1,344
Karen K. SteeleRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.2%1,211
Keith WallaceRepublican · incumbent
27.0%1,205
Rolland LafayetteDemocrat
15.6%694
4,459 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)