1986Final results
1986 election for Vermont House of Representatives: Essex 1
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
John W. Irwin (R) won re-election with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Evan Hammond (D) by 13.5 points.
John W. IrwinRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%538
Evan HammondDemocrat
43.2%410
948 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)