1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Vermont House District R-5
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Merritt L. Thomas (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Chioffi (D) by 7.4 points.
Merritt L. ThomasRepublican · winner
53.7%911
Donald J. ChioffiDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%785
1,696 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