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1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Vermont House District WA3

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

2 seats: Gordon J. Booth (R), Ruth R. Smith (R) won.

2 seats
Gordon J. BoothRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.9%1,765
Ruth R. SmithRepublican · winner
28.0%1,597
Beth ToshDemocrat · incumbent
26.6%1,520
14.4%819
5,705 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

EvenR+34.01990R+28.81992R+5.91994R+14.81996R+3.71998R+20.22000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET