1986Final results
1986 election for Vermont Senate District CHITTENDEN
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
6 seats: J. Dennis Delaney (R), Douglas A. Racine (D), Sally Conrad (D), Philip H. Hoff (D), Thomas Crowley (D), George E. Little Jr. (R) won.
6 seatsJ. Dennis DelaneyRepublican · winner
11.0%22,296
Douglas A. RacineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.9%22,124
Sally ConradDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.9%21,999
Philip H. HoffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%21,733
Thomas CrowleyDemocrat · winner
10.2%20,570
George E. Little Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
9.4%19,110
Mike JacobsRepublican
7.1%14,304
James D. SheaDemocrat
6.9%14,002
Michael E. HackettDemocrat
6.2%12,568
Linda BogardusRepublican
6.0%12,237
Don LarsonRepublican
4.7%9,547
Frank LidralRepublican
4.7%9,486
James DeeganLibertarian
1.1%2,319
202,518 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
The candidates
J. Dennis Delaney (R)Douglas A. Racine (D)Sally Conrad (D)Philip H. Hoff (D)Thomas Crowley (D)George E. Little Jr. (R)Mike Jacobs (R)James D. Shea (D)Michael E. Hackett (D)Linda Bogardus (R)
Also on the ballot: Don Larson (Republican), 4.7%; Frank Lidral (Republican), 4.7%; James Deegan (Libertarian), 1.1%