1986Final results
1986 election for Vermont State Senate: Essex–Orleans
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
Kermit A. Smith (D) and Vincent Illuzzi (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsKermit A. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.2%6,147
Vincent IlluzziRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.1%5,746
Michael MetcalfRepublican
19.3%3,691
Fred KosnitskyDemocrat
18.3%3,500
19,106 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)