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1986Final results

1986 election for Vermont Senate District LAM

Vermont State Senate · Vermont

R. Henry Manchester (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Lee Viets (D) by 3.5 points.

R. Henry ManchesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%3,136
Lee VietsDemocrat
48.2%2,924
6,068 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

EvenD+10.71992D+11.21994D+21.21996D+1.21998D+2.62000D+2.22002

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