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1988Final results

1988 election for Vermont House District 2D

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

James S. Shea (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Edwin A. Colvin (R) by 14.3 points.

James S. SheaDemocrat · winner
57.0%901
Edwin A. ColvinRepublican
42.7%675
1,581 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+14.31988D+22.01992R+22.91994R+14.51996D+8.41998R+5.82000

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