1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Vermont House District 5B
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Charles R. Ross (D) won with 27.0% of the vote, defeating Ruth H. Towne (R) by 5.3 points.
Charles R. RossDemocrat · winner
27.0%1,267
Ruth H. TowneRepublican · incumbent
21.7%1,017
J. Timothy VanzandtDemocrat · incumbent
17.1%802
William L. ParkinsonRepublican
13.2%620
Patricia L. WelchRepublican
10.7%504
Laura MaloneandersonDemocrat
10.3%484
4,697 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET