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1988Final results

1988 election for Vermont House District F-3

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Merrill E. Perley (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Sherman (D) by 14.9 points.

Merrill E. PerleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%1,075
Joe ShermanDemocrat
42.5%796
1,872 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

EvenR+25.21990R+14.52002R+0.62004D+24.52006D+7.72008R+14.42010

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