1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Vermont House District L-3
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Carl Powden (D) won with 43.3% of the vote, defeating Larry L. Brown Sr. (R) by 6.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Carl PowdenDemocrat · winner
43.3%611
Larry L. Brown Sr.Republican
36.9%521
Franklin J. HooperRepublican · incumbent
12.0%169
Henry BoehmIndependent
7.7%108
1,411 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