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1988Final results

1988 election for Vermont House District R-3

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Peter G. Sarty (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Patten (D) by 13.3 points.

Peter G. SartyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%1,240
Joe PattenDemocrat
43.3%948
2,189 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+2.01992R+19.01994R+17.31996R+41.02000D+10.62002D+2.62004

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