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1988Final results

1988 election for Vermont House District R-8

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Michael A. Debonis (D) won re-election with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Joel W. Williams (R) by 13.9 points.

Michael A. DebonisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%756
43.0%571
1,327 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