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1988Final results

1988 election for Vermont House District W-3

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Gene Godt (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Herb Childs (R) by 15.8 points.

Gene GodtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%1,412
Herb ChildsRepublican
41.7%1,023
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.8%20
2,455 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+4.41996D+5.31998D+25.42000D+44.02022D+33.62024D+45.82026

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