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1988Final results

1988 election for Vermont Senate District LAM

Vermont State Senate · Vermont

John M. Farmer (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating George S. Gruner (D) by 16.7 points.

John M. FarmerRepublican · winner
55.5%4,160
38.9%2,911
Jack HughesIndependent
5.5%414
7,491 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+10.71992D+11.21994D+21.21996D+1.21998D+2.62000D+2.22002

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