1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Vermont Senate District WDH
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
2 seats: Robert T. Gannett (R), Jan Backus (D) won.
2 seatsRobert T. GannettRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.9%8,743
Jan BackusDemocrat · winner
26.7%8,678
David L. DeenDemocrat · incumbent
26.2%8,505
Michael KimackRepublican
16.5%5,343
Fred HerbertLibertarian
1.5%477
Steven KbrooksLibertarian
1.3%425
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.9%287
32,458 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
The candidates
Robert T. Gannett (R)Jan Backus (D)David L. Deen (D)Michael Kimack (R)
Also on the ballot: Fred Herbert (Libertarian), 1.5%; Steven Kbrooks (Libertarian), 1.3%