1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Vermont House District 4A
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
John Freidin (D) won with 35.6% of the vote, defeating Paul N. Poirier (D) by 11.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John FreidinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.6%1,222
Paul N. PoirierDemocrat
23.7%815
John F. NichollsRepublican
20.8%715
Marian BurtonRepublican
19.8%680
3,432 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET