1996Final results
1996 election for Vermont House District 5A
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
George Schiavone (R) won with 33.4% of the vote, defeating Carol Buchdahl (D) by 9.8 points.
George SchiavoneRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.4%1,169
Carol BuchdahlDemocrat
23.6%827
William MikellDemocrat
21.7%758
Jerry BaitzRepublican
21.2%743
3,497 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