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1996Final results

1996 election for Vermont House District 7E

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

James J. McNamara (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Steven A. Ciardelli (R) by 18.3 points.

James J. McNamaraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%1,032
40.8%712
1,744 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

EvenD+34.51992D+10.41994D+18.31996D+25.21998D+9.62000

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