1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Vermont House District A-R
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Mark S. Young (R) won with 43.5% of the vote, defeating Patricia Smith (D) by 11.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mark S. YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
43.5%1,432
Patricia SmithDemocrat
31.8%1,047
Diane G. DrakeRepublican
24.7%811
3,290 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