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1996Final results

1996 election for Vermont House District B-3

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Charles B. Palmer (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Melody Cannavan (Ind) by 48.1 points.

Charles B. PalmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.0%1,013
Melody CannavanIndependent
26.0%355
1,368 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+9.52004D+15.82010D+15.82020D+23.42022D+12.42024D+27.62026

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