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1996Final results

1996 election for Vermont House of Representatives: ORANGE 4

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Ruth Dwyer (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Johnston (D) by 2.4 points.

Ruth DwyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%1,089
48.8%1,037
2,126 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+23.21988D+19.01990R+10.31994R+2.41996D+9.41998D+20.42000

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