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1996Final results

1996 election for Vermont House District R-W

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Ira M. Pike (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Gail Holmes (D) by 5.8 points.

Ira M. PikeRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%1,116
Gail HolmesDemocrat
47.1%994
2,110 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

EvenR+3.31994R+5.81996R+19.81998D+15.62002D+19.02004D+16.42006

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