1996Final results
1996 election for Vermont House of Representatives: Washington–Addison 1
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Bruce Hyde (R) won re-election with 46.2% of the vote, defeating Charles Taplin (D) by 13.6 points.
Bruce HydeRepublican · winner · incumbent
46.2%1,120
Charles TaplinDemocrat
32.7%791
Rupert BlairIndependent
21.1%511
2,422 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)