1996Final results
1996 election for Vermont House District Y-4
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Gary P. Richardson (R) won re-election with 44.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Lauritsen (D) by 10.3 points.
Gary P. RichardsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
44.3%851
Tom LauritsenDemocrat
33.9%652
Sandra F. StearnsIndependent
21.8%420
1,923 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)