1996Final results
1996 election for Vermont Senate District CHITTENDEN
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
6 seats: Barbara W. Snelling (R), Jan Backus (D), Jack Barry (D), Peter C. Brownell (R), Jean B. Ankeney (D), Helen S. Riehle (R) won.
6 seatsBarbara W. SnellingRepublican · winner
11.2%30,440
Jan BackusDemocrat · winner
10.0%27,190
Jack BarryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.0%27,045
Peter C. BrownellRepublican · winner
9.9%26,741
Jean B. AnkeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.0%24,527
Helen S. RiehleRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.4%22,763
Janet MuntDemocrat
8.1%22,059
David W. CurtisDemocrat
7.6%20,515
Johannah Leddy DonovanDemocrat
7.4%20,037
Kurt WrightRepublican
7.2%19,621
Tut ParmlyRepublican
5.7%15,471
Joe ZagurskyRepublican
5.4%14,697
271,106 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET