1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Vermont Senate District ORA
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
Mark A. Macdonald (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Stephen Webster (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mark A. MacdonaldDemocrat · winner
51.0%4,576
Stephen WebsterRepublican · incumbent
49.0%4,403
8,979 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