1998Final results
1998 election for Vermont House District 1A
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
3 seats: Michael C. Vinton (D), Malcolm Severance (R), Sam Conant (D) won.
3 seatsMichael C. VintonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.7%1,392
Malcolm SeveranceRepublican · winner
21.4%1,372
Sam ConantDemocrat · winner
18.6%1,195
Joey A. PurvisRepublican
13.4%860
Henrietta JordanDemocrat
12.3%791
Andrea EnglehardtRepublican
11.4%732
Kendall B. DowenIndependent
1.2%74
6,416 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Michael C. Vinton (D)Malcolm Severance (R)Sam Conant (D)Joey A. Purvis (R)Henrietta Jordan (D)Andrea Englehardt (R)
Also on the ballot: Kendall B. Dowen (Independent), 1.2%