1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Vermont House District 4A
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Harvey T. Smith (R) won with 29.4% of the vote, defeating John Freidin (D) by 0.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Harvey T. SmithRepublican · winner
29.4%899
John FreidinDemocrat · incumbent
28.5%870
Paul N. PoirierDemocrat · incumbent
25.7%786
Leo M. ValliereRepublican
16.3%498
3,053 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