1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Vermont House District 4B
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
2 seats: Ruth H. Towne (R), Oreste V. Valsangiacomo Sr. (D) won.
2 seatsRuth H. TowneRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.8%1,609
Oreste V. Valsangiacomo Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
19.0%1,547
Betty A. NuovoDemocrat · incumbent
18.0%1,462
Anne V. GinevanRepublican · incumbent
16.4%1,330
Sally FoleyRepublican
11.5%933
Helen H. ReiffDemocrat
10.6%859
Charles ArnoldLibertarian
4.8%391
8,131 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
Ruth H. Towne (R)Oreste V. Valsangiacomo Sr. (D)Betty A. Nuovo (D)Anne V. Ginevan (R)Sally Foley (R)Helen H. Reiff (D)
Also on the ballot: Charles Arnold (Libertarian), 4.8%