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1998 election for Vermont House of Representatives: ORANGE 4

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Jim Masland (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Jay Barrett (R) by 9.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jim MaslandDemocrat · winner
54.7%1,043
Jay BarrettRepublican
45.3%864
1,907 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

EvenD+23.21988D+19.01990R+10.31994R+2.41996D+9.41998D+20.42000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET