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1998Final results

1998 election for Vermont House District Y-5

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Bill Suchmann (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Matthew F. McDonald (D) by 21.3 points.

Bill SuchmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%1,125
39.4%730
1,855 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

EvenR+7.71996R+21.31998R+28.42000D+26.52004D+63.02008D+44.42016

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