1998Final results
1998 election for Vermont Senate District CHITTENDEN
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
6 seats: James P. Leddy (D), Jan Backus (D), Helen S. Riehle (R), Peter C. Brownell (R), Jean B. Ankeney (D), Janet Munt (D) won.
6 seatsJames P. LeddyDemocrat · winner
10.4%23,956
Jan BackusDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%23,102
Helen S. RiehleRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.0%23,052
Peter C. BrownellRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.9%22,712
Jean B. AnkeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.3%21,438
Janet MuntDemocrat · winner
9.1%20,791
Susan W. SweetserRepublican
8.6%19,842
J. Dennis DelaneyRepublican
8.6%19,726
Matt GardyRepublican
5.8%13,363
Timothy J. PalmerDemocrat
5.7%13,015
Bruce D. CunninghamDemocrat
5.5%12,615
Dawn HillfleuryRepublican
5.0%11,557
Stephen W. PollakLibertarian
1.0%2,352
Brendan KinneyLibertarian
0.9%2,175
229,696 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
James P. Leddy (D)Jan Backus (D)Helen S. Riehle (R)Peter C. Brownell (R)Jean B. Ankeney (D)Janet Munt (D)Susan W. Sweetser (R)J. Dennis Delaney (R)Matt Gardy (R)Timothy J. Palmer (D)Bruce D. Cunningham (D)Dawn Hillfleury (R)
Also on the ballot: Stephen W. Pollak (Libertarian), 1.0%; Brendan Kinney (Libertarian), 0.9%