1998Final results
1998 election for Vermont Senate District WSR
Vermont State Senate · Vermont
3 seats: Richard J. McCormack (D), Ben Ptashnik (D), Cheryl P. Rivers (D) won.
3 seatsRichard J. McCormackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.3%10,746
Ben PtashnikDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.0%10,615
Cheryl P. RiversDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.4%9,658
Patricia L. WelchRepublican
15.5%9,107
Ruth HarvieRepublican
15.5%9,103
Joseph E. TullyRepublican
13.0%7,676
William FerrellLibertarian
1.2%714
Charles O. YoungLibertarian
1.2%693
Hunter MelvilleLibertarian
0.9%527
58,839 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
Richard J. McCormack (D)Ben Ptashnik (D)Cheryl P. Rivers (D)Patricia L. Welch (R)Ruth Harvie (R)Joseph E. Tully (R)
Also on the ballot: William Ferrell (Libertarian), 1.2%; Charles O. Young (Libertarian), 1.2%; Hunter Melville (Libertarian), 0.9%