2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Vermont House District 5A
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Carl J. Rosenquist (R) won with 32.2% of the vote, defeating George Schiavone (R) by 2.0 points.
Carl J. RosenquistRepublican · winner
32.2%1,332
George SchiavoneRepublican · incumbent
30.1%1,248
Elizabeth SkarieIndependent
21.0%870
Carol BuchdahlDemocrat
15.3%633
Fred GreerGreen
1.4%59
4,142 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Carl J. Rosenquist (R)George Schiavone (R)Elizabeth Skarie (I)Carol Buchdahl (D)
Also on the ballot: Fred Greer (Green), 1.4%