2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Vermont House District 5B
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Joan G. Lenes (D) won with 33.1% of the vote, defeating Stephen B. Dates (R) by 9.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joan G. LenesDemocrat · winner
33.1%1,212
Stephen B. DatesRepublican
23.8%872
Margaret AndrewsDemocrat
22.0%807
Thomas DepoyRepublican · incumbent
21.2%776
3,667 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET