2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Vermont House District 5B
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Joan G. Lenes (D) won with 33.4% of the vote, defeating Margaret Andrews (D) by 9.3 points.
Joan G. LenesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.4%1,476
Margaret AndrewsDemocrat · incumbent
24.1%1,064
Thomas DepoyRepublican
22.3%984
Robert J. LakeRepublican
20.2%894
4,418 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET