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2008Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2008 election for Vermont House District 6B

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

2 seats: Tim Jerman (D), Linda J. Waitesimpson (D) won.

2 seats
Tim JermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.2%3,303
Linda J. WaitesimpsonDemocrat · winner
16.1%2,295
John LajzaRepublican
14.0%2,000
John J. ClerkinRepublican · incumbent
13.4%1,904
12.9%1,839
12.5%1,782
Joe TrottierRepublican
7.9%1,129
14,252 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

EvenR+27.02000R+3.72002D+5.22004D+32.42006D+6.92008D+0.42010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET