2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Vermont House District ORC
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Chip Conquest (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Harvey B. Otterman Jr. (R) by 1.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Chip ConquestDemocrat · winner
49.1%1,035
Harvey B. Otterman Jr.Republican · incumbent
47.5%1,001
Boots WardinskiLibertarian
3.4%72
2,108 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