2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Vermont House of Representatives: Orleans–Franklin 1
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
Mark Higley (R) won with 39.9% of the vote, defeating Dexter Randall (PRG) by 4.4 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Mark HigleyRepublican · winner
39.9%848
Dexter RandallProgressive · incumbent
35.4%754
Patricia M. SearsDemocrat
24.7%525
2,127 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)