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2008Final results

2008 election for Vermont House District Y-2

Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont

Ernest Shand (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Williams (R) by 23.9 points.

Ernest ShandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%1,367
38.1%840
2,207 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+17.81990D+2.02002D+8.22004D+23.92008D+13.92010D+1.92012

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