2016Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Vermont House District OWA
Vermont House of Representatives · Vermont
2 seats: Ben Jickling (Ind), Jay Hooper (D) won.
2 seatsBen JicklingIndependent · winner
29.5%2,064
Jay HooperDemocrat · winner
26.5%1,854
Patsy FrenchDemocrat · incumbent
23.7%1,656
Bob OrleckRepublican
20.1%1,405
6,997 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 2016
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET