Vermont House of Representatives seat · former district

Vermont House District 4A

8 elections since 1986: Democrats won 2, Republicans 6.

2000 election

Nov 7, 2000
  1. Harvey T. Smith (R) · won · incumbent30.1%
  2. Spencer C. Putnam (D)25.1%
  3. Leo M. Valliere (R)24.2%
  4. Donna D. Stratton (D)20.6%

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

Every election for this seat

8 races since 1986; the seat changed party 3 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 1992
2000Harvey T. Smith (R)Spencer C. Putnam (D)5.0
1998Harvey T. Smith (R)FlipJohn Freidin (D)0.9
1996John Freidin (D)FlipPaul N. Poirier (D)11.9
1994Lisa Martin (R)FlipJohn Freidin (D)9.7
1992John Freidin (D)Lisa Martin (R)1.2
Lines first used in 1982
1990Lisa Martin (R)John Freidin (D)6.4
1988Langdon G. Smith Jr. (R)Lisa Martin (R)16.1
1986Langdon G. Smith Jr. (R)Paul N. Poirier (D)0.8

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)