1976 United States Senate election in Vermont
The 1976 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Governor Thomas P. Salmon.
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Stafford: 40–50% 50–60% Salmon: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
.jpg.webp)
| Elections in Vermont |
|---|
.svg.png.webp) |
Republican primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Stafford (incumbent) | 24,338 | 68.7 | ||
| Republican | John J. Welch | 10,911 | 30.8 | ||
| Republican | Other | 178 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | '35,427' | '100' | |||
Democratic primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas P. Salmon | 21,674 | 52.7 | |
| Democratic | Scott Skinner | 19,238 | 46.8 | |
| Democratic | Other | 178 | 0.4 | |
| Total votes | '41,090' | '100' | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Stafford (incumbent) | 94,481 | 50.0 | |
| Democratic | Thomas P. Salmon | 82,174 | 43.5 | |
| Independent Vermonters | Thomas P. Salmon | 3,508 | 1.9 | |
| Total | Thomas P. Salmon | 85,682 | 45.4 | |
| Liberty Union | Nancy Kaufman | 8,801 | 4.7 | |
| N/A | Other | 96 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | '189,060' | '100' | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.