United States Senate election in Vermont, 1974

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1974
Vermont
November 5, 1974 (1974-11-05)

 
Candidate Patrick Leahy Richard W. Mallary
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 70,629 66,223
Percentage 49.47% 46.38%

U.S. Senator before election

George Aiken
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Patrick Leahy
Democratic

The 1974 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican George Aiken did not run for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. Democratic candidate Patrick Leahy defeated Republican candidate Richard W. Mallary to succeed him.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Richard W. Mallary 27,221 59.1
Republican Charles R. Ross 16,479 35.8
Republican T. Serse Ambrosini 2,265 4.9
Republican Other 61 0.1
Total votes 46,026 100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Patrick Leahy 19,801 83.9
Democratic Nathaniel Frothingham 3,703 15.7
Democratic Other 97 0.4
Total votes 23,601 100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1974[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Patrick Leahy 70,629 49.47
Republican Richard W. Mallary 66,223 46.38
Liberty Union Bernie Sanders 5,901 4.13
N/A Other 19 0.0
Total votes 142,772 100

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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