United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931
United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931
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March 31, 1931 (1931-03-31) |
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The 1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on March 31, 1931. Republican Warren Austin was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased Frank L. Greene's term, defeating Democratic candidate Stephen M. Driscoll. Austin replaced Frank C. Partridge, who was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held and was defeated in the special primary.
Republican primary
Results
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Democratic |
Stephen M. Driscoll |
1,836 |
98.9 |
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Democratic |
Other |
21 |
1.1 |
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Total votes |
1,857 |
100 |
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General election
Results
United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931[2]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Republican |
Warren Austin |
27,661 |
64.0 |
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Democratic |
Stephen M. Driscoll |
15,360 |
35.6 |
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N/A |
Other |
183 |
0.4 |
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Total votes |
43,204 |
100 |
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References