United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931
Vermont
March 31, 1931 (1931-03-31)

 
Candidate Warren Austin Stephen M. Driscoll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 27,661 15,360
Percentage 64.0% 35.6%

U.S. Senator before election

Frank C. Partridge
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Austin
Republican

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

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Warren Austin 43,457 55.1
Republican Frank C. Partridge 35,416 44.9
Republican Other 21 0.0
Total votes 78,894 100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Stephen M. Driscoll 1,836 98.9
Democratic Other 21 1.1
Total votes 1,857 100

General election

Results

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Warren Austin 27,661 64.0
Democratic Stephen M. Driscoll 15,360 35.6
N/A Other 183 0.4
Total votes 43,204 100

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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