1954 United States House Election in Vermont

The 1954 United States House Election in Vermont was held on November 2, 1954, to elect United States Representative to represent the Vermont Congressional District. The total votes casted was 114,289. Winston L. Prouty (Republican) was elected, receiving 61.37% of the votes, which equals 70,143 votes. Winston L. Prouty also won the previous election in 1952.Winston L. Prouty also won the following election in 1956.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Winston L. Prouty of Republican (61.37%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated John J. Boylan, Jr of Democratic (38.62%) by a comfortable margin of 22.75%.

1954 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 70143, name: 'Winston L. Prouty'},{value: 44141, name: 'John J. Boylan, Jr'},{value: 5, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Winston L. Prouty	Republican	70,143	61.37%
John J. Boylan, Jr	Democratic	44,141	38.62%
Write-In		5	0.00%
Date: 1954-11-02, Valid Votes: 114,289, Margin: 22.8%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 59968, name: 'Winston L. Prouty'},{value: 37, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Winston L. Prouty	Republican	59,968	99.94%
Write-In		37	0.06%
Date: 1954-09-14, Valid Votes: 60,005, Margin: 99.9%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 4332, name: 'John J. Boylan, Jr'},{value: 5, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
John J. Boylan, Jr	Democratic	4,332	99.88%
Write-In		5	0.12%
Date: 1954-09-14, Valid Votes: 4,337, Margin: 99.8%

Previous Election

Winston L. Prouty also won the previous election in 1952.

1952 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#4F56F8','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 48579, name: 'Winston L. Prouty'},{value: 17611, name: 'George Mercer Abbott'},{value: 2, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Winston L. Prouty	Republican	48,579	73.39%
George Mercer Abbott	Republican	17,611	26.61%
Write-In		2	0.00%
Date: 1952-11-04, Valid Votes: 66,192, Margin: 46.8%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#B0EA09','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 48579, name: 'Winston L. Prouty'},{value: 17611, name: 'George M. Abbott'},{value: 2, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Winston L. Prouty	Republican	48,579	73.39%
George M. Abbott	Republican	17,611	26.61%
Write-In		2	0.00%
Date: 1952-09-09, Valid Votes: 66,192, Margin: 46.8%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 5592, name: 'Herbert B. Comings'},{value: 9, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Herbert B. Comings	Democratic	5,592	99.84%
Write-In		9	0.16%
Date: 1952-09-09, Valid Votes: 5,601, Margin: 99.7%

Next Election

Winston L. Prouty also won the following election in 1956.

1956 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 103736, name: 'Winston L. Prouty'},{value: 50797, name: 'Camille St. E. Amour'}] }]}
Winston L. Prouty	Republican	103,736	67.13%
Camille St. E. Amour	Democratic	50,797	32.87%
Date: 1956-11-06, Valid Votes: 154,533, Margin: 34.3%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 49194, name: 'Winston L. Prouty'},{value: 14, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Winston L. Prouty	Republican	49,194	99.97%
Write-In		14	0.03%
Date: 1956-09-11, Valid Votes: 49,208, Margin: 99.9%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 8030, name: 'Camille St. E. Amour'},{value: 29, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Camille St. E. Amour	Democratic	8,030	99.64%
Write-In		29	0.36%
Date: 1956-09-11, Valid Votes: 8,059, Margin: 99.3%

1954 United States House Election in Vermont (General) - Results by County
County	Winston L. Prouty Republican		John J. Boylan, Jr Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	114,289	0.00%

1954 United States House Election in Vermont (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	John J. Boylan, Jr		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	4,337	0.00%

1954 United States House Election in Vermont (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Winston L. Prouty		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	60,005	0.00%

See Also

• 1954 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1954 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1954 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1954 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1954 Vermont Governor Election
• 1954 Vermont Attorney General Election
• Vermont Congressional District
• 2022 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2020 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2018 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2016 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2014 United States House Election in Vermont

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