1956 Vermont State Auditor Election

The 1956 Vermont State Auditor Election was held on November 6, 1956. The total votes casted was 148,685. David V. Anderson (Republican) was elected, receiving 60.92% of the votes, which equals 90,582 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. David V. Anderson of Republican (60.92%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Maurice F. Lawlor of Democratic (39.08%) by a comfortable margin of 21.84%.

1956 Vermont State Auditor Election
General
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David V. Anderson	Republican	90,582	60.92%
Maurice F. Lawlor	Democratic	58,102	39.08%
Write-In		1	0.00%
Date: 1956-11-06, Valid Votes: 148,685, Margin: 21.8%
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: 44692, name: 'David V. Anderson'},{value: 6, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
David V. Anderson	Republican	44,692	99.99%
Write-In		6	0.01%
Date: 1956-09-11, Valid Votes: 44,698, Margin: 100.0%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Maurice F. Lawlor	Democratic	7,460	100.00%
Date: 1956-09-11, Valid Votes: 7,460

See Also

• 1956 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1956 Vermont Governor Election
• 1956 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1956 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1956 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1956 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 1956 United States Presidential Election in Vermont
• 1956 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2022 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 2020 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 2018 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 2016 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 2014 Vermont State Auditor Election

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1956 Vermont State Auditor Election (General) - Results by County
County	David V. Anderson Republican		Maurice F. Lawlor Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	148,685	0.00%

1956 Vermont State Auditor Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Maurice F. Lawlor		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	7,460	0.00%

1956 Vermont State Auditor Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	David V. Anderson		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	44,698	0.00%