1960 United States House Election in Vermont

The 1960 United States House Election in Vermont was held on November 1, 1960, to elect United States Representative to represent the Vermont Congressional District. The total votes casted was 166,035. Robert T. Stafford (Republican) was elected, receiving 57.16% of the votes, which equals 94,905 votes. William H. Meyer (Democratic) won the previous election in 1958.Robert T. Stafford also won the following election in 1962.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Robert T. Stafford of Republican (57.16%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated William H. Meyer of Democratic (42.83%) by a comfortable margin of 14.33%.

1960 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: 94905, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 71111, name: 'William H. Meyer'},{value: 19, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	94,905	57.16%
William H. Meyer	Democratic	71,111	42.83%
Write-In		19	0.01%
Date: 1960-11-01, Valid Votes: 166,035, Margin: 14.3%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#6CD607','#B08442','#504467','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 31229, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 16122, name: 'Robert T. Gannett'},{value: 9705, name: 'Lee E. Emerson'},{value: 1811, name: 'Claude Dern'},{value: 33, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	31,229	53.02%
Robert T. Gannett	Republican	16,122	27.37%
Lee E. Emerson	Republican	9,705	16.48%
Claude Dern	Republican	1,811	3.07%
Write-In		33	0.06%
Date: 1960-09-13, Valid Votes: 58,900, Margin: 25.7%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#7E3986','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 12306, name: 'William H. Meyer'},{value: 4901, name: 'Fred Richmond'},{value: 16, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
William H. Meyer	Democratic	12,306	71.45%
Fred Richmond	Democratic	4,901	28.46%
Write-In		16	0.09%
Date: 1960-09-13, Valid Votes: 17,223, Margin: 43.0%

Previous Election

William H. Meyer (Democratic) won the previous election in 1958.

1958 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 63131, name: 'William H. Meyer'},{value: 59536, name: 'Harold J. Arthur'},{value: 35, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
William H. Meyer	Democratic	63,131	51.45%
Harold J. Arthur	Republican	59,536	48.52%
Write-In		35	0.03%
Date: 1958-11-04, Valid Votes: 122,702, Margin: 2.9%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#E354B6','#9C48B1','#39FDE4','#CF7560','#F3E724','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 14460, name: 'Harold J. Arthur'},{value: 11210, name: 'A. Luke Crispe'},{value: 9221, name: 'C. Douglas Cairns'},{value: 9105, name: 'Harris E. Thurber'},{value: 2151, name: 'Hester ONeill'},{value: 1666, name: 'George M. Abbott'},{value: 23, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Harold J. Arthur	Republican	14,460	30.23%
A. Luke Crispe	Republican	11,210	23.43%
C. Douglas Cairns	Republican	9,221	19.28%
Harris E. Thurber	Republican	9,105	19.03%
Hester O'Neill	Republican	2,151	4.50%
George M. Abbott	Republican	1,666	3.48%
Write-In		23	0.05%
Date: 1958-09-09, Valid Votes: 47,836, Margin: 6.8%
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: 6153, name: 'William H. Meyer'},{value: 19, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
William H. Meyer	Democratic	6,153	99.69%
Write-In		19	0.31%
Date: 1958-09-09, Valid Votes: 6,172, Margin: 99.4%

Next Election

Robert T. Stafford also won the following election in 1962.

1962 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: 68822, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 52535, name: 'Harold Raynolds'},{value: 24, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	68,822	56.70%
Harold Raynolds	Democratic	52,535	43.28%
Write-In		24	0.02%
Date: 1962-11-06, Valid Votes: 121,381, Margin: 13.4%
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: 29835, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 42, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	29,835	99.86%
Write-In		42	0.14%
Date: 1962-09-11, Valid Votes: 29,877, Margin: 99.7%
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: 9761, name: 'Harold Raynolds'},{value: 8, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Harold Raynolds	Democratic	9,761	99.92%
Write-In		8	0.08%
Date: 1962-09-11, Valid Votes: 9,769, Margin: 99.8%

1960 United States House Election in Vermont (General) - Results by County
County	Robert T. Stafford Republican		William H. Meyer Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	166,035	0.00%

1960 United States House Election in Vermont (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	William H. Meyer		Fred Richmond		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	17,223	0.00%

1960 United States House Election in Vermont (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Robert T. Stafford		Robert T. Gannett		Lee E. Emerson		Claude Dern		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	-	%	58,900	0.00%

See Also

• 1960 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1960 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1960 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1960 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1960 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1960 Vermont Governor Election
• 1960 United States Presidential Election in Vermont
• 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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