1964 United States House Election in Vermont

The 1964 United States House Election in Vermont was held on November 3, 1964, to elect United States Representative to represent the Vermont Congressional District. The total votes casted was 163,452. Robert T. Stafford (Republican/Independent) was elected, receiving 57.79% of the votes, which equals 94,458 votes. Robert T. Stafford also won the previous election in 1962.Robert T. Stafford also won the following election in 1966.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Robert T. Stafford of Republican/Independent (57.79%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Bernard O'Shea of Democratic (42.21%) by a comfortable margin of 15.58%.

1964 United States House Election in Vermont
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['#DCDCDC','blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 94458, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 68987, name: 'Bernard OShea'},{value: 7, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican/Independent	94,458	57.79%
Bernard O'Shea	Democratic	68,987	42.21%
Write-In		7	0.00%
Date: 1964-11-03, Valid Votes: 163,452, Margin: 15.6%
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: 43279, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 45, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	43,279	99.90%
Write-In		45	0.10%
Date: 1964-09-08, Valid Votes: 43,324, Margin: 99.8%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#68C363','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 8519, name: 'Bernard OShea'},{value: 8068, name: 'James E. Malloy'},{value: 30, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Bernard O'Shea	Democratic	8,519	51.27%
James E. Malloy	Democratic	8,068	48.55%
Write-In		30	0.18%
Date: 1964-09-08, Valid Votes: 16,617, Margin: 2.7%

Previous Election

Robert T. Stafford also won the previous 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%

Next Election

Robert T. Stafford also won the following election in 1966.

1966 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: 89097, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 46643, name: 'William J. Ryan'},{value: 8, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	89,097	65.63%
William J. Ryan	Democratic	46,643	34.36%
Write-In		8	0.01%
Date: 1966-11-01, Valid Votes: 135,748, Margin: 31.3%
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: 37240, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 31, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	37,240	99.92%
Write-In		31	0.08%
Date: 1966-09-13, Valid Votes: 37,271, Margin: 99.8%
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: 10860, name: 'William J. Ryan'},{value: 62, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
William J. Ryan	Democratic	10,860	99.43%
Write-In		62	0.57%
Date: 1966-09-13, Valid Votes: 10,922, Margin: 98.9%

1964 United States House Election in Vermont (General) - Results by County
County	Robert T. Stafford Republican/Independent		Bernard O'Shea Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	163,452	0.00%

1964 United States House Election in Vermont (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Bernard O'Shea		James E. Malloy		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	16,617	0.00%

1964 United States House Election in Vermont (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Robert T. Stafford		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	43,324	0.00%

See Also

• 1964 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 1964 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1964 Vermont Governor Election
• 1964 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1964 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1964 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1964 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1964 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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