1966 Vermont Secretary of State Election

The 1966 Vermont Secretary of State Election was held on November 1, 1966. The total votes casted was 130,629. Harry H. Cooley (Democratic) was elected, receiving 51.10% of the votes, which equals 66,750 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Harry H. Cooley of Democratic (51.10%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Byron C. Hathorn of Republican (48.90%) by a narrow margin of 2.2%.

1966 Vermont Secretary of State Election
General
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Harry H. Cooley	Democratic	66,750	51.10%
Byron C. Hathorn	Republican	63,877	48.90%
Write-In		2	0.00%
Date: 1966-11-01, Valid Votes: 130,629, Margin: 2.2%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#27B2A9','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 21580, name: 'Bryon C. Hathorn'},{value: 11683, name: 'Rudolph D. Smith'},{value: 12, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Bryon C. Hathorn	Republican	21,580	64.85%
Rudolph D. Smith	Republican	11,683	35.11%
Write-In		12	0.04%
Date: 1966-09-13, Valid Votes: 33,275, Margin: 29.7%
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: 10314, name: 'Harry H. Cooley'},{value: 2, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Harry H. Cooley	Democratic	10,314	99.98%
Write-In		2	0.02%
Date: 1966-09-13, Valid Votes: 10,316, Margin: 100.0%

See Also

• 1966 United States House Election in Vermont
• 1966 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1966 Vermont Governor Election
• 1966 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1966 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1966 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 2022 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 2020 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 2018 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 2016 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 2014 Vermont Secretary of State Election

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1966 Vermont Secretary of State Election (General) - Results by County
County	Harry H. Cooley Democratic		Byron C. Hathorn Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	130,629	0.00%

1966 Vermont Secretary of State Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Harry H. Cooley		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	10,316	0.00%

1966 Vermont Secretary of State Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Bryon C. Hathorn		Rudolph D. Smith		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	33,275	0.00%