1970 Vermont Attorney General Election

The 1970 Vermont Attorney General Election was held on November 3, 1970. The total votes casted was 147,882. James M. Jeffords (Republican) was elected, receiving 57.83% of the votes, which equals 85,515 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. James M. Jeffords of Republican (57.83%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Thomas P. Salmon of Democratic (40.83%) by a comfortable margin of 17%.

1970 Vermont Attorney General Election
General
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James M. Jeffords	Republican	85,515	57.83%
Thomas P. Salmon	Democratic	60,373	40.83%
Pete Diamondstone	Liberty Union	1,987	1.34%
Write-In		7	0.00%
Date: 1970-11-03, Valid Votes: 147,882, Margin: 17.0%
Republican Primary
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James M. Jeffords	Republican	37,390	99.78%
Write-In		81	0.22%
Date: 1970-09-08, Valid Votes: 37,471, Margin: 99.6%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#661ABD','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 19513, name: 'Thomas P. Salmon'},{value: 9553, name: 'Pete Diamondstone'},{value: 71, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Thomas P. Salmon	Democratic	19,513	66.97%
Pete Diamondstone	Democratic	9,553	32.79%
Write-In		71	0.24%
Date: 1970-09-08, Valid Votes: 29,137, Margin: 34.2%

See Also

• 1970 United States House Election in Vermont
• 1970 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 1970 Vermont Governor Election
• 1970 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1970 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1970 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1970 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 2022 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 2020 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 2018 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 2016 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 2014 Vermont Attorney General Election

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1970 Vermont Attorney General Election (General) - Results by County
County	James M. Jeffords Republican		Thomas P. Salmon Democratic		Pete Diamondstone Liberty Union		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	147,882	0.00%

1970 Vermont Attorney General Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Thomas P. Salmon		Pete Diamondstone		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	29,137	0.00%

1970 Vermont Attorney General Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	James M. Jeffords		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	37,471	0.00%