1970 Vermont Governor Election

The 1970 Vermont Governor Election was held on November 3, 1970. The total votes casted was 153,528. Deane C. Davis (Republican) was elected, receiving 56.97% of the votes, which equals 87,458 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Deane C. Davis of Republican (56.97%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Leo O'Brien, Jr of Democratic (43.01%) by a comfortable margin of 13.96%.

1970 Vermont Governor Election
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: 87458, name: 'Deane C. Davis'},{value: 66028, name: 'Leo OBrien, Jr'},{value: 42, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Deane C. Davis	Republican	87,458	56.97%
Leo O'Brien, Jr	Democratic	66,028	43.01%
Write-In		42	0.03%
Date: 1970-11-03, Valid Votes: 153,528, Margin: 14.0%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#5BEE55','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 31549, name: 'Deane C. Davis'},{value: 8048, name: 'Thomas L. Hayes'},{value: 175, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Deane C. Davis	Republican	31,549	79.32%
Thomas L. Hayes	Republican	8,048	20.24%
Write-In		175	0.44%
Date: 1970-09-08, Valid Votes: 39,772, Margin: 59.1%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#5F4FC7','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 18058, name: 'Leo OBrien, Jr'},{value: 14795, name: 'John J. Daley'},{value: 147, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Leo O'Brien, Jr	Democratic	18,058	54.72%
John J. Daley	Democratic	14,795	44.83%
Write-In		147	0.45%
Date: 1970-09-08, Valid Votes: 33,000, Margin: 9.9%

See Also

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

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1970 Vermont Governor Election (General) - Results by County
County	Deane C. Davis Republican		Leo O'Brien, Jr Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	153,528	0.00%

1970 Vermont Governor Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Leo O'Brien, Jr		John J. Daley		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	33,000	0.00%

1970 Vermont Governor Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Deane C. Davis		Thomas L. Hayes		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	39,772	0.00%