1970 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election

The 1970 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election was held on November 3, 1970. The total votes casted was 148,183. John S. Burgess (Republican) was elected, receiving 57.29% of the votes, which equals 84,900 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. John S. Burgess of Republican (57.29%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Kelton B. Miller of Democratic (42.69%) by a comfortable margin of 14.6%.

1970 Vermont Lieutenant 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: 84900, name: 'John S. Burgess'},{value: 63265, name: 'Kelton B. Miller'},{value: 18, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
John S. Burgess	Republican	84,900	57.29%
Kelton B. Miller	Democratic	63,265	42.69%
Write-In		18	0.01%
Date: 1970-11-03, Valid Votes: 148,183, Margin: 14.6%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#95C3CD','#F34D4A','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 22167, name: 'John S. Burgess'},{value: 9097, name: 'Frederick S. Malone'},{value: 5924, name: 'George M. Abbott'},{value: 53, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
John S. Burgess	Republican	22,167	59.52%
Frederick S. Malone	Republican	9,097	24.43%
George M. Abbott	Republican	5,924	15.91%
Write-In		53	0.14%
Date: 1970-09-08, Valid Votes: 37,241, Margin: 35.1%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#9A7886','#EBB025','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 11357, name: 'Kelton B. Miller'},{value: 10760, name: 'Edmund G. Dupont'},{value: 7960, name: 'Michael Fay'},{value: 45, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Kelton B. Miller	Democratic	11,357	37.70%
Edmund G. Dupont	Democratic	10,760	35.72%
Michael Fay	Democratic	7,960	26.43%
Write-In		45	0.15%
Date: 1970-09-08, Valid Votes: 30,122, Margin: 2.0%

See Also

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

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1970 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election (General) - Results by County
County	John S. Burgess Republican		Kelton B. Miller Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	148,183	0.00%

1970 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Edmund G. Dupont		Michael Fay		Kelton B. Miller		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	30,122	0.00%

1970 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Frederick S. Malone		George M. Abbott		John S. Burgess		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	37,241	0.00%