1970 Vermont Secretary of State Election

The 1970 Vermont Secretary of State Election was held on November 3, 1970. The total votes casted was 145,320. Richard C. Thomas (Republican) was elected, receiving 60.05% of the votes, which equals 87,271 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Richard C. Thomas of Republican (60.05%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Stuart St. Peter of Democratic (38.91%) by a comfortable margin of 21.14%.

1970 Vermont Secretary of State Election
General
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Richard C. Thomas	Republican	87,271	60.05%
Stuart St. Peter	Democratic	56,544	38.91%
Gerald James	Liberty Union	1,364	0.94%
Write-In		141	0.10%
Date: 1970-11-03, Valid Votes: 145,320, Margin: 21.1%
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: 37689, name: 'Richard C. Thomas'},{value: 19, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Richard C. Thomas	Republican	37,689	99.95%
Write-In		19	0.05%
Date: 1970-09-08, Valid Votes: 37,708, Margin: 99.9%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#7B2B22','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 15513, name: 'Stuart St. Peter'},{value: 11732, name: 'John C. Edmonds'},{value: 40, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Stuart St. Peter	Democratic	15,513	56.86%
John C. Edmonds	Democratic	11,732	43.00%
Write-In		40	0.15%
Date: 1970-09-08, Valid Votes: 27,285, Margin: 13.9%

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 Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1970 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1970 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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1970 Vermont Secretary of State Election (General) - Results by County
County	Richard C. Thomas Republican		Stuart St. Peter Democratic		Gerald James Liberty Union		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	145,320	0.00%

1970 Vermont Secretary of State Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Stuart St. Peter		John C. Edmonds		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	27,285	0.00%

1970 Vermont Secretary of State Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Richard C. Thomas		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	37,708	0.00%