1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont

The 1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont was held on January 7, 1972. The total votes casted was 71,301. Robert T. Stafford (Republican) was elected, receiving 64.36% of the votes, which equals 45,888 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Robert T. Stafford of Republican (64.36%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Randolph T. Major of Democratic (33.44%) by a comfortable margin of 30.92%.

1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont
General
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Robert T. Stafford	Republican	45,888	64.36%
Randolph T. Major	Democratic	23,842	33.44%
Bernard Sanders	Liberty Union	1,571	2.20%
Date: 1972-01-07, Valid Votes: 71,301, Margin: 30.9%
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: 35114, name: 'Robert T. Stafford'},{value: 87, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Robert T. Stafford	Republican	35,114	99.75%
Write-In		87	0.25%
Date: 1972-01-01, Valid Votes: 35,201, Margin: 99.5%
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: 8991, name: 'Randolph T. Major, Jr'},{value: 161, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Randolph T. Major, Jr	Democratic	8,991	98.24%
Write-In		161	1.76%
Date: 1972-01-01, Valid Votes: 9,152, Margin: 96.5%

See Also

• 1972 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1972 Vermont Governor Election
• 1972 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1972 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1972 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1972 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1972 United States House Election in Vermont
• 1972 United States House Special Election in Vermont
• 1972 United States Presidential Election in Vermont
• 2022 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 2018 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 2016 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 2012 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 2010 United States Senate Election in Vermont

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1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont (General) - Results by County
County	Robert T. Stafford Republican		Randolph T. Major Democratic		Bernard Sanders Liberty Union		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	71,301	0.00%

1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Randolph T. Major, Jr		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	9,152	0.00%

1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Robert T. Stafford		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	35,201	0.00%