1972 Vermont Attorney General Election

The 1972 Vermont Attorney General Election was held on November 7, 1972. The total votes casted was 175,305. Kimberly B. Cheney (Republican) was elected, receiving 57.89% of the votes, which equals 101,480 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Kimberly B. Cheney of Republican (57.89%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Richard Gadbois of Democratic (38.72%) by a comfortable margin of 19.17%.

1972 Vermont Attorney General Election
General
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Kimberly B. Cheney	Republican	101,480	57.89%
Richard Gadbois	Democratic	67,884	38.72%
Pete Diamondstone	Liberty Union	5,898	3.36%
Write-In		43	0.02%
Date: 1972-11-07, Valid Votes: 175,305, Margin: 19.2%
Republican Primary
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Kimberly B. Cheney	Republican	20,307	33.62%
Natt L. Divoll	Republican	18,300	30.30%
Robert E. West	Republican	13,095	21.68%
Sten E. Lium	Republican	5,009	8.29%
Pete Diamondstone	Republican	3,669	6.07%
Write-In		24	0.04%
Date: 1972-09-12, Valid Votes: 60,404, Margin: 3.3%
Democratic Primary
Date: 1972-09-12, No Candidate Listed, Write-In: 581

See Also

• 1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont
• 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 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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1972 Vermont Attorney General Election (General) - Results by County
County	Kimberly B. Cheney Republican		Richard Gadbois Democratic		Pete Diamondstone Liberty Union		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	175,305	0.00%

1972 Vermont Attorney General Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County			Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	581	0.00%

1972 Vermont Attorney General Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Sten E. Lium		Pete Diamondstone		Kimberly B. Cheney		Natt L. Divoll		Robert E. West		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	-	%	-	%	60,404	0.00%