1972 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election

The 1972 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election was held on November 7, 1972. The total votes casted was 181,916. John S. Burgess (Republican) was elected, receiving 52.08% of the votes, which equals 94,737 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. John S. Burgess of Republican (52.08%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Leo J. Connor of Democratic/Independent (46.52%) by a margin of 5.56%.

1972 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#DCDCDC','gold','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 94737, name: 'John S. Burgess'},{value: 84625, name: 'Leo J. Connor'},{value: 2534, name: 'Elly Harter'},{value: 20, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
John S. Burgess	Republican	94,737	52.08%
Leo J. Connor	Democratic/Independent	84,625	46.52%
Elly Harter	Liberty Union	2,534	1.39%
Write-In		20	0.01%
Date: 1972-11-07, Valid Votes: 181,916, Margin: 5.6%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#5CB548','#4489BE','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 35224, name: 'John S. Burgess'},{value: 17255, name: 'John McClaughry'},{value: 6144, name: 'John R. Grenier'},{value: 33, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
John S. Burgess	Republican	35,224	60.05%
John McClaughry	Republican	17,255	29.42%
John R. Grenier	Republican	6,144	10.47%
Write-In		33	0.06%
Date: 1972-09-12, Valid Votes: 58,656, Margin: 30.6%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#250828','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 5464, name: 'Leo J. Connor'},{value: 4990, name: 'George Mercer Abbott'},{value: 47, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Leo J. Connor	Democratic	5,464	52.03%
George Mercer Abbott	Democratic	4,990	47.52%
Write-In		47	0.45%
Date: 1972-09-12, Valid Votes: 10,501, Margin: 4.5%

See Also

• 1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont
• 1972 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1972 Vermont 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 Lieutenant Governor Election
• 2020 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 2018 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 2016 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 2014 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election

Vermont Lieutenant Governor Elections

2022 · 1980 · 1982 · 1984 · 1986 · 1988 · 1990 · 1992 · 1994 · 1996 · 1998 · 2000 · 2002 · 2004 · 2006 · 2008 · 2010 · 2012 · 2014 · 2016 · 2018 · 2020 · 1978 · 1976 · 1974 · 1972 · 1968 · 1970 · 1964 · 1966 · 1960 · 1962 · 1958 · 1956 · 1952 · 1954 · 1950

1972 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election (General) - Results by County
County	John S. Burgess Republican		Leo J. Connor Democratic/Independent		Elly Harter Liberty Union		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	181,916	0.00%

1972 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Leo J. Connor		George Mercer Abbott		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	10,501	0.00%

1972 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	John McClaughry		John R. Grenier		John S. Burgess		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	58,656	0.00%