1972 Vermont Secretary of State Election

The 1972 Vermont Secretary of State Election was held on November 7, 1972. The total votes casted was 175,836. Richard C. Thomas (Republican) was elected, receiving 56.17% of the votes, which equals 98,773 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Richard C. Thomas of Republican (56.17%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated Constance L. Kite of Democratic (41.73%) by a comfortable margin of 14.44%.

1972 Vermont Secretary of State Election
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','gold','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 98773, name: 'Richard C. Thomas'},{value: 73377, name: 'Constance L. Kite'},{value: 3661, name: 'Stephen P. Dunham'},{value: 25, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Richard C. Thomas	Republican	98,773	56.17%
Constance L. Kite	Democratic	73,377	41.73%
Stephen P. Dunham	Liberty Union	3,661	2.08%
Write-In		25	0.01%
Date: 1972-11-07, Valid Votes: 175,836, Margin: 14.4%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#AA2657','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 44782, name: 'Richard C. Thomas'},{value: 10503, name: 'Stephen P. Dunham'},{value: 23, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Richard C. Thomas	Republican	44,782	80.97%
Stephen P. Dunham	Republican	10,503	18.99%
Write-In		23	0.04%
Date: 1972-09-12, Valid Votes: 55,308, Margin: 62.0%
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: 8642, name: 'Constance L. Kite'},{value: 36, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
Constance L. Kite	Democratic	8,642	99.59%
Write-In		36	0.41%
Date: 1972-09-12, Valid Votes: 8,678, Margin: 99.2%

See Also

• 1972 United States Senate Special Election in Vermont
• 1972 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1972 Vermont Governor Election
• 1972 Vermont Lieutenant Governor 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 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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1972 Vermont Secretary of State Election (General) - Results by County
County	Richard C. Thomas Republican		Constance L. Kite Democratic		Stephen P. Dunham Liberty Union		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	-	%	175,836	0.00%

1972 Vermont Secretary of State Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	Constance L. Kite		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	8,678	0.00%

1972 Vermont Secretary of State Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Richard C. Thomas		Stephen P. Dunham		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	55,308	0.00%