1970 United States Senate election in Vermont

1970 United States Senate election in Vermont

← 1964 November 3, 1970 (1970-11-03) 1972 (special) →
 
Nominee Winston L. Prouty Philip H. Hoff
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 91,198 62,271
Percentage 58.88% 40.20%

County results
Prouty:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Winston L. Prouty
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Winston L. Prouty
Republican

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The 1970 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican Winston L. Prouty successfully ran for re-election to third term in the United States Senate, defeating Former Democratic Governor Philip H. Hoff.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Winston L. Prouty (inc.) 39,007 99.2
Republican Other 314 0.8
Total votes '39,321' '100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Philip H. Hoff 23,082 69.6
Democratic Fiore L. Bove 7,941 24.0
Democratic William H. Meyer 2,024 6.1
Democratic Other 87 0.3
Total votes '33,134' '100'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1970[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Winston L. Prouty (inc.) 91,198 58.88% +8.19%
Democratic Philip H. Hoff 62,271 40.20% -6.32%
Liberty Union William H. Meyer 1,416 0.91% N/A
N/A Other 14 0.01% N/A
Total votes '154,899' '100.00%'

References

  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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