United States Senate election in Vermont, 1968

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1968

November 5, 1968 (1968-11-05)

 
Nominee George Aiken
Party Republican
Popular vote 157,197
Percentage 99.9%

U.S. Senator before election

George Aiken
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

George Aiken
Republican

The 1968 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate; he was unopposed.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican George Aiken (Incumbent) 42,248 72.8%
Republican William K. Tufts 15,786 27.2%
Republican Other 28 0.0%
Total votes 58,062 100.0%

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Write-in George Aiken (Incumbent) 1,534 61.8%
Write-in Philip H. Hoff 400 18.2%
Democratic Other 438 20.0%
Total votes 2,192 100.0%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1968[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican George Aiken (Incumbent) 94,738 60.2%
Democratic George Aiken (Incumbent) 62,416 39.7%
No party George Aiken (Incumbent) 43 0.0%
Total George Aiken (Incumbent) 157,197 99.9%
N/A Other 178 0.1%
Total votes 157,375 100.0%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
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