1916 United States Senate election in Vermont

Summary

The 1916 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican Carroll S. Page successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Oscar C. Miller. This was the second United States Senate direct election to take place in Vermont following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the first for Vermont's Class I seat.

1916 United States Senate election in Vermont

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Nominee Carroll S. Page Oscar C. Miller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 47,362 14,956
Percentage 74.41% 23.50%

U.S. senator before election

Carroll S. Page
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Carroll S. Page
Republican

Republican primary edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Carroll S. Page (inc.) 27,213 62.0
Republican Allen M. Fletcher 8,912 20.3
Republican Charles W. Gates 7,753 17.7
Republican Other 7 0.0
Total votes '43,885' '100'

Democratic primary edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Oscar C. Miller 3,816 99.8
Democratic Other 6 0.2
Total votes '3,822' '100'

General election edit

Results edit

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1916[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Carroll S. Page (inc.) 47,362 74.41%
Democratic Oscar C. Miller 14,956 23.50%
Socialist Norman E. Greenslet 1,336 2.10%
Total votes '63,654' '100.00%'

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. 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.