1970 United States Senate election in Vermont

Summary

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.

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

Republican primary edit

Results edit

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 edit

Results edit

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 edit

Results edit

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 edit

  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.