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1976 United States Senate election in Vermont
	County results ; Stafford: 40–50% 50–60% Salmon: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Robert Stafford; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Robert Stafford; Republican

The 1976 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Governor Thomas P. Salmon.

Republican primary edit

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Stafford (incumbent)	24,338	68.7
	Republican	John J. Welch	10,911	30.8
	Republican	Other	178	0.5
Total votes			'*35,427'*	'*100'*

Democratic primary edit

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Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Salmon	21,674	52.7
	Democratic	Scott Skinner	19,238	46.8
	Democratic	Other	178	0.4
Total votes			'*41,090'*	'*100'*

General election edit

Results edit

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1976^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Stafford (incumbent)	94,481	49.97%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Salmon	82,174	43.46%
	Independent Vermonters	Thomas P. Salmon	3,508	1.86%
	Total	Thomas P. Salmon	85,682	45.32%
	Liberty Union	Nancy Kaufman	8,801	4.66%
	N/A	Other	96	0.05%
Total votes			'*189,060'*	'*100.00%'*
	Republican hold

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ "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.

[primary-1] "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[results-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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Summary

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Democratic primary edit

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General election edit

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