United States Senate election in Vermont, 1968

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1968

November 5, 1968

Candidate 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 (inc.)	42,248	72.8
	Republican	William K. Tufts	15,786	27.2
	Republican	Other	28	0.0
Total votes			58,062	100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Write-in	George Aiken (inc.)	1,534	61.8
	Write-in	Philip H. Hoff	400	18.2
	Democratic	Other	438	20.0
Total votes			2,192	100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1968[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (inc.)	94,738	60.2
	Democratic	George Aiken (inc.)	62,416	39.7
	No party	George Aiken (inc.)	43	0.0
	Total	George Aiken (inc.)	157,197	99.9
	N/A	Other	178	0.1
Total votes			157,375	100

References

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