United States Senate election in Vermont, 1974

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1974

November 5, 1974

Candidate Patrick Leahy Richard W. Mallary Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 70,629 66,223 Percentage 49.47% 46.38%

U.S. Senator before election George Aiken Republican Elected U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy Democratic

The 1974 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican George Aiken did not run for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. Democratic candidate Patrick Leahy defeated Republican candidate Richard W. Mallary to succeed him.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard W. Mallary	27,221	59.1
	Republican	Charles R. Ross	16,479	35.8
	Republican	T. Serse Ambrosini	2,265	4.9
	Republican	Other	61	0.1
Total votes			46,026	100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy	19,801	83.9
	Democratic	Nathaniel Frothingham	3,703	15.7
	Democratic	Other	97	0.4
Total votes			23,601	100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1974[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy	70,629	49.47
	Republican	Richard W. Mallary	66,223	46.38
	Liberty Union	Bernie Sanders	5,901	4.13
	N/A	Other	19	0.0
Total votes			142,772	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.