The 1934 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on January 16, 1934. Republican Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased Porter H. Dale's term, defeating Democratic candidate Harry W. Witters.
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County results Gibson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Witters: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
editCandidates
edit- Ernest Willard Gibson, former U.S. Representative from VT-AL[1]
- Harry W. Witters, lawyer[2]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. | 28,436 | 58.23% | +3.09% | |
Democratic | Harry W. Witters | 20,382 | 41.74% | −3.12% | |
N/A | Other | 12 | 0.02% | N/A | |
Total votes | 48,830 | 100.00% |
References
edit- ^ "Democrats Fail to take Senate, Congressional Posts in Election". The Waterbury Record. January 17, 1934. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Harry Witters to Run for Senaten". St. Albans Daily Messenger. November 1, 1934. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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 17, 2015.