1972 Vermont gubernatorial election
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The 1972 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1972. The incumbent Republican Gov. Deane C. Davis was not a candidate for re-election to another term as Governor of Vermont. The Democratic nominee, Thomas P. Salmon, defeated the Republican nominee, Luther F. Hackett, to become his successor. Future U.S. senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders ran as a member of the Liberty Union Party.[1]
Republican primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Luther F. Hackett | 33,323 | 54.4 | ||
Republican | James M. Jeffords | 27,902 | 45.5 | ||
Republican | Other | 46 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 61,271 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas P. Salmon | 10,552 | 99.0 | ||
Democratic | Other | 109 | 1.0 | ||
Total votes | 10,661 | 100.00 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas P. Salmon | 101,751 | 53.8 | ||
Independent Vermonters | Thomas P. Salmon | 2,782 | 1.5 | ||
Total | Thomas P. Salmon | 104,533 | 55.3 | ||
Republican | Luther F. Hackett | 82,491 | 43.6 | ||
Liberty Union | Bernie Sanders[1] | 2,175 | 1.1 | ||
N/A | Other | 38 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 189,237 | 100.00 |
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