1934 United States Senate special election in Vermont

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1934 United States Senate special election in Vermont

← 1932 January 16, 1934 (1934-01-16) 1938 →
  Ernest W. Gibson.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. Harry Witters
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 28,436 20,382
Percentage 58.2% 41.7%

U.S. senator before election

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ernest W. Gibson, Sr.
Republican

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.

General election[]

Results[]

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1934[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. 28,436 58.2%
Democratic 20,382 41.7%
N/A Other 12 0.1%
Total votes '48,830' '100.0%

References[]

  1. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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