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1974 US Senate election in Vermont

Patrick Leahy (Democrat) beat Richard W. Mallary (Republican) in Vermont in 1974, 49.5% to 46.4%, a margin of 3.1 points and 4,406 votes.

Vermont changed party: in 1968 it went Republican, for George D. Aiken.

Republicans led in 8 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Chittenden, cast 31,960 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.1 points. The closest was Bennington, where 104 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patrick Leahy won Democratic 70,629 49.5%
Richard W. Mallary Republican 66,223 46.4%
All other candidates 5,920 4.1%
Total142,772

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 18,615 58.2% 11,541 36.1% 1,804 31,960 D+22.1
Washington 9,169 54.3% 6,985 41.4% 720 16,874 D+12.9
Rutland 7,932 48.2% 7,817 47.5% 702 16,451 D+0.7
Windsor 6,027 43.4% 7,416 53.4% 442 13,885 R+10.0
Windham 4,841 45.8% 5,377 50.9% 355 10,573 R+5.1
Franklin 4,867 53.8% 3,930 43.4% 257 9,054 D+10.3
Bennington 4,393 48.8% 4,289 47.7% 317 8,999 D+1.2
Addison 3,646 46.5% 3,844 49.0% 348 7,838 R+2.5
Caledonia 2,786 40.3% 3,959 57.2% 174 6,919 R+17.0
Orange 2,359 36.4% 3,801 58.7% 314 6,474 R+22.3
Orleans 2,674 44.2% 3,194 52.8% 177 6,045 R+8.6
Lamoille 1,760 39.2% 2,513 56.0% 216 4,489 R+16.8
Essex 763 44.6% 906 52.9% 43 1,712 R+8.4
Grand Isle 797 53.2% 651 43.4% 51 1,499 D+9.7

Counties as they stood in 1974; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Vermont Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bernie Sanders (other)
2022 Peter Welch (D) D+40.5
2018 Bernie Sanders (other)
2016 Patrick Leahy (D) D+28.2
2012 Bernie Sanders (other)
2010 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+33.4
2006 Bernie Sanders (other)
2004 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+46.1
2000 James M. Jeffords (R) R+40.1
1998 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+49.8
1994 Jim Jeffords (R) R+9.7
1992 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+10.8
1988 James M. Jeffords (R) R+38.2
1986 Patrick Leahy (D) D+28.7
1982 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+3.0
1980 Patrick J. Leahy (D) D+1.3
1976 Robert T. Stafford (R) R+4.7
1974 Patrick Leahy (D) D+3.1
1970 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+18.7
1968 George D. Aiken (R) R+99.9
1964 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+6.9
1962 George D. Aiken (R) R+33.9
1958 Winston L. Prouty (R) R+4.3
1956 George D. Aiken (R) R+32.8
1952 Ralph E. Flanders (R) R+44.6
1950 George D. Aiken (R) R+56.0
1946 Ralph E. Flanders (R) R+49.3
1944 George D. Aiken (R) R+31.6
1940 Warren R. Austin (R) R+32.9
1938 Ernest W. Gibson (R) R+31.3
1934 Warren R. Austin (R) R+2.7
1932 Porter H. Dale (R) R+10.3
1928 Frank L. Greene (R) R+43.1
1926 Porter H. Dale (R) R+46.9
1922 Frank L. Greene (R) R+38.1
1920 William Dillingham (R) R+56.1
1916 Carroll S. Page (R) R+50.9
1914 William Dillingham (R) R+13.4