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1976 US Senate election in Vermont

Robert T. Stafford (Republican) beat Thomas P. Salmon (Democrat) in Vermont in 1976, 50.0% to 45.3%, a margin of 4.7 points and 8,799 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1970, when Winston L. Prouty won.

Republicans led in 11 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 3. The largest, Chittenden, cast 40,922 votes and went to the Republican by 0.4 points. The closest was Grand Isle, where 33 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
Robert T. Stafford won Republican 94,481 50.0%
Thomas P. Salmon Democratic 85,682 45.3%
All other candidates 8,897 4.7%
Total189,060

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Chittenden 19,255 47.1% 19,419 47.5% 2,248 40,922 R+0.4
Rutland 9,625 43.3% 11,687 52.6% 916 22,228 R+9.3
Washington 8,953 43.7% 10,103 49.4% 1,415 20,471 R+5.6
Windsor 8,814 43.9% 10,448 52.1% 795 20,057 R+8.1
Windham 7,855 51.6% 6,758 44.4% 612 15,225 D+7.2
Franklin 5,528 45.1% 6,373 52.0% 364 12,265 R+6.9
Bennington 6,538 53.3% 5,406 44.1% 317 12,261 D+9.2
Addison 3,956 38.7% 5,668 55.5% 596 10,220 R+16.8
Caledonia 3,791 41.1% 5,084 55.2% 338 9,213 R+14.0
Orange 3,221 39.0% 4,638 56.1% 409 8,268 R+17.1
Orleans 4,023 51.0% 3,569 45.2% 300 7,892 D+5.8
Lamoille 2,220 38.3% 3,238 55.8% 345 5,803 R+17.5
Essex 980 44.8% 1,134 51.8% 75 2,189 R+7.0
Grand Isle 923 47.3% 956 49.0% 71 1,950 R+1.7

Counties as they stood in 1976; 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