1946 United States Senate election in Vermont
Appearance
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The 1946 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Republican Ralph Flanders successfully ran for re-election to a full term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Charles P. McDevitt.
Republican primary
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ralph Flanders (inc.) | 30,843 | 55.4 | ||
Republican | Sterry R. Waterman | 24,853 | 44.6 | ||
Total votes | 55,697 | 100 |
Democratic primary
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Charles P. McDevitt | 2,494 | 98.7 | ||
Democratic | Other | 32 | 1.3 | ||
Total votes | 2,526 | 100 |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Ralph Flanders (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator[2]
- Charles P. McDevitt, former chair of the Democratic Party of Vermont and former State Senator[3]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ralph Flanders (inc.) | 54,729 | 74.64% | +8.19% | |
Democratic | Charles P. McDevitt | 18,594 | 25.36% | −8.19% | |
Total votes | 73,323 | 100.00% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "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 16, 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea Man is Democrat for Governor". The Barre Daily Times. May 4, 1946. Retrieved February 22, 2022.