1970 United States Senate election in Vermont

1970 United States Senate election in Vermont
	County results; Prouty: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Winston L. Prouty; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Winston L. Prouty; Republican

The 1970 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican Winston L. Prouty successfully ran for re-election to third term in the United States Senate, defeating Former Democratic Governor Philip H. Hoff.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty (inc.)	39,007	99.2
	Republican	Other	314	0.8
Total votes			'*39,321'*	'*100'*

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Philip H. Hoff	23,082	69.6
	Democratic	Fiore L. Bove	7,941	24.0
	Democratic	William H. Meyer	2,024	6.1
	Democratic	Other	87	0.3
Total votes			'*33,134'*	'*100'*

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty (inc.)	91,198	58.88%	+8.19%
	Democratic	Philip H. Hoff	62,271	40.20%	-6.32%
	Liberty Union	William H. Meyer	1,416	0.91%	N/A
	N/A	Other	14	0.01%	N/A
Total votes			'*154,899'*	'*100.00%'*

References

^ ^a ^b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
^ "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.

[primary-1] "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[results-2] "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.

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