1976 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 1976
Robert T. Stafford REP +4.7 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 189,060
- Margin
- 4.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in VT
- R+11.3same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert T. Stafford Won | REP | 94,481 | 49.97% | |
| Thomas P. Salmon | DEM | 85,682 | 45.32% | |
| Nancy Kaufman | LBU | 8,801 | 4.66% | |
| Scattering | — | 96 | 0.05% | |
| Total | 189,060 | |||
Official source: data
Other Vermont Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 30.3 |
| 2022 | Class III | Peter Welch | 39.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 39.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 46.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 33.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 33.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 46.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 40.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 49.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 9.8 |
| 1992 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 10.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Vermont Senate race?
Robert T. Stafford (REP) won with 50.0% of the vote, ahead of Thomas P. Salmon (45.3%), a margin of 4.7 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Vermont Senate race?
189,060 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.