1916 United States Senate election in Vermont
The 1916 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican Carroll S. Page successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Oscar C. Miller. This was the second United States Senate direct election to take place in Vermont following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the first for Vermont's Class I seat.
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Elections in Vermont |
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Republican primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Carroll S. Page (inc.) | 27,213 | 62.0 | ||
Republican | Allen M. Fletcher | 8,912 | 20.3 | ||
Republican | Charles W. Gates | 7,753 | 17.7 | ||
Republican | Other | 7 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | '43,885' | '100' |
Democratic primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Oscar C. Miller | 3,816 | 99.8 | ||
Democratic | Other | 6 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | '3,822' | '100' |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Carroll S. Page (inc.) | 47,362 | 74.4 | ||
Democratic | Oscar C. Miller | 14,956 | 23.5 | ||
Socialist | Norman E. Greenslet | 1,336 | 2.1 | ||
Total votes | '63,654' | '100' |
References
- "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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