United States Senate election in Vermont, 1938

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 1938
← 1934 November 8, 1938 (1938-11-08) 1940 →
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Candidate Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. John Mcgrath
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 73,990 38,673
Percentage 65.7% 34.3%
U.S. senator before election

Ernest W. Gibson, Sr.
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Ernest W. Gibson, Sr.
Republican

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The 1938 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1938. Republican Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate John Mcgrath. Gibson, Sr. died in June 1940 and his son, Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held in November 1940.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. (inc.) 38,872 81.8
Republican Martin S. Vilas 8,630 18.2
Republican Other 14 0.0
Total votes 47,516 100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Mcgrath 4,931 99.9
Democratic Other 6 0.1
Total votes 4,937 100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1938[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. (inc.) 73,990 65.7
Democratic John Mcgrath 38,673 34.3
Total votes 112,663 100

References

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