1950 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1950 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic challenger James E. Bigelow.

1950 United States Senate election in Vermont
November 7, 1950 (1950-11-07)
 
Nominee George Aiken James Bigelow
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 69,543 19,608
Percentage 78.0% 22.0%
U.S. senator before election

George Aiken
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

George Aiken
Republican

Elections in Vermont
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City of Burlington
City of Rutland

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Aiken (inc.) 69,483 99.9%
Republican Other 51 0.1%
Total votes '69,534' '100.0%'

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James E. Bigelow 3,290 98.9%
Democratic Other 35 1.1%
Total votes '3,325' '100.0%'

General election

Results
United States Senate election in Vermont, 1950[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Aiken (inc.) 69,543 78.0%
Democratic James E. Bigelow 19,608 22.0%
Total votes '89,151' '100.0%'

References
  1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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