1968 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1968 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate; he was unopposed. As of 2020, this is the last time a Republican (or anyone other than Patrick Leahy) won the Class 3 Senate seat in Vermont.

1968 United States Senate election in Vermont

November 5, 1968

Nominee George Aiken Party Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 157,197 Percentage 99.9%

U.S. senator before election George Aiken Republican Elected U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (Incumbent)	42,248	72.8%
	Republican	William K. Tufts	15,786	27.2%
	Republican	Other	28	0.0%
Total votes			'58,062'	'100.0%'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Write-in	George Aiken (Incumbent)	1,534	61.8%
	Write-in	Philip H. Hoff	400	18.2%
	Democratic	Other	438	20.0%
Total votes			'2,192'	'100.0%'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1968[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (Incumbent)	94,738	60.2%
	Democratic	George Aiken (Incumbent)	62,416	39.7%
	No party	George Aiken (Incumbent)	43	0.0%
	Total	George Aiken (Incumbent)	157,197	99.9%
	N/A	Other	178	0.1%
Total votes			'157,375'	'100.0%'

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1968

References

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