1974 United States Senate election in Vermont

none March 2026 August 2017 1974 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1974 11 5 no 1968 United States Senate election in Vermont 1968 1980 United States Senate election in Vermont 1980 150x150px Patrick Leahy 1979 congressional photo.jpg Patrick Leahy Democratic Party (United States) 70,629 49.47% Richard W. Mallary.jpg Richard Mallary Republican Party (United States) 66,223 46.38% x220px County results x220px Municipality results 219px Leahy: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Mallary: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican Party (United States) Patrick Leahy Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1974. The incumbent Republican Senator, George Aiken, did not run for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. The Democratic nominee, Patrick Leahy, the state's attorney of Chittenden County, defeated Republican nominee Rep. Richard W. Mallary to become Aiken's successor. This election also included Liberty Union Party candidate Bernie Sanders, who won 4.1% of the vote. This election marked the first time in Vermont's history that it elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. Leahy remained the only Democrat ever elected to the Senate from Vermont until 2022, when he retired and was succeeded by Peter Welch. The last non-Republican elected to the Senate from Vermont before 1974 was Lawrence Brainerd, a Free Soil Party member chosen in 1854 by an anti-slavery coalition of the Vermont General Assembly to fill a brief vacancy in this same seat. Leahy and Sanders would later serve together in the Senate from Sanders's election in 2006 until Leahy's retirement in 2023. Republican primary Candidates T. Serse Ambrosini, former vice president of the Chase Manhattan Bank Richard W. Mallary, U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional districthttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/102500681/candidates-vermont-senate-74/ Senate Race Enters Final Week; No Surprises Likely The Times Argus September 3, 1974 May 25, 2022 Charles R. Ross, former member of the Burlington City Council and professor of economics at the University of Vermont Results Republican primary resultsDouglas James H. Jim Douglas 1989 Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual https://books.google.com/books?id=Y__vAAAAMAAJ&q=ambrosini Montpelier, VT Vermont Secretary of State 134 Google Books Vermont Legislative Manual (1989) Republican Party (United States) Richard W. Mallary 27,221 59.1% Republican Party (United States) Charles R. Ross 14,479 35.8% Republican Party (United States) T. Serse Ambrosini 2,265 4.9% None Scattering 61 0.1% 44,026 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Nathaniel Frothingham, former teacher Patrick Leahy, state attorney for Chittenden County Results Democratic primary resultsDouglas James H. Jim Douglas 1989 Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual https://books.google.com/books?id=8mqHAAAAMAAJ&q=%22frothingham%22 Montpelier, VT Vermont Secretary of State 135 Google Books Vermont Legislative Manual (1989) Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Leahy 19,801 83.9% Democratic Party (United States) Nathaniel Frothingham 3,703 15.7% None Scattering 97 0.4% 23,601 100.00% General election Candidates Patrick Leahy (D), state's attorney for Chittenden County Richard W. Mallary (R), U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district Bernie Sanders (LU), carpenter and social worker Results 1974 United States Senate election in Vermont1974 U.S. Senate General Election https://electionarchive.vermont.gov/elections/view/75975/ December 1, 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Leahy 70,629 49.47% Republican Party (United States) Richard W. Mallary 66,223 46.38% Liberty Union Party Bernie Sanders 5,901 4.13% 19 0.01% 142,772 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1974 United States Senate elections References Vermont 1974 Category:1974 Vermont elections Category:Patrick Leahy Category:Bernie Sanders