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1944 United States Senate election in Vermont
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1944 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1944 11 7 no 1940 United States Senate special election in Vermont 1940 (special) 1950 United States Senate election in Vermont 1950 File:GeorgeAiken-VTSEN- (cropped).jpg 150x150px George Aiken Republican Party (United States) 81,094 65.81% 3x4.svg Democratic Party (United States) Harry Witters 42,136 34.19% x220px County results x220px Municipality results 219px Aiken: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Witters: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican Party (United States) George Aiken Republican Party (United States)
The 1944 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic nominee Harry W. Witters.
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States) George Aiken (inc.) 33,660 99.7%
Republican Party (United States) Other 91 0.3%
33,751 100.0%
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62989/p1944.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 17 June 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051326/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62989/p1944.pdf dead
Democratic Party (United States) Harry W. Witters 2,227 99.6%
Democratic Party (United States) Other 9 0.4%
2,236 100.0%
General election
Candidates
George Aiken, incumbent U.S. Senator
Harry W. Witters, lawyer and former WPA Administratorhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/102500244/vermont-senate-campaign-1944/ Length & Breadth of Vermont The Brattleboro Reformer November 13, 1944 May 25, 2022
Endorsements
George Aiken Labor unions
CIO-PAC
Results
United States Senate election in Vermont, 1944General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 17 June 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053355/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf dead
Republican Party (United States) George Aiken (inc.) 81,094 65.81% +4.18%
Democratic Party (United States) Harry W. Witters 42,136 34.19% -4.18%
123,230 100.00%
References
Vermont
1944
Category:1944 Vermont elections