1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont

none March 2026 May 2017 1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1931 3 31 no 1928 United States Senate election in Vermont 1928 1934 United States Senate election in Vermont 1934 160x180px File:Warren Austin.jpg Warren Austin Republican Party (United States) 27,661 64.02% No image.svg Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Driscoll 15,360 35.55% x220px County results x220px Municipality results 219px Austin: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Driscoll: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% U.S. Senator Frank C. Partridge Republican Party (United States) Warren Austin Republican Party (United States) The 1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on March 31, 1931. Republican Warren Austin was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased Frank L. Greene's term, defeating Democratic candidate Stephen M. Driscoll. Austin replaced Frank C. Partridge, who was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held and was defeated in the special primary. Background Frank L. Greene was elected to represent Vermont in the United States Senate in 1922 and re-elected in 1928. On December 17, 1930, Senator Greene died from complications during hernia surgery. On December 23, Governor John E. Weeks appointed Frank C. Partridge to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. A special election to complete the remainder of Greene's unexpired term (until March 1935) was scheduled for March 31, 1931. Republican primary Candidates Warren Austin, Burlington attorney and former mayor of St. Albans City Frank C. Partridge, attorney, diplomat, and interim U.S. Senator Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Warren Austin 43,457 55.1 Republican Party (United States) Frank C. Partridge (incumbent) 35,416 44.9 Republican Party (United States) Other 21 0.0 78,894 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/63013/p1931.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State June 16, 2015 June 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617211910/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/63013/p1931.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Stephen M. Driscoll 1,836 98.9 Democratic Party (United States) Other 21 1.1 1,857 100.0 General election Results United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931General 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 June 16, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053355/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) Warren Austin 27,661 64.02% -7.53% Democratic Party (United States) Stephen M. Driscoll 15,360 35.55% +7.10% N/A Other 183 0.42% N/A 43,204 100.00% See also 72nd United States Congress References collapsed Vermont United States Senate Vermont 1931 Vermont 1931 1931 United States Senate 1931