1938 United States Senate election in Vermont

none March 2026 September 2023 1938 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1938 11 8 no 1934 United States Senate special election in Vermont 1934 (special) 1940 United States Senate special election in Vermont 1940 (special) Ernest W. Gibson, Vermont LCCN2016848430 (cropped).jpg Ernest W. Gibson Sr. Republican Party (US) 73,990 65.67% JohnMcGrath1940.png Democratic Party (US) John McGrath 38,673 34.33% U.S. Senator Ernest W. Gibson Sr. Republican Party (US) Ernest W. Gibson Sr. Republican Party (US) The 1938 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1938. Republican Ernest W. Gibson Sr. successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate John McGrath. Gibson Sr. died in June 1940 and his son, Ernest W. Gibson Jr., was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held in November 1940. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. (inc.) 38,872 81.8% Republican Party (United States) Martin S. Vilas 8,630 18.2% Republican Party (United States) Other 14 0.0% 47,516 100.0% Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62998/p1938.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 17 June 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052657/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62998/p1938.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) John McGrath 4,931 99.9% Democratic Party (United States) Other 6 0.1% 4,937 100.0% General election Candidates Ernest W. Gibson Sr. (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator John McGrath (Democratic), state senator, milk farmer and businessmanhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/94976960/mcgrath/ Rutland Herald Burlington Suburban List John McGrath October 17, 1938 February 15, 2022 Results United States Senate election in Vermont, 1938General 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) Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. (inc.) 73,990 65.67% +7.44% Democratic Party (United States) John McGrath 38,673 34.33% -7.41% 112,663 100.00% References Vermont 1938 Category:1938 Vermont elections