1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont

none March 2026 September 2017 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1972 1 7 1970 United States Senate election in Vermont 1970 1976 United States Senate election in Vermont 1976 File:Robert Theodore Stafford.jpg 150x150px Robert Stafford Republican Party (United States) 45,888 64.36% File:RandolphMajor.png Democratic Party (United States) Randolph Major 23,842 33.44% 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont results map by county.svg 219px County resultsStafford: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Robert Stafford Republican Party (United States) Robert Stafford Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on January 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford, appointed in September 1971 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Winston L. Prouty, successfully ran for election to the remainder of Prouty's term in the United States Senate. Stafford defeated Democratic candidate Randolph T. Major. Liberty Union candidate Bernie Sanders received 2% of the vote and was later elected to this seat in 2006 as an independent. General election Results United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1972General 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) Robert Stafford (incumbent) 45,888 64.36% +5.48% Democratic Party (United States) Randolph T. Major 23,842 33.44% -6.76% Liberty Union Party Bernie Sanders 1,571 2.20% +1.29% 71,301 100.00% See also 1972 United States Senate elections References Vermont 1972 Vermont 1972 1972 Special Vermont Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1972 Category:Bernie Sanders