1976 United States Senate election in Vermont

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1976 11 2 no 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont 1972 (special) 1982 United States Senate election in Vermont 1982 150x150px Robert Theodore Stafford.jpg Robert Stafford Republican Party (United States) 94,481 49.97% Thomas P. Salmon (cropped).jpg Democratic Party (United States) Thomas P. Salmon 85,682 45.32% x220px County results x220px Municipality results 219px Stafford: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Salmon: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Robert Stafford Republican Party (United States) Robert Stafford Republican Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Governor Thomas P. Salmon. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Robert Stafford (incumbent) 24,338 68.7 Republican Party (United States) John J. Welch 10,911 30.8 Republican Party (United States) Other 178 0.5 35,427 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62938/p1976.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 16 June 2015 December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231045859/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62938/p1976.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Thomas P. Salmon 21,674 52.7 Democratic Party (United States) Scott Skinner 19,238 46.8 Democratic Party (United States) Other 178 0.4 41,090 100.0 General election Results United States Senate election in Vermont, 1976General 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 16 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) Robert Stafford (incumbent) 94,481 49.97% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas P. Salmon 82,174 43.46% Independent Vermonters Thomas P. Salmon 3,508 1.86% Total Thomas P. Salmon 85,682 45.32% Liberty Union Party Nancy Kaufman 8,801 4.66% N/A Other 96 0.05% 189,060 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References Vermont 1976 United States Senate