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The 1968 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate; he was unopposed. 2025, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 3 Senate seat in Vermont.
Aiken spent $17.09 (US 17.09 1968 eq) during the campaign.September 18, 1994 Politics and Power Forever Linked With Money 47 Rutland Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114326551/rutland-daily-herald/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20221209010243/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114326551/rutland-daily-herald/ December 9, 2022 Newspapers.com
Republican primary
Candidates
George Aiken, incumbent U.S. Senator
William K. Tufts, teacherhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/102548641/tufts/ Pooh-Poohs Senator Aiken Rutland Daily Herald July 31, 1968 Associated Press May 25, 2022
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States) George Aiken (Incumbent) 42,248 72.8%
Republican Party (United States) William K. Tufts 15,786 27.2%
Republican Party (United States) Other 28 0.0%
58,062 100.0%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Philip H. Hoff, incumbent Governor of Vermont
Results
Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62953/p1968.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State June 17, 2015 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233732/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62953/p1968.pdf dead
Write-in candidate George Aiken (Incumbent) 1,534 61.8%
Write-in candidate Philip H. Hoff 400 18.2%
Democratic Party (United States) Other 438 20.0%
2,192 100.0%
General election
Results
United States Senate election in Vermont, 1968General 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 17, 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) George Aiken (Incumbent) 94,738 60.20% -6.63%
Democratic Party (United States) George Aiken (Incumbent) 62,416 39.66% +6.49%
No party George Aiken (Incumbent) 43 0.03% N/A
Total George Aiken (Incumbent) 157,197 99.89% N/A
N/A Other 178 0.11% N/A
157,375 100.00%
See also
1968 United States Senate elections
References
Vermont
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United States Senate
Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections