1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont

1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont

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Nominee Warren Austin Stephen Driscoll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 27,661 15,360 Percentage 64.02% 35.55%

County results Municipality results Austin:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90% Driscoll:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. senator before election Frank C. Partridge Republican Elected U.S. Senator Warren Austin Republican

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 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Warren Austin	43,457	55.1
	Republican	Frank C. Partridge (incumbent)	35,416	44.9
	Republican	Other	21	0.0
Total votes			'78,894'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen M. Driscoll	1,836	98.9
	Democratic	Other	21	1.1
Total votes			'1,857'	'100'

General election

Results

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Warren Austin	27,661	64.02%	−7.53%
	Democratic	Stephen M. Driscoll	15,360	35.55%	+7.10%
	N/A	Other	183	0.42%	N/A
Total votes			'43,204'	'100.00%'

See also

• 72nd United States Congress

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.