1934 United States Senate special election in Vermont

Not to be confused with 1934 United States Senate election in Vermont.

1934 United States Senate special election in Vermont

←  1932 January 16, 1934 (1934-01-16) 1938  →

Nominee Ernest Willard Gibson Harry Witters Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 28,436 20,382 Percentage 58.23% 41.74%

County results Gibson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Witters:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Porter H. Dale Republican Elected U.S. Senator Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. Republican

The 1934 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on January 16, 1934. Republican Ernest W. Gibson Sr. was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased Porter H. Dale's term, defeating Democratic candidate Harry W. Witters.

General election

Candidates

• Ernest Willard Gibson, former U.S. Representative from VT-AL ^[1]
• Harry W. Witters, lawyer ^[2]

Results

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1934 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ernest W. Gibson, Sr.	28,436	58.23%	+3.09%
	Democratic	Harry W. Witters	20,382	41.74%	−3.12%
	N/A	Other	12	0.02%	N/A
Total votes			48,830	100.00%

References

1. "Democrats Fail to take Senate, Congressional Posts in Election". The Waterbury Record. January 17, 1934. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
2. "Harry Witters to Run for Senaten". St. Albans Daily Messenger. November 1, 1934. Retrieved September 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "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 17, 2015.