1938 United States Senate election in Vermont

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1938 United States Senate election in Vermont
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  1934 November 8, 1938 (1938-11-08) 1940 (special)  
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Nominee Ernest W. Gibson Sr. John McGrath
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote73,99038,673
Percentage65.67%34.33%

U.S. senator before election

Ernest W. Gibson Sr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ernest W. Gibson Sr.
Republican

The 1938 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1938. Republican Ernest W. Gibson Sr. successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate John McGrath. Gibson Sr. died in June 1940 and his son, Ernest W. Gibson Jr., was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held in November 1940.

Contents

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. (inc.) 38,872 81.8%
Republican Martin S. Vilas 8,63018.2%
Republican Other140.0%
Total votes47,516100.0%

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John McGrath 4,931 99.9%
Democratic Other60.1%
Total votes4,937100.0%

General election

Candidates

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1938 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. (inc.) 73,990 65.67% +7.44%
Democratic John McGrath38,67334.33%-7.41%
Total votes112,663100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. 1 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 17, 2015.
  3. "John McGrath". Rutland Herald . Burlington Suburban List. October 17, 1938. Retrieved February 15, 2022.