1944 United States Senate election in Vermont

1944 United States Senate election in Vermont

←  1940 (special) November 7, 1944 (1944-11-07) 1950  →

Nominee George Aiken Harry Witters Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 81,094 42,136 Percentage 65.81% 34.19%

County results Municipality results Aiken:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90% Witters:     50-60%     60-70%     80-90%

U.S. senator before election George Aiken Republican Elected U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican

The 1944 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic nominee Harry W. Witters.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (inc.)	33,660	99.7%
	Republican	Other	91	0.3%
Total votes			33,751	100.0%

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry W. Witters	2,227	99.6%
	Democratic	Other	9	0.4%
Total votes			2,236	100.0%

General election

Candidates

• George Aiken, incumbent U.S. Senator ^[2]
• Harry W. Witters, lawyer and former WPA Administrator ^[2]

Endorsements

George Aiken

Labor unions

• CIO-PAC ^[2]

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1944 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (inc.)	81,094	65.81%	+4.18%
	Democratic	Harry W. Witters	42,136	34.19%	−4.18%
Total votes			123,230	100.00%

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
2. "Length & Breadth of Vermont". The Brattleboro Reformer. November 13, 1944. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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.