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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. As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 3 Senate seat in Vermont.
Aiken spent $17.09 (equivalent to $150in 2023) during the campaign. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Aiken (Incumbent) | 42,248 | 72.8% | ||
Republican | William K. Tufts | 15,786 | 27.2% | ||
Republican | Other | 28 | 0.0% | ||
Total votes | 58,062 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Write-In | George Aiken (Incumbent) | 1,534 | 61.8% | ||
Write-In | Philip H. Hoff | 400 | 18.2% | ||
Democratic | Other | 438 | 20.0% | ||
Total votes | 2,192 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Aiken (Incumbent) | 94,738 | 60.20% | −6.63% | |
Democratic | 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 | |
Total votes | 157,375 | 100.00% |
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