1972 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1972 United States gubernatorial elections.

1972 Vermont gubernatorial election

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| <- 1970 | November 7, 1972 (1972-11-07) | 1974 ->

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Nominee  | Thomas P. Salmon | Luther F. Hackett |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 104,533 | 82,491
Percentage  | 55.3% | 43.6%

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County results
Salmon:  40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Hackett:  40–50% 50–60%

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| Governor before election

Deane C. Davis
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| Elected Governor

Thomas P. Salmon
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The 1972 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1972. The incumbent Republican Gov. Deane C. Davis was not a candidate for re-election to another term as Governor of Vermont. The Democratic nominee, Thomas P. Salmon, defeated the Republican nominee, Luther F. Hackett, to become his successor. Future U.S. senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders ran as a member of the Liberty Union Party.[1]

## Republican primary

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### Results

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Republican primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Luther F. Hackett  | 33,323  | 54.4  |
| Republican | James M. Jeffords | 27,902  | 45.5  |
| Republican | Other | 46  | 0.1  |
Total votes  | 61,271  | 100.00  |

## Democratic primary

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### Results

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Democratic primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Thomas P. Salmon | 10,552  | 99.0  |
| Democratic | Other | 109  | 1.0  |
Total votes  | 10,661  | 100.00  |

## General election

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### Results

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1972 Vermont gubernatorial election[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Thomas P. Salmon | 101,751  | 53.8  |
| Independent Vermonters  | Thomas P. Salmon | 2,782  | 1.5  |
| Total  | Thomas P. Salmon | 104,533 | 55.3 |
| Republican | Luther F. Hackett | 82,491  | 43.6  |
| Liberty Union | Bernie Sanders[1] | 2,175  | 1.1  |
| N/A  | Other | 38  | 0.0  |
Total votes  | 189,237  | 100.00  |

## References

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1. ^ a b Tuesday, October 3, 1972, Bernard Sanders, 31, after losing the Senate race, runs for governor in 1972 under the Liberty Union banner. At a debate with his two major-party rivals at Johnson State College, Sanders wins repeated applause from a crowd of 350 students as he attacks the Republican and the Democratic candidates for governor. He accuses the GOP of a welfare policy that would make poor people "eat dirt" and chides both parties for not advocating stiff taxation of corporations in Vermont.http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2015/05/26/sanders-begin-political-revolution/27991467/
2. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
3. ^ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

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