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1972 Vermont Gubernatorial Election

Vermont · 2 candidates · See every 1972 Governor race

Who won the 1972 Vermont Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas P. Salmon won the 1972 Vermont Gubernatorial Election. Thomas P. Salmon received 104,533 popular votes (55.3%). The main challenger was Luther F. Hackett (43.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Salmon and Hackett

Salmon +11.7 pts · won by 22,042 votes
Thomas P. SalmonDemocraticWINNER55.3%
104,533 votes
Luther F. HackettRepublican43.6%
82,491 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.