1972 Vermont U.S. Senate Special

Vermont · 2 candidates · See every 1972 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1972 Vermont U.S. Senate Special?

Robert T. Stafford won the 1972 Vermont U.S. Senate Special. Robert T. Stafford received 45,888 popular votes (64.36%). The main challenger was Randolph Major (33.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Stafford and Major

Stafford +30.9 pts · won by 22,046 votes
45,888 votes
23,842 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.