Jump to content

1970 Vermont gubernatorial election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1970 Vermont gubernatorial election

← 1968 November 3, 1970 (1970-11-03) 1972 →
 
Nominee Deane C. Davis Leo O'Brien Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 87,458 66,028
Percentage 57.0% 43.0%

County results
Davis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
O'Brien:      50–60%

Governor before election

Deane C. Davis
Republican

Elected Governor

Deane C. Davis
Republican

The 1970 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican Deane C. Davis ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate Leo O'Brien Jr.

Republican primary

[edit]

Results

[edit]
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Deane C. Davis (inc.) 31,549 79.3
Republican Thomas L. Hayes 8,048 20.2
Republican Other 175 0.4
Total votes '39,772' '100'

Democratic primary

[edit]

Results

[edit]
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Leo O'Brien Jr. 18,058 54.7
Democratic John J. Daley 14,795 44.8
Democratic Other 147 0.4
Total votes '33,000' '100'

General election

[edit]

Results

[edit]
1970 Vermont gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Deane C. Davis (inc.) 87,458 57.0
Democratic Leo O'Brien, Jr. 66,028 43.0
N/A Other 42 0.0
Total votes '153,528' '100'

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 31, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "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.