The 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on January 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican
Robert Stafford
Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career, he served as the 71st governor of Vermont, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator. A Republi ...
, appointed in September 1971 to fill the vacancy created by the death of
Winston L. Prouty, successfully ran for election to the remainder of Prouty's term in the
United States Senate
The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...
. Stafford defeated Democratic candidate Randolph T. Major. Liberty Union candidate
Bernie Sanders
Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independ ...
received 2% of the vote and was later elected to this seat in
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
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as an independent.
General election
Results
See also
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1972 United States Senate elections
The 1972 United States Senate elections were held on November 7, with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. They coincided with the landslide re-election of Republican President Richard Nixon. Despite Nixon's landslide victory, ...
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