Republicans Sweep Vermont State Offices in Landslide Victory
Vermont voters re elected a GOP slate with Winston Prouty for a third term and Deane Davis to a second. John Burgess won lieutenant governor, James Jeffords ousted Salmon for attorney general, and other Republicans claimed treasurer secretary of state auditor and UPI reports note Hoffman strong Nixon alignment amid high turnout. Liberty Union's third party bid failed to dent results.
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Bernard O’shea
House
John S. Burgess
Kelton B. Miller
Shaftsbury
James M. Jeffords
Thomas Salmon
Peter Diamondstone
Liberty Union
Frank Davis
George Kingston
Richard Thomas
Stuart St. Peter
Gerald James
Fair Weather Continues with Cloudy Thursday Change
Today remains mild with a shift to cloudy skies on Thursday. Yesterday reached a high of 55 and a low of 42, current morning temperature 42. Sunset at 4 40 and sunrise at 6 32.
Bennington Voters Back Incumbents in Legislative Races
Bennington will keep three Republicans and three Democrats as state representatives after voters favored incumbents in Tuesday’s balloting. In District 33 GOP Rep. R. Marshall Witten and Democratic Rep. George VanSantvoord won easily, Witten leading with 840 and VanSantvoord at 833. Republican challenger Thomas H. Foster had 752. Witten, a freshman, proposed welfare reform while VanSantvoord, elected to his fourth term, highlighted the Constitutional Commission. In District 3-1 Republican incumbent Joseph J. Caracciola was re-elected with 864 votes. GOP nominee David J. Allen beat Leon Wagner, who ran as an independent, 659 to 334. In District 32, Democrats Francis Betit and Robert F. Red Kearns were unopposed, Betit at 849 and Kearns at 844.
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GOP
R. Marshall Witten
George VanSantvoord
Thomas H. Foster
Witten
VanSantvoord
Foster
House
van Santvoord
Constitutional Commission
Vermont
Allen
Wagner
Francis Betit
Robert F. “Red” Kearns
Betit
Kearns
George Bush
Texas
Senate
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
Ralph W. Yarborough
Bentsen
Yarboro
Agnew
Buckley
New York
Goodell
Florida
Claude R. Kirk Jr
Reuben Askew
Spessard L. Holland
Lawton Chiles
William C. Cramer
Maryland
Tydings
J. Glenn Beall
Beall
Connecticut
Lowell P. Weicker
Joseph D. Duffey
Thomas J. Dodd
Muskie
Humphrey
Kennedy
Tricia
Spiro T. Agnew
Indiana
Nixon
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Hartke
Hoosier
E. Ross Adair
Rth
J. Edward Roush
Adair
Bennington County Echoes GOP Sweep in Off Year Vote
Heavy turnout across Bennington County favored Republicans in a statewide GOP trend. In Bennington town and Readsboro, Prouty led Hoff in Senate contests while O'Brien carried governor votes but Hoff stayed near. Miller and Davis aligned with Republicans in most towns. local party workers watched returns as results showed a GOP margin countywide.
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Manchester
Dorset
May Hodeck
Pownal
Hoff
O’brien
Miller
Burgess
Prouty
Davis
Readsboro
Shaftsbury
Stafford
O’shea
South Street
Vermont
Inside Pete Horton on youth power and election aims
Pete Horton debates how youth power will be used and James Reston weighs the election’s impact on 1972. District 32 representatives' winners are noted, and Arlington voters nearly tied in the sewage system referendum.
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Pete Horton
James Reston
Arlington
Democrats Keep House and Senate as GOP Claims Ideological Win
In a near complete tally Democrats hold the House around 246 to 189 and retain Senate control without Byrd. GOP gains include Taft’s Ohio victory and Buckley over Goodell. Muskie Kennedy and Humphrey win reelection, while Agnew touts an ideological Nixon victory amid party shifts nationwide.
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Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Democrats sweep governors races in 35 contests nationwide
In a sweeping Tuesday election Democrats won 20 governorships and led in two, boosting party control to 28 states. Republicans held 12 seats with one lead, while three races remained undecided. The gains reshape 1972 presidential politics and future redistricting after the 1970 census, with Democratic governors poised to influence district maps for a decade.
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Hoff loses Vermont Senate bid in GOP stronghold
Hoff faced a tough loss in Vermont as Chittenden County which once propelled him to victory in 1962 bucked him in 1970. Despite a strong get-out-the-vote effort and national endorsements, Hoff failed to carry Burlington and Winooski and was carried to a slim loss by Sen. Winston L. Prouty. The Democratic party faces questions about his liberal stance and Johnson split.
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Montpelier
UPI
Chittenden County
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Senate
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Hoff
Burlington
Winooski
Robert Kennedy
Indiana Senate battle tightens as canvass possible
In Indianapolis Indiana voters watched a tight Hartke Roudebush race with 99 percent of precincts counted. The lead swung with each tally and a final official canvass may be required. Hartke carried Allen County narrowly while the GOP faced losses in Indiana's delegation.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Vance Hartke
Richard L. Roudebush
Hartke
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U.S. Senate
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