1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont
March 31, 1931 (1931-03-31)
 
Nominee Warren Austin Stephen Driscoll
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 27,661 15,360
Percentage 64.02% 35.55%
U.S. senator before election

Frank C. Partridge
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Austin
Republican

The 1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on March 31, 1931. Republican Warren Austin was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased Frank L. Greene's term, defeating Democratic candidate Stephen M. Driscoll. Austin replaced Frank C. Partridge, who was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held and was defeated in the special primary.

Background

Frank L. Greene was elected to represent Vermont in the United States Senate in 1922 and re-elected in 1928. On December 17, 1930, Senator Greene died from complications during hernia surgery.

On December 23, Governor John E. Weeks appointed Frank C. Partridge to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. A special election to complete the remainder of Greene's unexpired term (until March 1935) was scheduled for March 31, 1931.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Warren Austin 43,457 55.1
Republican Frank C. Partridge (incumbent) 35,416 44.9
Republican Other 21 0.0
Total votes '78,894' '100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stephen M. Driscoll 1,836 98.9
Democratic Other 21 1.1
Total votes '1,857' '100'

General election

Results

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1931[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Warren Austin 27,661 64.02% -7.53%
Democratic Stephen M. Driscoll 15,360 35.55% +7.10%
N/A Other 183 0.42% N/A
Total votes '43,204' '100.00%'

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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