1972 Vermont gubernatorial election

1972 Vermont gubernatorial election
← 1970 November 7, 1972 1974 →
	County results; Salmon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ; Hackett: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Deane C. Davis; Republican	Elected Governor ; Thomas P. Salmon; Democratic

The 1972 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1972. The incumbent Republican Gov. Deane C. Davis was not a candidate for re-election to another term as Governor of Vermont. The Democratic nominee, Thomas P. Salmon, defeated the Republican nominee, Luther F. Hackett, to become his successor. Future U.S. senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders ran as a member of the Liberty Union Party.^[1]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luther F. Hackett	33,323	54.4
	Republican	James M. Jeffords	27,902	45.5
	Republican	Other	46	0.1
Total votes			61,271	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Salmon	10,552	99.0
	Democratic	Other	109	1.0
Total votes			10,661	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Salmon	101,751	53.8
	Independent Vermonters	Thomas P. Salmon	2,782	1.5
	Total	Thomas P. Salmon	104,533	55.3
	Republican	Luther F. Hackett	82,491	43.6
	Liberty Union	Bernie Sanders^[1]	2,175	1.1
	N/A	Other	38	0.0
Total votes			189,237	100.00

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