1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont

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.

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 64.0% 35.6%
U.S. senator before election

Frank C. Partridge
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Austin
Republican

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Republican primary

Results
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Warren Austin 43,457 55.1
Republican Frank C. Partridge 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 64.0
Democratic Stephen M. Driscoll 15,360 35.6
N/A Other 183 0.4
Total votes '43,204' '100'

See also

References
  1. "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. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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