1923 United States Senate special election in Vermont

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1923

November 6, 1923 (1923-11-06)

Nominee Porter H. Dale Park H. Pollard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 30,388 15,580 Percentage 65.65% 33.66%

County results Municipality results Dale:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Pollard:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Tie:      40-50%      50%

U.S. senator before election William P. Dillingham Republican Elected U.S. Senator Porter H. Dale Republican

The 1923 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1923. Republican Porter H. Dale was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased William P. Dillingham's term, defeating Democratic candidate Park H. Pollard.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Porter H. Dale	26,654	53.7%
	Republican	John W. Redmond	13,727	27.6%
	Republican	Stanley C. Wilson	9,250	18.6%
	Republican	Other	28	0.1%
Total votes			'49,659'	'100.0%'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	1,428	99.0%
	Democratic	Other	15	1.0%
Total votes			'1,443'	'100.00%'

General election

Candidates

• Porter H. Dale (Republican), U.S. Representative from VT-02^[2]
• Marshall J. Hapgood (Conservation), landowner and former state representative^[3]
• Park H. Pollard (Democratic), state representative and Chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party^[4]

Endorsements

Porter Dale (R)

Organizations

• Anti-Saloon League^[5]

Results

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1923^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Porter H. Dale	30,388	65.65%	−12.41%
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	15,580	33.66%	+11.72%
	Conservation	Marshall J. Hapgood	248	0.54%	N/A
	Total	Other	70	0.15%	N/A
Total votes			'46,286'	'100.0%'

See also

• 1923 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
2. "Porter H. Dale is Elected, Defeating Park Pollard 2 to 1". Rutland Herald. November 7, 1923. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
3. "Marshall Hapgood Seeks Senate Seat". The Caledonian-Record. July 27, 1923. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
4. "Rum and the Vermonters: Vermont and Democracy". Vermont Standard. October 25, 1923. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
5. "Big Fight for G.O.P Senatorial Choice". Burlington Daily News. October 9, 1923. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
6. "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 17, 2015.