1950 United States Senate election in Vermont

1950 United States Senate election in Vermont

November 7, 1950 (1950-11-07)

Nominee George Aiken James Bigelow Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 69,543 19,608 Percentage 78.01% 21.99%

County results Municipality results Aiken:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Bigelow:      50–60%      60–70%      No vote      No data

U.S. senator before election George Aiken Republican Elected U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican

The 1950 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic challenger James E. Bigelow.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (inc.)	69,483	99.9%
	Republican	Other	51	0.1%
Total votes			'69,534'	'100.0%'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James E. Bigelow	3,290	98.9%
	Democratic	Other	35	1.1%
Total votes			'3,325'	'100.0%'

General election

Candidates

• George Aiken (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator^[2]
• James E. Bigelow (Democratic), former State Attorney for Windham County^[3]

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1950^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Aiken (inc.)	69,543	78.01%	+12.20%
	Democratic	James E. Bigelow	19,608	21.99%	−12.20%
Total votes			'89,151'	'100.00%'

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
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 17, 2015.
3. "Democrats name James Bigelow their Sen. Candidate". The Burlington Free Press. Morning Press Bureau. July 20, 1950. Retrieved February 14, 2022.