November 8, 1938 (1938-11-08) 1940 → 65.7% 34.3% | 73,990 38,673 | |
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Winner Ernest Willard Gi | ||
The 1938 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1938. Republican Ernest W. Gibson, Sr. successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate John Mcgrath. Gibson, Sr. died in June 1940 and his son, Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held in November 1940.
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United States Senate election in Vermont, 1938 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA