| Election Name: | 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1970 United States Senate election in Vermont |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Vermont |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | File:Robert Theodore Stafford.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Robert Stafford |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 45,888 |
| Percentage1: | 64.36% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Randolph Major |
| Popular Vote2: | 23,842 |
| Percentage2: | 33.44% |
| Map Size: | 219px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Robert Stafford |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert Stafford |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on January 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford, appointed in September 1971 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Winston L. Prouty, successfully ran for election to the remainder of Prouty's term in the United States Senate. Stafford defeated Democratic candidate Randolph T. Major. Liberty Union candidate Bernie Sanders received 2% of the vote and was later elected to this seat in 2006 as an independent.