Election Name: | 1974 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1972 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1972 |
Next Election: | 1976 Vermont gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1976 |
Image1: | File:Thomas P. Salmon (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Thomas P. Salmon |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 79,842 |
Percentage1: | 56.5% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Walter L. Kennedy |
Popular Vote2: | 53,672 |
Percentage2: | 38.1% |
Image3: | File:MarthaAbbott.png |
Party3: | Liberty Union Party |
Nominee3: | Martha Abbott |
Popular Vote3: | 7,629 |
Percentage3: | 5.4% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Thomas P. Salmon |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Thomas P. Salmon |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1974 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democrat Thomas P. Salmon ran successfully for a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Republican candidate Walter L. Kennedy and Liberty Union candidate Martha Abbott.