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  US Vice President - Appointment
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OfficeVice President
TypeAppointment
Filing Deadline December 19, 1974 - 12:00pm
Polls Open December 19, 1974 - 06:00am
Polls Close December 19, 1974 - 07:00pm
Term Start December 19, 1974 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1977 - 12:00pm
ContributorU Ole Polecat
Last ModifiedRBH February 06, 2019 01:53am
Data SourcesNew York Times 12/11,19/1974
DescriptionAppointed to Office by President Ford.

Vote in the Senate (12/10/74): Confirm 90 (52 Democrats, 36 Republicans, 1 Independent, 1 Conservative), Reject 7 (4 Democrats/3 Republicans).

Vote in the House (12/19/74): Confirm 287 (134 Democrats and 153 Republicans), Reject 128 (98 Democrats and 30 Republicans).

Rockefeller was inaugurated after the House vote on December 19th.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameSpiro T. Agnew Votes520 (96.65%)
Term01/20/1973 - 10/10/1973 Margin503 (+93.49%)
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller Supreme Court Reject
PartyRepublican No Party Affiliation
Votes377 (73.63%) 135 (26.37%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -242 (-47.27%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LBT Luzerne County Historian
D Robert C. Eckhardt [L]
D Shirley A. Chisholm [L]
DFL Donald M. Fraser [L]
BEER WSNJ
R Kyle
R Donald E. "Don" Young [L]
R Sam Steiger [L]

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