Fred Tuttle

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Frederick Herman Tuttle (born July 18, 1919 in Tunbridge , Vermont , † October 4, 2003 , ibid) was an American dairy farmer , actor and candidate for the United States Senate for Vermont in 1998.

Life

Tuttle was born in Tunbridge, Vermont , to Bessie Laura (Hoyt) and Joseph Charles Tuttle. He lived in Tunbridge all his life except during World War II when he served in the United States Army .

Tuttle dropped out of high school to work on the family farm. In 1961 he married his wife Dorothy and gave up farming in 1984.

After his retirement he starred in several films by the Vermont native John O'Brien such as Nosey Parker and Man with a Plan . In the latter film, he plays a retired farmer who is running for the United States House of Representatives .

In 1998, Tuttle was persuaded to run in the primary as a Republican candidate for the United States Senate . His opponent was Jack McMullen , a multimillionaire who had lived in Massachusetts for most of his life . McMullen had some opponents in his own party, believing he was a carpet excavator who was only moving to Vermont to run for a seat in the Senate. Democrats and non-party voters are also allowed to vote in the Vermont primaries . Many eligible voters saw this as a way of preventing McMullen's election. Some also wanted to promote the sale of the film Man with a Plan with the campaign . Six years later, Jack McMullen became a Republican candidate for the Senate.

The election campaign that followed was remarkable in many ways. McMullen and the Republican Party challenged Tuttle's election motion and invalidated 95 supporters' signatures. After that he was missing 23 signatures; but he received an additional 2,309. McMullen then took Tuttle flowers to the hospital. He was there for knee surgery .

During the radio debates, Tuttle asked about local knowledge, not political issues. For McMullen, as a newcomer, it was not possible to answer the questions or pronounce the city names correctly. When asked “How many teats does a Holstein cattle have?” He replied “Six”. But a cow has four teats. Tuttle then won the primaries by ten percentage points. He competed against incumbent Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy .

Tuttles campaign against Senator Leahy was marked by the words of praise for his opponent. "He knows how many teats a cow has." Tuttle said he didn't want to win because he 'd have to move to Washington, DC . Despite supporting his opponent, he received 48,051 votes (22 percent of the electorate).

Tuttle has been described by Senator Leahy as "the distilled essence of Vermanthood". He was both impressive individualist as well as Joe Sixpack seen.

Tuttle died of a heart attack after digging up potatoes for several days . He was buried in his overalls with an autograph pen and a Moxie soda can.

Election results

Pre-election results
candidate Voters proportion of
Fred Tuttle 28,355 53.69%
Jack McMullen 23,321 44.16%
Write-ins 1137 2.15%
total 52,813 100.00%
General election result
Political party candidate Voters proportion of ±
Democratic Party Patrick Leahy (incumbent) 154,567 72.22% + 18.05%
Republican Party Fred Tuttle 48.051 22.45% −20.90%
Libertarian party Hugh Douglas 4199 1.96%
Independent Barry Nelson 2893 1.35%
Grassroots Robert Melamede 2459 1.15%
Liberty Union Jerry Levy 1238 0.58% −1.21%
Write-ins 629 0.29%
total 214.036 100.00%

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fred Herman Tuttle (1919-2003) - Find A Grave ... .
  2. ^ Fred Tuttle: Man with a plan? . BBC News, October 27, 1998.
  3. ^ Fred Tuttle for Senate: Why Not? The Washington Post, September 4, 1998
  4. ↑ Lights, Camera ... Fred! . TIME, September 28, 1998.
  5. ^ Fred Tuttle - Running for Senate, 10/98. October 1, 2008, accessed July 19, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Vermont Only: Fred Tuttle: A Man with a Plan. October 2, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
  7. ^ Fred Tuttle, 84, Farmer and Celebrity, Dies . The New York Times, October 7, 2003
  8. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vermont-elections.org
  9. ↑ 1998 Election Statistics - Legislative Activities - Office of the Clerk. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .

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personal data
SURNAME Tuttle, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tuttle, Frederick Herman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American dairy farmer, actor, and United States Senate nominee for Vermont in 1998
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Tunbridge , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 2003