sentences:  Mallary was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second Congress, filling the vacancy caused when Robert T. Stafford resigned to accept appointment to the United States Senate.Mallary was re-elected to a full term in the Ninety-third Congress, and thus served from January 7, 1972 to January 3, 1975.He was, as the Republican nominee, an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1974, narrowly losing to Patrick Leahy by a margin of 49.5%–46.4%.