2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district

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Nominee Peter Welch Mark Donka Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 208,600 67,543 Percentage 72.0% 23.3%

County results Municipality results Precinct results Welch:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Donka:     40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Peter Welch Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Peter Welch Democratic

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. A primary election was held on August 28, 2012. ^[1]

Incumbent Democrat Peter Welch would be re-elected to a fourth term, defeating Republican Mark Donka by nearly 50 points.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[2]

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Donka, police officer and former member of the Hartford Board of Selectmen ^[3]

Independents

• James "Sam" Desrochers (I) ^[4]
• Andre LaFramboise (VoteKISS) ^[4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg [6]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call [7]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times [9]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP [10]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill [11]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Welch would carry every county in the state, and nearly every municipality, with Donka's sole victory coming in the town of Stratton.

Vermont At-Large Congressional District, 2012 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent) [13]	208,600	72.01
	Republican	Mark Donka	67,543	23.32
	Independent	James "Sam" Desrochers	8,302	2.87
	Liberty Union	Jane Newton	4,065	1.40
	VoteKISS [14]	Andre Laframboise	1,153	0.40
Total votes			289,753	100.0

References

1. "2012 Election Dates". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
2. Bromage, Andy (April 18, 2012). "Sanders and Welch Raising Big Bucks for Reelection, Despite Lack of Strong Opponents". Seven Days . Retrieved May 21, 2012.
3. Moats, Thatcher (May 13, 2012). "Vt. politics shifts to campaign mode". Vermont Today. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
4. Heintz, Paul (June 13, 2012). "Calling All Candidates: One Day Left to File". Seven Days . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
5. "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
6. "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
7. , as of November 4,2012 [update]
8. Crystal Ball, as of November 5,2012 ^[update]
9. House Race Ratings, The New York Times, as of November 4,2012 ^[update]
10. , as of November 4,2012 [update]
11. "House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
12. "Vermont Secretary of State". Vermont Secretary of State Elections. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
13. Peter Welch was also the candidate for the Working Families Party.
14. "VoteKISS Home". VoteKISS party.

External links

• Elections Division at the Vermont Secretary of State
• United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Vermont U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Vermont from OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Official campaign websites

• Mark Donka campaign website
• Peter Welch campaign website Archived 2021-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
• James "Sam" Desrochers