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The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district, who is currently representing the state of Vermont in the 114th United States Congress.
The election coincided with the election of the Governor of Vermont and other federal and state offices. Incumbent Democratic Congressman Peter Welch was re-elected to a fifth term in office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 19,248 | 98.85 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 224 | 1.15 | |
Total votes | 19,472 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Donka | 4,340 | 33.67 | |
Republican | Donald Russell | 4,026 | 31.24 | |
Republican | Donald W. Nolte | 3,803 | 29.51 | |
Republican | Write-in | 719 | 5.58 | |
Total votes | 12,888 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Write-in | 90 | 100 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberty Union | Matthew Andrews | 142 | 95.95 | |
Liberty Union | Write-in | 6 | 4.05 | |
Total votes | 148 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 123,349 | 64.41% | -7.60% | |
Republican | Mark Donka | 59,432 | 31.03% | +7.71% | |
Independent | Cris Ericson | 2,750 | 1.44% | N/A | |
Liberty Union | Matthew Andrews | 2,071 | 1.08% | -0.34% | |
Independent | Jerry Trudell | 2,024 | 1.06% | N/A | |
Independent | Randall Meyer | 1,685 | 0.88% | N/A | |
n/a | Write-ins | 193 | 0.10% | N/A | |
Total votes | '191,504' | '100.0%' | N/A | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
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