2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

2014 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 123,349 59,432 Percentage 64.41% 31.03%

County results Municipality results Precinct results Welch     30-40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90% Donka     40-50%     50-60%      No votes

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

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Peter Welch, incumbent representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	19,248	98.85
	Democratic	Write-in	224	1.15
Total votes			19,472	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mark Donka, police officer, former member of the Hartford Board of Selectmen and nominee for the seat in 2012
• Donald W. Nolte
• Donald Russell

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Progressive primary

Results

Progressive primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Write-in	90	100

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

Declared

• Matthew Andrews

Results

Liberty Union primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Matthew Andrews	142	95.95
	Liberty Union	Write-in	6	4.05
Total votes			148	100

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Cris Ericson, perennial candidate (also ran for Governor) ^[2]
• Randall Meyer
• Jerry Trudell (Energy Independence), independent candidate for the seat in 2006 and 2008 ^[3]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg [5]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [7]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

Vermont's at-large congressional district, 2014 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

1. "Unofficial Results - Primary Election - August 26, 2014". Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
2. Terri Hallenbeck (June 9, 2014). "Big mysteries in Vermont election lineup". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
3. "Trudell to announce U.S. House run". Burlington Free Press. May 1, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
4. "2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
5. "2014 House Ratings (October 24, 2014)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
6. "2014 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
7. "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
8. "VT Elections Database: Election Results Archive".

External links

• Mark Donka for U.S. Congress
• Peter Welch for U.S. Congress Archived 2021-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
• U.S. House elections in Vermont, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets