2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district

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Nominee Peter Welch Erica Clawson Party Democratic Liberty Union Alliance Republican Popular vote 264,414 29,410 Percentage 89.5% 10.0%

County results Municipality results Welch:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

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

The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. representative from the state of Vermont from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 9.

Peter Welch, a Democrat who was first elected in 2006, announced he would run for reelection, rather than run for Governor of Vermont. ^[1] Welch faced no opposition in the Democratic primary, and also won the Republican primary on write-in votes; Welch accepted both nominations. ^[2] Welch was re-elected with 89.5% of the vote, with Erica Clawson of the Liberty Union Party receiving 10%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	67,285	91.97
	Democratic	Write-in	345	0.47
	Democratic	Spoiled votes	122	0.17
	Democratic	Blank votes	5,410	7.39
Total votes			73,162	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• None

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Welch (write-in)	2,093	4.51
	Republican	Write-in	1,335	2.88
	Republican	Spoiled votes	548	1.18
	Republican	Blank votes	42,418	91.43
Total votes			46,394	100

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

Declared

• Erica Clawson ^[4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections [6]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg [7]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP [9]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

2016 Vermont's at-large congressional district election ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic/Republican	Peter Welch (incumbent)	264,414	89.53	+25.12
	Liberty Union	Erica Clawson	29,410	9.96	+8.88
	Write-in		1,510	0.51	+0.41
Total votes			295,334	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. Pathé, Simone (June 26, 2015). "Vermont Rep. Welch Won't Run for Governor". Roll Call . Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
2. Caygle, Heather (October 7, 2016). "Sanders-loving Vermont lawmaker snags GOP nomination". Politico .
3. "Vermont Election Results - Primary Election - August 9, 2016". Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
4. "Candidates register to appear on ballots". The Burlington Free Press . Retrieved June 5, 2016.
5. "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
6. "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved November 7, 2016.
7. "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved November 3, 2016.
8. "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
9. "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics . Retrieved October 31, 2016.
10. "Official Results - General Election - November 8, 2016". Vermont Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2016.