2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
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  2014 November 8, 2016 2018  
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Nominee Peter Welch Erica Clawson
Party Democratic Liberty Union
Alliance Republican
Popular vote264,41429,410
Percentage89.5%10.0%

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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.

Contents

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

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 67,285 91.97
Democratic Write-in3450.47
Democratic Spoiled votes1220.17
Democratic Blank votes5,4107.39
Total votes73,162 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • None

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Peter Welch (write-in) 2,093 4.51
Republican Write-in1,3352.88
Republican Spoiled votes5481.18
Republican Blank votes42,41891.43
Total votes46,394 100

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Erica Clawson [4]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [5] Safe DNovember 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections [6] Safe DNovember 7, 2016
Rothenberg [7] Safe DNovember 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe DNovember 7, 2016
RCP [9] Safe DOctober 31, 2016

Results

2016 Vermont's at-large congressional district election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic/Republican Peter Welch (incumbent) 264,414 89.53 +25.12
Liberty Union Erica Clawson29,4109.96+8.88
Write-in 1,5100.51+0.41
Total votes295,334 100.0
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. 1 2 "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.