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

Results

2016 Vermont's at-large congressional district election [5]
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

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References

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  2. Caygle, Heather (October 7, 2016). "Sanders-loving Vermont lawmaker snags GOP nomination". Politico .
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