Electoral history of Peter Welch

Welch during the 113th Congress

Peter Welch is an attorney and politician currently serving as a United States Senator from Vermont. ^[1] Welch started his term in the Senate in 2023, and he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 until his promotion in 2023. ^[1] Welch also served 2 stints in the Vermont Senate from 1981 to 1989, and from 2001 to 2007. ^[1] Welch had unsuccessfully run for the U.S. House in 1988 and for the Governor of Vermont in 1990.

Vermont Governor

1990 Vermont gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch	14,661	86.60%
	Democratic	William Gwin	1,719	10.15%
	Write-in		550	3.25%
Total votes			16,930	100.00%
General election
	Republican	Richard A. Snelling	109,540	51.81%
	Democratic	Peter Welch	97,321	46.03%
	Libertarian	David Atkinson	2,777	1.31%
	Liberty Union	Richard F. Gottlieb	1,389	0.66%
	Write-in		395	0.19%
Total votes			211,422	100.00%

Vermont Senate

1986 Vermont Senate Windsor district election ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	13,685	31.00%
	Democratic	Edgar May (incumbent)	13,113	29.71%
	Democratic	William A. Hunter (incumbent)	9,747	22.08%
	Republican	John H. Lancaster	7,558	17.12%
	Write-in		41	0.09%
Total votes			44,144	100.00%

2002 Vermont Senate Windsor district election ^{[6] [7]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	3,413	35.03%
	Democratic	John Campbell (incumbent)	3,177	32.60%
	Democratic	Matt Dunne	3,095	31.76%
	Write-in		59	0.61%
Total votes			9,744	100.00%
		Blanks	4,580
General election
	Democratic	John Campbell (incumbent) [a]	12,446	25.71%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	11,692	24.15%
	Democratic	Matt Dunne	11,543	23.84%
	Republican	Henry L. Holmes	7,269	15.01%
	Republican	G. Lester Corwin, III	5,375	11.10%
	Write-in		94	0.19%
Total votes			48,419	100.00%

2004 Vermont Senate Windsor district election ^{[8] [9]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	2,741	34.74%
	Democratic	Matt Dunne (incumbent)	2,637	33.43%
	Democratic	John Campbell (incumbent)	2,450	31.06%
	Write-in		61	0.77%
Total votes			7,889	100.00%
General election
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	17,339	23.66%
	Democratic	Matt Dunne (incumbent)	16,384	22.36%
	Democratic	John Campbell (incumbent)	15,154	20.68%
	Republican	John MacGovern	8,317	11.35%
	Republican	Charles Kimbell	8,144	11.11%
	Republican	Fred Baldwin	7,868	10.74%
	Write-in		77	0.11%
Total votes			73,283	100.00%

U.S. House

1988 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul N. Poirier	11,024	33.98%
	Democratic	Peter Welch	10,758	33.16%
	Democratic	James A. Guest	8,301	25.58%
	Democratic	Dolores Sandoval	2,131	6.57%
	Write-in		231	0.71%
Total votes			32,445	100.00%

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont ^{[11] [12]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch	34,706	97.11%
	Write-in		1,033	2.89%
Total votes			35,739	100.00%
General election
	Democratic	Peter Welch	139,815	53.22%
	Republican	Martha Rainville	117,023	44.54%
	Impeach Bush Now	Dennis Morrisseau	1,390	0.53%
	Independent	Jerry Trudell	1,023	0.39%
	Green	Bruce R. Marshall	994	0.38%
	Independent	Keith Stern	963	0.37%
	Liberty Union	Jane Newton	721	0.27%
	We the People	Chris Karr	599	0.23%
	Write-in		208	0.08%
Total votes			262,726	100.00%

2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont ^{[13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	19,566	87.74%
	Democratic	Craig Barclay Hill	2,635	11.82%
	Write-in		98	0.44%
Total votes			22,299	100.00%
General election
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent) [b]	248,203	83.25%
	Independent	Mike Bethel	14,349	4.81%
	Energy Independence	Jerry Trudell	10,818	3.63%
	Progressive	Thomas James Hermann	9,081	3.05%
	Independent	Cris Ericson	7,841	2.63%
	Liberty Union	Jane Newton	5,307	1.78%
	Write-in		2,552	0.86%
Total votes			298,151	100.00%

2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont ^{[15] [16]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	65,920	98.63%
	Write-in		913	1.37%
Total votes			66,833	100.00%
		Blanks	7,575
General election
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	154,006	64.57%
	Republican	Paul D. Beaudry	76,403	32.03%
	Independent	Gus Jaccaci	4,704	1.97%
	Socialist	Jane Newton	3,222	1.35%
	Write-in		186	0.08%
Total votes			238,521	100.00%
		Blanks	5,183

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont ^{[17] [18]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	36,863	99.04%
	Write-in		359	0.96%
Total votes			37,222	100.00%
		Blanks	6,235
General election
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	209,312	72.02%
	Republican	Mark Donka	67,543	23.24%
	Independent	James Desrochers	8,302	2.86%
	Liberty Union	Jane Newton	4,065	1.40%
	VoteKISS	Andre Laframboise	1,153	0.40%
	Write-in		268	0.09%
Total votes			290,643	100.00%
		Blanks	10,257

2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont ^{[19] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	19,248	98.85%
	Write-in		224	1.15%
Total votes			19,472	100.00%
		Blanks	2,291
General election
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	123,349	64.41%
	Republican	Mark Donka	59,432	31.03%
	Independent	Cris Ericson	2,750	1.44%
	Liberty Union	Matthew Andrews	2,071	1.08%
	Energy Independence	Jerry Trudell	2,024	1.06%
	Independent	Randall Meyer	1,685	0.88%
	Write-in		193	0.10%
Total votes			191,504	100.00%
		Blanks	4,221

2016 United States House of Representatives Progressive primary ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Peter Welch (incumbent) (write-in)	164	77.73%
	Write-in		47	22.27%
Total votes			211	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	365

2016 United States House of Representatives Republican primary ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Welch (incumbent) (write-in)	2,093	61.06%
	Write-in		1,335	38.94%
Total votes			3,428	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	32,966

2016 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	67,286	99.49%
	Write-in		344	0.51%
Total votes			67,630	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	5,532

2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent) [b]	264,414	89.53%
	Liberty Union	Erica Clawson	29,410	9.96%
	Write-in		1,510	0.51%
Total votes			295,334	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	25,133

2018 United States House of Representatives Progressive primary ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Peter Welch (incumbent) (write-in)	237	62.04%
	Write-in		145	37.96%
Total votes			382	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	261

2018 United States House of Representatives Republican primary ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Brooke Paige	14,703	59.82%
	Republican	Anya Tynio	8,481	34.51%
	Republican	Peter Welch (incumbent) (write-in)	1,058	4.30%
	Write-in		337	1.37%
Total votes			24,579	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	12,410

2018 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	56,041	83.96%
	Democratic	Dan Freilich	7,889	11.82%
	Democratic	Benjamin Mitchell	2,680	4.02%
	Write-in		134	0.20%
Total votes			66,744	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	3,263

2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	188,547	69.20%
	Republican	Anya Tynio	70,705	25.95%
	Independent	Cris Ericson	9,110	3.34%
	Liberty Union	Laura S. Potter	3,924	1.44%
	Write-in		165	0.06%
Total votes			272,451	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	5,779

2020 United States House of Representatives Progressive primary ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Chris Brimmer	469	58.04%
	Progressive	Cris Ericson	236	29.21%
	Progressive	Peter Welch (incumbent) (write-in)	75	9.28%
	Write-in		28	3.47%
Total votes			808	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	133

2020 United States House of Representatives Republican primary ^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Miriam Berry	14,368	32.51%
	Republican	Justin Tuthill	10,915	24.70%
	Republican	Anya Tynio	8,830	19.98%
	Republican	Jimmy Rodriguez	8,290	18.76%
	Republican	Peter Welch (incumbent) (write-in)	1,434	3.24%
	Write-in		355	0.80%
Total votes			44,192	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	14,434

2020 United States House of Representatives Democratic primary ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	101,566	95.45%
	Democratic	Ralph Corbo	4,599	4.32%
	Write-in		237	0.22%
Total votes			106,402	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	2,963

2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	238,833	67.31%
	Republican	Miriam Berry	95,830	27.01%
	Independent	Peter R. Becker	8,065	2.27%
	Independent	Marcia Horne	4,334	1.22%
	Party of Communists USA	Christopher Helali	3,432	0.97%
	Independent	Shawn Orr	1,926	0.54%
	Independent	Jerry Trudell	1,881	0.53%
	Write-in		539	0.15%
Total votes			354,840	100.00%
		Blanks/Spoiled	16,131

U.S. Senate

2022 United States Senate election in Vermont ^{[33] [34]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch	86,605	87.01%
	Democratic	Isaac Evans-Frantz	7,230	7.26%
	Democratic	Niki Thran	5,104	5.13%
	Write-in		597	0.60%
Total votes			99,536	100.00%
		Blank/Spoiled	2,872
General election
	Democratic	Peter Welch	196,575	68.47%
	Republican	Gerald Malloy	80,468	28.03%
	Independent	Dawn Marie Ellis	2,752	0.96%
	Green Mountain	Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout	1,574	0.55%
	Independent	Kerry Patrick Raheb	1,532	0.53%
	Independent	Mark Coester	1,273	0.44%
	Independent	Stephen Duke	1,209	0.42%
	Independent	Cris Ericson	1,105	0.38%
	Write-in		612	0.21%
Total votes			287,099	100.00%
		Blank/Spoiled	4,855

Notes

1. In this election, Campbell also received the nomination of the Republican Party.
2. In this election, Welch also received the nomination of the Republican Party.

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