2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district
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  2006 November 4, 2008 2010  
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Nominee Peter Welch
Party Democratic
Alliance Republican
Popular vote243,203
Percentage83.3%

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2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont results by municipality.svg
Welch:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Representative
At-large before election

Peter Welch
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

Peter Welch
Democratic

The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 4, 2008 and determined who represents the state of Vermont in the United States House of Representatives. Democratic Congressman Peter Welch decided to run for a second term in Congress. In an aberration for a freshman member of Congress, Welch encountered no major-party opposition and received the Republican nomination based on write-in votes in their primary. [1] Welch defeated a series of independent candidates with ease and represented Vermont in the 111th Congress.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 19,566 87.74
Democratic Craig Hill2,63511.82
Democratic Write-ins980.44
Total votes22,299 100.00

Independent candidates

General election

Results

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 2008 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 243,203 83.25
Independent Mike Bethel14,3494.81
Independent Jerry Trudell10,8183.63
Progressive Thomas James Hermann9,0813.05
Independent Cris Ericson7,8412.63
Liberty Union Jane Newton5,3071.78
Write-ins2,5520.86
Total votes298,151 100.00
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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