2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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.

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%

Welch:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election

Peter Welch
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Peter Welch
Democratic

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

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Declared

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Results

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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

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Declared

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  • None

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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

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Declared

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  • Erica Clawson[4]

General election

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Results

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

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "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.