2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
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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.

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

Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

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

Candidates

Declared

None

Results

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

Candidates

Declared

Erica Clawson^[4]

General election

Results

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

^ 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.
^ Caygle, Heather (October 7, 2016). "Sanders-loving Vermont lawmaker snags GOP nomination". Politico.
^ ^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.
^ "Candidates register to appear on ballots". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
^ "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.

[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.

[primaryresults-3] "Vermont Election Results - Primary Election - August 9, 2016". Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.

[Candidates_register_to_appear_on_ballots-4] "Candidates register to appear on ballots". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[geresults-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.

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