2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district Vermont presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 2014 November 6, 2012 x150px File:Peter Welch 113th Congress.jpg Peter Welch Democratic Party (United States) 208,600 72.01% 3x4.svg Mark Donka Republican Party (United States) 67,543 23.32% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 220px Precinct results 1 Welch: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Donka: #ffb2b2 40–50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Peter Welch Democratic Party (United States) Peter Welch Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. A primary election was held on August 28, 2012.http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/election_info.html 2012 Election Dates May 21, 2012 Secretary of State of Vermont https://web.archive.org/web/20120421020825/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/election_info.html April 21, 2012 dead mdy-all Incumbent Democrat Peter Welch would be re-elected to a fourth term, defeating Republican Mark Donka by nearly 50 points. 2 Democratic nomination Candidates Nominee Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representativehttp://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2012/04/sanders-and-welch-raising-big-bucks-for-reelection.html Sanders and Welch Raising Big Bucks for Reelection, Despite Lack of Strong Opponents April 18, 2012 May 21, 2012 Seven Days Andy Bromage Republican nomination Candidates Nominee Mark Donka, police officer and former member of the Hartford Board of Selectmenhttp://www.vermonttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/BT/20120513/NEWS01/705139941 Vt. politics shifts to campaign mode May 13, 2012 May 21, 2012 Vermont Today Thatcher Moats https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121830/http://www.vermonttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2FBT%2F20120513%2FNEWS01%2F705139941 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all Independents James "Sam" Desrochers (I)http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2012/06/calling-all-candidates-one-day-left-to-file.html Calling All Candidates: One Day Left to File June 13, 2012 June 23, 2012 Seven Days Paul Heintz Andre LaFramboise (VoteKISS) General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical.com November 5, 2012 November 6, 2012Safe D November 5, 2012 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 2, 2012 November 4, 2012Safe D November 2, 2012 Roll Call, 2012 11 04 us onSafe D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball https://web.archive.org/web/20230420175527/https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ April 20, 2023 , 2012 11 05 us onSafe D November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, 2012 11 04 us onSafe D November 4, 2012RCP, 2012 11 04 us onSafe D November 4, 2012The HillHouse Ratings https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/race-ratings/107735-the-hills-house-ratings-democrats-chances-for-seats-have-dimmed/ The Hill November 4, 2012 November 3, 2012 Safe D November 4, 2012 Results Welch would carry every county in the state, and nearly every municipality, with Donka's sole victory coming in the town of Stratton. Vermont At-Large Congressional District, 2012 Vermont Secretary of State http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2012ElectionResults/2012_election_info.html Vermont Secretary of State Elections 2013-03-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114202552/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2012ElectionResults/2012_election_info.html 2012-11-14 dead Peter Welch (incumbent)Peter Welch was also the candidate for the Working Families Party. Democratic Party (United States) 208,600 72.01 Mark Donka Republican Party (United States) 67,543 23.32 James "Sam" Desrochers Independent (politician) 8,302 2.87 Jane Newton Liberty Union Party 4,065 1.40 Andre Laframboise VoteKISSVoteKISS Home http://www.votekiss.org VoteKISS party 1,153 0.40 289,753 100.0 right 300px Shift by county 300px Trend by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% By county County Peter WelchDemocratic Mark DonkaRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Addison 12,975 74.1% 3,870 22.1% 657 3.8% 9,105 52.0% 17,502 Bennington 11,640 69.1% 4,154 24.7% 1,055 6.2% 7,486 44.4% 16,849 Caledonia 8,787 66.0% 3,799 28.5% 729 5.5% 4,988 37.5% 13,315 Chittenden 55,716 75.0% 15,340 20.8% 3,161 4.2% 40,286 54.2% 74,307 Essex 1,684 62.5% 804 29.8% 206 7.7% 880 32.7% 2,694 Franklin 13,531 69.2% 4,893 25.0% 1,116 5.7% 8,638 44.2% 19,540 Grand Isle 2,785 69.6% 998 24.9% 219 5.4% 1,787 44.7% 4,002 Lamoille 8,638 74.3% 2,482 21.3% 510 4.3% 6,156 53.0% 11,630 Orange 9,640 70.3% 3,439 25.1% 638 4.6% 6,201 45.2% 13,717 Orleans 7,803 68.4% 2,997 26.3% 606 5.3% 4,806 42.1% 11,406 Rutland 18,714 67.1% 7,928 28.4% 1,251 4.5% 10,786 38.7% 27,893 Washington 21,574 75.3% 5,854 20.4% 1,205 4.2% 15,720 54.9% 28,633 Windham 15,832 74.9% 4,007 19.0% 1,292 6.1% 11,825 55.9% 21,131 Windsor 19,993 71.3% 6,888 24.6% 1,143 4.0% 13,105 46.7% 28,024Totals208,60071.9%67,54323.3%13,7884.8%141,05748.6%289,931 References 30em External links Elections Division at the Vermont Secretary of State United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 2012 at Ballotpedia Vermont U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Vermont from OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation Official campaign websites Mark Donka campaign website Peter Welch campaign website https://web.archive.org/web/20211018194959/https://www.welchforcongress.com/ 2021-10-18 James "Sam" Desrochers Vermont 2012 United States House Category:Long stubs with short prose