2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

none February 2026 September 2023 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district Vermont presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 2018 November 8, 2016 File:Peter Welch official photo (cropped).jpg 150x150px Peter Welch Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 264,414 89.53% File:3x4.svg Erica Clawson Liberty Union Party 29,410 9.96% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 1 Welch: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% U.S. Representative Peter Welch Democratic Party (United States) Peter Welch Democratic Party (United States) 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.http://atr.rollcall.com/vermont-congressman-welch-not-running-for-governor/ Vermont Rep. Welch Won't Run for Governor Roll Call Pathé Simone June 26, 2015 June 26, 2015 June 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627064833/http://atr.rollcall.com/vermont-congressman-welch-not-running-for-governor/ dead Welch faced no opposition in the Democratic primary, and also won the Republican primary on write-in votes; Welch accepted both nominations.https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/peter-welch-vermont-democrat-republican-229251 Sanders-loving Vermont lawmaker snags GOP nomination Politico Caygle Heather October 7, 2016 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 resultshttp://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal Vermont Election Results - Primary Election - August 9, 2016 October 7, 2016 Vermont Secretary of State April 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407182708/http://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal dead Peter Welch (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 67,285 91.97 Write-in Democratic Party (United States) 345 0.47 Spoiled votes Democratic Party (United States) 122 0.17 Blank votes Democratic Party (United States) 5,410 7.39 73,162 100 Republican primary Candidates Declared None Results Republican primary resultshttp://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal Vermont Election Results - Primary Election - August 9, 2016 October 7, 2016 Vermont Secretary of State April 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407182708/http://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal dead Peter Welch (write-in) Republican Party (United States) 2,093 4.51 Write-in Republican Party (United States) 1,335 2.88 Spoiled votes Republican Party (United States) 548 1.18 Blank votes Republican Party (United States) 42,418 91.43 46,394 100 Liberty Union primary Candidates Declared Erica Clawson http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/26/candidate-registration-deadline-nears/84904788/ Candidates register to appear on ballots The Burlington Free Press 5 June 2016 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016 http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report November 12, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsDaily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016 http://www.dailykos.com/election-outlook/2016-race-ratings#house Daily Kos Elections November 7, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016 Rothenberg2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016) http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016Safe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball2016 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2016-house Sabato's Crystal Ball November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016Safe DNovember 7, 2016RCPBattle for the House 2016 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/house/2016_elections_house_map.html Real Clear Politics October 31, 2016Safe DOctober 31, 2016 Results 2016 Vermont's at-large congressional district electionhttps://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal Official Results - General Election - November 8, 2016 Vermont Secretary of State November 8, 2016 December 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190528035300/https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal May 28, 2019 dead Democratic Party (United States) Democratic/Republican Peter Welch (incumbent) 264,414 89.53 +25.12 Liberty Union Party Erica Clawson 29,410 9.96 +8.88 Write-ins 1,510 0.51 +0.41 295,334 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) By county County Peter WelchDemocratic/Republican Erica ClawsonLiberty Union Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Addison 16,228 90.2% 1,683 9.4% 82 0.5% 14,545 80.8% 17,993 Bennington 14,226 88.8% 1,734 10.8% 62 0.4% 12,492 78.0% 16,022 Caledonia 11,567 87.4% 1,592 12.0% 74 0.6% 9,975 75.4% 13,233 Chittenden 70,924 91.3% 6,340 8.2% 415 0.5% 64,584 83.1% 77,679 Essex 2,265 83.8% 423 15.7% 14 0.5% 1,842 68.1% 2,702 Franklin 18,078 88.6% 2,207 10.8% 125 0.6% 15,871 77.8% 20,410 Grand Isle 3,455 88.4% 435 11.1% 20 0.5% 3,020 77.3% 3,910 Lamoille 10,879 90.3% 1,111 9.2% 63 0.5% 9,768 81.1% 12,053 Orange 12,212 88.5% 1,522 11.0% 66 0.5% 10,690 77.5% 13,800 Orleans 9,695 86.4% 1,480 13.2% 49 0.4% 8,215 73.2% 11,224 Rutland 24,342 88.2% 3,061 11.1% 197 0.7% 21,281 77.1% 27,600 Washington 26,545 90.2% 2,752 9.3% 148 0.5% 23,793 80.9% 29,445 Windham 18,843 89.7% 2,095 10.0% 67 0.3% 16,748 79.7% 21,005 Windsor 25,155 89.0% 2,975 10.5% 128 0.5% 22,180 78.5% 28,258Totals264,41489.53%29,4109.96%1,5100.51%295,33479.57%295,334 References Vermont 2016 House