United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2016

United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district, 2016

November 8, 2014

Nominee Peter Welch Erica Clawson Party Democratic Liberty Union Alliance Republican - Popular vote 264,414 29,410 Percentage 82.5 9.2%

Representative At-large before election Peter Welch Democratic Elected Representative At-large Peter Welch Democratic

The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont were 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 will 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 82.5% of the vote, with Erica Clawson of the Liberty Union Party receiving 9.2%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch	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

Vermont At-large Congressional district election, 2016 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch	264,414	82.51
	Liberty Union	Erica Clawson	29,410	9.18
	Write-ins	N/A	1,510	0.46
	Spoiled Votes	N/A	481	0.15
	Blank Votes	N/A	24,652	7.69
Total votes			320,467	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. Pathé, Simone (June 26, 2015). "Vermont Rep. Welch Won't Run for Governor". Roll Call. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
2. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/peter-welch-vermont-democrat-republican-229251
3. "Vermont Election Results - Primary Election - August 9, 2016". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
4. "Candidates register to appear on ballots". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
5. "Official Results - General Election - November 8, 2016". Vermont Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.