2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district

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Nominee Peter Welch
Party Democratic
Alliance Republican
Popular vote 243,203
Percentage 83.3%

Welch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Representative
At-large before election

Peter Welch
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

Peter Welch
Democratic

The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 4, 2008 and determined who represents the

111th Congress
.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 19,566 87.74
Democratic Craig Hill 2,635 11.82
Democratic Write-ins 98 0.44
Total votes 22,299 100.00

Independent candidates

  • Mike Bethel
  • Cris Ericson, marijuana activist, perennial candidate
  • Jerry Trudell, renewable energy activist, pilot, independent candidate for U.S. House in 2006[3]

General election

Results

Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 2008[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Peter Welch
(incumbent)
243,203 83.25
Independent
Mike Bethel 14,349 4.81
Independent
Jerry Trudell 10,818 3.63
Progressive Thomas James Hermann 9,081 3.05
Independent
Cris Ericson 7,841 2.63
Liberty Union
Jane Newton 5,307 1.78
Write-ins 2,552 0.86
Total votes 298,151 100.00
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ^ Caygle, Heather (October 7, 2016). "Sanders-loving Vermont lawmaker snags GOP nomination". POLITICO. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "For representative to Congress - 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). vermont-elections.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "Trudell blows green energy whistle". October 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".