2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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

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Nominee Peter Welch Erica Clawson
Party Democratic
Liberty Union
Alliance Republican
Popular vote 264,414 29,410
Percentage 89.5% 10.0%

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

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 was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the

local elections
. The primaries were held on August 9.

Liberty Union Party
receiving 10%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

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

  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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Candidates register to appear on ballots". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  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.