Vermont's at-large congressional district

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Vermont's at-large congressional district
Representative
 
Gray-collar
Cook PVID+16[2]

1930 census, when the state lost its second seat, obsoleting its 1st and 2nd
congressional districts. There were once six districts in Vermont, all of which were eliminated after various censuses.

U.S. senator. Democrat Peter Welch, who succeeded Sanders in 2007, represented the state until 2023, when he was elected to succeed Patrick Leahy in the Senate. Progressive Democrat Becca Balint was elected to succeed Welch in the House for the 118th Congress
. Balint is the first woman and LGBT person to represent Vermont, making Vermont the last state to be represented in Congress by a woman.

List of representatives

Vermont has elected its representatives at-large from 1813 to 1821, beginning with the 13th Congress; 1823 to 1825, with the 18th Congress; and from 1933 to the present, beginning with the 73rd Congress, after being reduced to one representative as a result of the 1930 census. In all other years, Vermont elected its representatives from separate districts.

All members were elected statewide at-large on a general ticket.

13th Congress (1813–1815)

14th Congress (1815–1817)

15th Congress (1817–1819)

16th Congress (1819–1821)

18th Congress (1823–1825)

1933–present: one seat

After the 1930 United States census, Vermont was reduced to one seat, which it has used ever since.

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District re-established March 4, 1933
Ernest W. Gibson
(Brattleboro
) 		Republican March 4, 1933 –
October 19, 1933 		73rd Redistricted from the
re-elected in 1932
.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant October 19, 1933 –
January 16, 1934
Charles A. Plumley
(Northfield
) 		Republican January 16, 1934 –
January 3, 1951 		73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
Re-elected in 1948
.
Retired.

Winston L. Prouty
(Newport) 		Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1959 		82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired to run for U.S. senator
.
West Rupert
) 		Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961 		86th
Elected in 1958
.
Lost re-election.

Robert Stafford
(Rutland) 		Republican January 3, 1961 –
September 16, 1971 		87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
Re-elected in 1970
.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant September 16, 1971 –
January 7, 1972 		92nd

Richard W. Mallary
(Bradford) 		Republican January 7, 1972 –
January 3, 1975 		92nd
93rd
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired to run for U.S. senator
.

Jim Jeffords
(Shrewsbury) 		Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1989 		94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired to run for U.S. senator
.

Peter Plympton Smith
(Middlesex) 		Republican January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991 		101st Elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.

Bernie Sanders
(Burlington) 		Independent January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2007 		102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th 		Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Peter Welch
(Norwich) 		Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2023 		110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Becca Balint
(Brattleboro) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th Elected in 2022.

Electoral history

1990

Independent Bernie Sanders defeated incumbent Republican Peter Plympton Smith.

1990 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 		Bernie Sanders 117,522 56.0
Republican Peter Plympton Smith (incumbent) 82,938 39.52
Democratic Lewis E. Young 6,315 3.01
Liberty Union
 Peter Diamondstone 1,965 0.94
Write-in
 Write-ins 1,116 0.53
Majority 34,584 16.48
Turnout 209,856
Independent gain from Republican
 Swing

1992

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 		Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 162,724 57.78 +1.78%
Republican
 Tim Philbin 86,901 30.86 +2.35%
Democratic
 Lewis E. Young 22,279 7.91 +4.9%
Natural Law
 John Dewey 3,549 1.26 +1.26%
Liberty Union
 Peter Diamondstone 3,660 1.30 +0.36%
Freedom for LaRouche Douglas M. Miller 2,049 0.73 +0.73%
Write-in
 Write-ins 464 0.16 −0.37%
Majority 75,823 26.92
Turnout 281,626
Independent
hold 		Swing

1994

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 		Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 105,502 44.84 −12.94%
Republican
 John Carroll 98,523 41.87 +11.01%
Natural Law
 Carole Banus 2,963 1.26 +0.00
Green
 Jack Rogers 2,664 1.13 +1.13%
Liberty Union
 Annette Larson 1,493 0.63 −0.67%
Write-in
 Write-ins 304 0.13 −0.03%
Majority 6,979 2.97 -23.95%
Turnout 235,279
Independent
hold 		Swing

1996

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 		Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 140,678 55.23 +10.39%
Republican
 Susan W. Sweetser 82,021 32.59 −9.28%
Democratic
 Jack Long 23,830 9.36 +9.36%
Libertarian
 Thomas J. Morse 2,693 1.06 +1.06%
Liberty Union
 Peter Diamondstone 1,965 0.77 +0.14%
Green
 Robert Melamede 1,350 0.53 −0.60%
Natural Law
 Norio Kushi 812 0.32 −0.94%
Write-in
 Write-ins 357 0.14 +0.01%
Majority 57,657 22.64 +19.67%
Turnout 254,706
Independent
hold 		Swing

1998

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 		Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 136,403 63.40 +8.17%
Republican
 Mark Candon 70,740 32.88 +0.29%
Green
 Matthew Mulligan 3,464 1.61 +1.08%
Liberty Union
 Peter Diamondstone 2,153 1.01 +0.24%
Libertarian
 Robert Maynard 2,097 0.97 −0.09%
Write-in
 Write-ins 276 0.13 −0.01%
Majority 65,663 30.52 +7.88%
Turnout 215,133
Independent
hold 		Swing

2000

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

2000 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 		Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 196,118 69.21 +5.81%
Republican
 Karen Ann Kerin 51,977 18.34 −14.54%
Liberty Union
 Peter Diamondstone 14,918 5.26 +3.65%
Independent
 Stewart Skrill 4,799 1.69 +1.69%
Green
 Jack Rogers 2,978 1.05 −0.56%
Libertarian
 Daniel H. Krymkowski 2,978 1.05 +0.08%
Write-in
 Write-ins 760 0.27 +0.14%
Majority 144,141 50.87 +20.35%
Turnout 283,366
Independent
hold 		Swing

2002

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 		Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 144,880 64.32 −4.89%
Republican
 William Meub 72,813 32.32 +13.98%
Liberty Union
 Jane Newton 3,185 1.41 −3.85%
Grassroots Fawn Skinner 2,344 1.04 −0.01%
Libertarian
 Daniel H. Krymkowski 2,033 0.90 −0.15%
Majority 72,067 32.00
Turnout 225,255
Independent
hold 		Swing

2004

Further information: 2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
 		Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 205,774 67.47 +2.8%
Republican
Greg Parke
 74,271 24.35 −7.7%
Democratic
 Larry Drown 21,684 7.11 +7.1%
Liberty Union
 Jane Newton 3,018 0.99 −0.3%
Write-in
 Write-ins 261 0.09 New
Majority 131,503 43.12
Turnout 305,008
Independent
hold 		Swing +5.3

2006

Further information: 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

Incumbent Bernie Sanders retired to successfully run for a U.S. Senate seat.

Peter Welch (D-Windsor County) was the Democratic nominee
and the eventual winner.

Three candidates competed for the Republican nomination:

Rainville won the Republican primary on September 12, beating Shepard by a wide margin.

There were also numerous third party and independent candidates: Chris Karr (WTP), Bruce Marshall (

Liberty Union Party
), Keith Stern (Ind), and Jerry Trudell (Ind). Morrisseau gathered the most votes, with 1% or 1,383 votes.

By September 14, 2006, the race between Rainville and Welch was close. An American Research Group poll showed Welch with a 48–45% lead.[4]

On October 4, 2006, The Burlington Free Press reported that one of Rainville's staffers, Christopher Stewart, resigned from her campaign after committing plagiarism—copying policy statements from other politicians, including senator Hillary Clinton, and using them on Rainville's website. Rainville's website was off-line for some time while her staff removed the plagiarized passages.[5]

Welch beat Rainville 53% to 45%, or 139,585 votes to 117,211.

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
 		Peter Welch (incumbent) 139,815 53.22 +46.1
Republican
 Martha Rainville 117,023 44.54 +20.1
Independent
 Dennis Morrisseau 1,390 0.53 +0.53
Independent
 Jerry Trudell 1,013 0.39 +0.39
Green
 Bruce Marshall 994 0.38 +0.38
Independent
 Keith Stern 963 0.37 +0.37
Liberty Union
 Jane Newton 721 0.27 −0.7
We the People Chris Karr 599 0.23 +0.23
Write-in
 Write-ins 208 0.08 +0.08
Majority 22,792 8.68 −34.4
Turnout 262,726
Independent
 Swing

2008

Further information: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
 		Peter Welch (incumbent) 248,203 83.25 +30.03%
Independent
 Mike Bethel 14,349 4.18 +4.18
Energy Independence Jerry Trudell 10,818 3.63 +3.63%
Progressive Thomas James Hermann 9,081 3.05 +3.05%
Independent
 Cris Ericson 7,841 2.63 +2.63%
Liberty Union
 Jane Newton 5,307 1.78 +1.51%
Write-in
 Write-ins 2,552 0.86 +0.78%
Majority 233,854 79.07
Turnout 298,151
Democratic
hold 		Swing

2010

Further information: 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
 		Peter Welch (incumbent) 154,006 64.57 −18.68%
Republican
 Paul D. Beaudry 76,403 32.03 +32.03%
Independent
 Gus Jaccaci 4,704 1.97 +1.97%
Socialist Jane Newton 3,222 1.35 −0.43%
Write-in
 Write-ins 186 0.08 −0.78%
Majority 77,603 32.54
Turnout 238,521
Democratic
hold 		Swing

2012

Further information: 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
 		Peter Welch (incumbent) 208,600 72.01 +7.44%
Republican
 Mark Donka 67,543 23.32 −8.71%
Independent
 James "Sam" Desrochers 8,302 2.87 +0.90%
Liberty Union
 Jane Newton 4,065 1.40 +1.40%
VoteKISS[6] Andre Laframboise 1,153 0.40 +0.40%
Majority 141,057 48.69
Turnout 289,663
Democratic
hold 		Swing

2014

Further information: 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 123,349 64.41% -7.60%
Republican Mark Donka 59,432 31.03% +7.71%
Independent
 Cris Ericson 2,750 1.44% N/A
Liberty Union
 Matthew Andrews 2,071 1.08% -0.34%
Independent
 Jerry Trudell 2,024 1.06% N/A
Independent
 Randall Meyer 1,685 0.88% N/A
n/a
 Write-ins 193 0.10% N/A
Total votes '191,504' '100.0%' N/A
Democratic hold

2016

Further information: 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[8]
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

2018

Further information: 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 188,547 69.20% -13.31%
Republican Anya Tynio 70,705 25.95% N/A
Marijuana
 Cris Ericson 9,110 3.34% N/A
Liberty Union
 Laura Potter 3,924 1.44% -7.74%
Write-in 165 0.07% -0.39%
Total votes 272,451 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

2020

Further information: 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 238,827 67.31% -1.89%
Republican Miriam Berry 95,830 27.01% +1.06%
Independent
 Peter R. Becker 8,065 2.27% N/A
Independent
 Marcia Horne 4,334 1.22% N/A
Communist
 Christopher Helali 3,432 0.97% N/A
Independent
 Shawn Orr 1,926 0.54% N/A
Independent
 Jerry Trudell 1,881 0.53% N/A
Write-in 542 0.15% +0.08%
Total votes 345,837 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

2022

Further information: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Becca Balint 176,494 60.45% –6.86
Republican Liam Madden 78,297 26.85% -0.16%
Libertarian Ericka Redic 12,590 4.31% N/A
Independent
 Matt Druzba 5,737 1.97% N/A
Independent
 Luke Talbot 4,428 1.52% N/A
Independent
 Adam Ortiz 3,376 1.16% N/A
Total votes 291,955 100.0%
Democratic hold

Sources

  • Office of the Clerk: Election Statistics since 1920
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Notes

References

  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Dritschilo, Gordon (July 21, 2005). "GOP candidate calls for impeachment". Rutland Herald. Archived from the original on October 31, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Vermont US Congress". American Research Group, Inc. September 29, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  5. ^ Hallenbeck, Terri (October 4, 2006). "Rainville staff rewrites statements. Web site closed over plagiarism". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved April 13, 2017.[dead link] Alt URL
  6. ^ "VoteKISS Home". VoteKISS party.
  7. ^ "VT Elections Database: Election Results Archive".
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 General Election Canvass Report" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Election Results". Vermont Secretary of State.
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