2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district
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Nominee Peter Welch Mark Donka
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote208,60067,543
Percentage72.0%23.3%

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Welch:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Donka:     40–50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Peter Welch
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Peter Welch
Democratic

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. A primary election was held on August 28, 2012. [1]

Contents

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Independents

General election

Results

Vermont At-Large Congressional District, 2012 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) [6] 208,600 72.01
Republican Mark Donka67,54323.32
Independent James "Sam" Desrochers8,3022.87
Liberty Union Jane Newton4,0651.40
VoteKISS [7] Andre Laframboise1,1530.40
Total votes289,753 100.0

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References

  1. "2012 Election Dates". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. Bromage, Andy (April 18, 2012). "Sanders and Welch Raising Big Bucks for Reelection, Despite Lack of Strong Opponents". Seven Days . Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  3. Moats, Thatcher (May 13, 2012). "Vt. politics shifts to campaign mode". Vermont Today. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Heintz, Paul (June 13, 2012). "Calling All Candidates: One Day Left to File". Seven Days . Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  5. "Vermont Secretary of State". Vermont Secretary of State Elections. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  6. Peter Welch was also the candidate for the Working Families Party.
  7. "VoteKISS Home". VoteKISS party.

Official campaign websites