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United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2016

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November 8, 2016
  
2018 →

82.5
  
9.2%

264,414
  
29,410

Date
  
8 November 2016

United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2016 httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Winner
  
Peter Welch

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.

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Peter Welch, a Democrat who was first elected in 2006, announced he would run for reelection, rather than run for Governor of Vermont. Welch faced no opposition in the Democratic primary, and also won the Republican primary on write-in votes; Welch accepted both nominations. Welch was re-elected with 82.5% of the vote, with Erica Clawson of the Liberty Union Party receiving 9.2%.

Declared

  • Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Declared

  • None
  • Declared

  • Erica Clawson
  • References

    United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2016 Wikipedia