2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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Elections in Vermont |
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district, who is currently representing the state of Vermont in the 114th United States Congress.
The election coincided with the election of the Governor of Vermont and other federal and state offices. Incumbent Democratic Congressman Peter Welch was re-elected to a fifth term in office.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Peter Welch, incumbent representative
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 19,248 | 98.85 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 224 | 1.15 | |
Total votes | 19,472 | 100 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mark Donka, police officer, former member of the Hartford Board of Selectmen and nominee for the seat in 2012
- Donald W. Nolte
- Donald Russell
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Donka | 4,340 | 33.67 | |
Republican | Donald Russell | 4,026 | 31.24 | |
Republican | Donald W. Nolte | 3,803 | 29.51 | |
Republican | Write-in | 719 | 5.58 | |
Total votes | 12,888 | 100 |
Progressive primary
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Write-in | 90 | 100 |
Liberty Union primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Matthew Andrews
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberty Union | Matthew Andrews | 142 | 95.95 | |
Liberty Union | Write-in | 6 | 4.05 | |
Total votes | 148 | 100 |
Independents
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Cris Ericson, perennial candidate (also ran for Governor)[2]
- Randall Meyer
- Jerry Trudell (Energy Independence), independent candidate for the seat in 2006 and 2008[3]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Unofficial Results - Primary Election - August 26, 2014". Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ Terri Hallenbeck (June 9, 2014). "Big mysteries in Vermont election lineup". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ "Trudell to announce U.S. House run". Burlington Free Press. May 1, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ "VT Elections Database: Election Results Archive".