2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district

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Nominee Peter Welch Mark Donka
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 208,600 67,543
Percentage 72.0% 23.3%

County results
Municipality results
Precinct results
Welch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Donka:      40–50%
     No votes

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At-large before election

Peter Welch
Democratic

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Peter Welch
Democratic

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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]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Republican nomination

Candidates

Nominee

Independents

  • James "Sam" Desrochers (I)[4]
  • Andre LaFramboise (VoteKISS)[4]

General election

Results

Vermont At-Large Congressional District, 2012 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent)[6] 208,600 72.01
Republican Mark Donka 67,543 23.32
Independent James "Sam" Desrochers 8,302 2.87
Liberty Union Jane Newton 4,065 1.40
VoteKISS[7] Andre Laframboise 1,153 0.40
Total votes 289,753 100.0

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. ^ a b 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.

External links

  • Elections Division at the Vermont Secretary of State
  • United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 2012 at Ballotpedia
  • Vermont U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
  • Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Vermont from OpenSecrets
  • Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
Official campaign websites
  • Mark Donka campaign website
  • Peter Welch campaign website Archived 2021-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  • James "Sam" Desrochers
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