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Welch: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Beaudry: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 2, 2010, and determined who would represent thestate ofVermont in theUnited States House of Representatives.Democratic CongressmanPeter Welch decided to run for a third term in Congress, facingRepublican Paul D. Beaudry and twoindependent candidates. Welch won over his three opponents by a healthy margin, which allowed him to representVermont in the112th Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 65,920 | 98.63 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 913 | 1.37 | |
| Total votes | 66,833 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul D. Beaudry | 10,797 | 43.83 | |
| Republican | John M. Mitchell | 9,631 | 39.10 | |
| Republican | Keith Stern | 3,545 | 14.39 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 659 | 2.68 | |
| Total votes | 24,632 | 100.00 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[3] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
| RCP[5] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[6] | Safe D | October 28, 2010 |
| New York Times[7] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
| FiveThirtyEight[7] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 154,006 | 64.57 | |
| Republican | Paul D. Beaudry | 76,403 | 32.03 | |
| Independent | Gus Jaccaci | 4,704 | 1.97 | |
| Socialist | Jane Newton | 3,222 | 1.35 | |
| Write-ins | 186 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 238,521 | 100.00 | ||
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