 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
 County results Municipality resultsWelch: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
The2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 8, 2016, to elect theU.S. representative from thestate ofVermont fromVermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections. The primaries were held on August 9.
Peter Welch, a Democrat who was first elected in 2006, announced he would run for reelection, rather than run forGovernor of Vermont.[1] Welch faced no opposition in the Democratic primary, and also won the Republican primary on write-in votes; Welch accepted both nominations.[2] Welch was re-elected with 89.5% of the vote, with Erica Clawson of theLiberty Union Party receiving 10%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 67,285 | 91.97 | |
| Democratic | Write-in | 345 | 0.47 | |
| Democratic | Spoiled votes | 122 | 0.17 | |
| Democratic | Blank votes | 5,410 | 7.39 | |
| Total votes | 73,162 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Welch (write-in) | 2,093 | 4.51 | |
| Republican | Write-in | 1,335 | 2.88 | |
| Republican | Spoiled votes | 548 | 1.18 | |
| Republican | Blank votes | 42,418 | 91.43 | |
| Total votes | 46,394 | 100 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[6] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[7] | Safe D | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[9] | Safe D | October 31, 2016 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic/Republican | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 264,414 | 89.53 | +25.12 | |
| Liberty Union | Erica Clawson | 29,410 | 9.96 | +8.88 | |
| Write-in | 1,510 | 0.51 | +0.41 | ||
| Total votes | 295,334 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
.jpg)
