2014 United States House of Representatives election 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
Candidates
Declared
- Peter Welch, incumbent representative
Results
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
Candidates
Declared
- 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
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
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Write-in | 90 | 100 |
Liberty Union primary
Candidates
Declared
- Matthew Andrews
Results
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
Candidates
Declared
- 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
Results
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
- ^ 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".
External links
- Mark Donka for U.S. Congress
- Peter Welch for U.S. Congress Archived 2021-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- U.S. House elections in Vermont, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets