2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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Welch:
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50–60%
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the U.S. representative from the state of Vermont from Vermont's at-large congressional district . The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections . The primary elections were held on August 14. Peter Welch , a Democrat won reelection to a seventh term, defeating Republican Anya Tynio.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Daniel Freilich, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 , Navy medical doctor, physician at the VA Medical Center
- Peter Welch , incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
- Ben Mitchell, Liberty Union nominee for U.S. Senate in 2004 , Governor of Vermont in 2010 and for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2012 (Withdrew 8/9/2018, endorsed Freilich) [1]
Debates & forums
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 55,939 | 83.94 | |
Democratic | Daniel Freilich | 7,881 | 11.83 | |
Democratic | Benjamin Mitchell (withdrawn) | 2,676 | 4.02 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 142 | 0.21 | |
Total votes | 66,638 | 100.0 | ||
N/A | Spoiled votes | 52 | ||
N/A | Blank votes | 2,927 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- H. Brooke Paige, former CEO of Remmington News Service, perennial candidate
- Anya Tynio, sales representative for the Newport Daily Express [3]
Debates & forums
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 14,721 | 59.89 | |
Republican | Anya Tynio | 8,485 | 34.52 | |
Republican | Peter Welch (write-in) | 923 | 3.76 | |
Republican | Write-ins (other) | 450 | 1.83 | |
Total votes | 24,579 | 100.0 | ||
N/A | Spoiled votes | 97 | ||
N/A | Blank votes | 11,499 |
Post-primary
H. Brooke Paige, who also won the Republican nominations for U.S. Senate , state Attorney General , state Secretary of State , state Treasurer and state Auditor , withdrew from all but the Secretary of State race on August 24 in order to allow the Vermont Republican State Committee to name replacement candidates. [4] Anya Tynio, who came in 2nd place in the primary, was nominated to be the Republican nominee. [5]
Progressive primary
Candidates
Write-in
- Daniel Freilich, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 , Navy medical doctor, physician at the VA Medical Center (also running in Democratic primary)
Debates & forums
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Peter Welch (write-in) | 237 | 62.04 | |
Progressive | Daniel Freilich (write-in) | 73 | 19.11 | |
Progressive | Write-ins (other) | 72 | 18.85 | |
Total votes | 643 | 100.0 | ||
N/A | Spoiled votes | 1 | ||
N/A | Blank votes | 260 |
Liberty Union/Socialist nomination
The Liberty Union Party serves as the Vermont affiliate of the Socialist Party for federal-level elections.
Candidates
Declared
- Laura S. Potter [7]
Withdrawn
- Ben Mitchell, Liberty Union nominee for U.S. Senate in 2004 , Governor of Vermont in 2010 and for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2012 (also ran in Democratic primary before dropping out) [8]
United States Marijuana nomination
Candidates
Declared
America First nomination
Candidates
Declared
- Paul Young [10] (failed to appear on ballot)
General election
Polling
Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin
of error |
Peter
Welch (D) |
Anya
Tynio (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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Gravis Marketing | October 30 – November 1, 2018 | 885 | ± 3.3% | 66% | 28% | – | 6% |
Braun Research | October 5–14, 2018 | 497 | ± 4.4% | 55% | 18% | 7% [11] | 20% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 188,547 | 69.20% | -13.31% | |
Republican | Anya Tynio | 70,705 | 25.95% | N/A | |
Marijuana | Cris Ericson | 9,110 | 3.34% | N/A | |
Liberty Union | Laura Potter | 3,924 | 1.44% | -7.74% | |
Write-in | 165 | 0.07% | -0.39% | ||
Total votes | 272,451 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ↑ "During House debate, Mitchell drops out and backs fellow challenger" . VTDigger. 9 August 2018 . Retrieved August 9, 2018 .
- ↑ "Vermont Election Night Results" . Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017 . Retrieved 15 August 2018 .
- ↑ "GOP Candidate Anya Tynio running for U.S. House" . 27 July 2018.
- ↑ Meyn, Colin (August 24, 2018). "Republicans on the clock after Paige withdraws from five statewide races" . VTDigger .
- ↑ Young, Taylor (30 August 2018). "Vt. GOP picks candidates for 5 open slots" . WCAX-TV . Gray Digital Media . Retrieved 30 August 2018 .
- ↑ ":: Vermont Election Night Results ::" . Archived from the original on 2017-08-11 . Retrieved 2018-08-15 .
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- ↑ "Cris Ericson U.S. Marijuana Party – Vermont" . Archived from the original on 2018-03-09 . Retrieved 2018-01-08 .
- ↑ "Interview with The America First Party" .
- ↑ Cris Ericson (I) and Laura Potter (LU) with 3%; none/write in/other with 1%
- ↑ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
- Official campaign websites
- Cris Ericson (M) for Congress Archived 2018-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Daniel Freilich (P/D) for Congress
- Ben Mitchell (S/D) for Congress
- Anya Tynio (R) for Congress Archived 2018-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Peter Welch (D) for Congress
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