2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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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]
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November 6, 2012
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   Welch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Donka: 40–50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Peter Welch would be re-elected to a fourth term, defeating Republican Mark Donka by nearly 50 points.
Democratic nomination
Candidates
Nominee
- Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
Republican nomination
Independents
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg[6] | Safe D | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call[7] | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times[9] | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP[10] | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill[11] | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
Results
Welch would carry every county in the state, and nearly every municipality, with Donka's sole victory coming in the town of Stratton.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent)[13] | 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[14] | Andre Laframboise | 1,153 | 0.40 | |
| Total votes | 289,753 | 100.0 | ||
By county
| County | Peter Welch Democratic |
Mark Donka Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Addison | 12,975 | 74.1% | 3,870 | 22.1% | 657 | 3.8% | 9,105 | 52.0% | 17,502 |
| Bennington | 11,640 | 69.1% | 4,154 | 24.7% | 1,055 | 6.2% | 7,486 | 44.4% | 16,849 |
| Caledonia | 8,787 | 66.0% | 3,799 | 28.5% | 729 | 5.5% | 4,988 | 37.5% | 13,315 |
| Chittenden | 55,716 | 75.0% | 15,340 | 20.8% | 3,161 | 4.2% | 40,286 | 54.2% | 74,307 |
| Essex | 1,684 | 62.5% | 804 | 29.8% | 206 | 7.7% | 880 | 32.7% | 2,694 |
| Franklin | 13,531 | 69.2% | 4,893 | 25.0% | 1,116 | 5.7% | 8,638 | 44.2% | 19,540 |
| Grand Isle | 2,785 | 69.6% | 998 | 24.9% | 219 | 5.4% | 1,787 | 44.7% | 4,002 |
| Lamoille | 8,638 | 74.3% | 2,482 | 21.3% | 510 | 4.3% | 6,156 | 53.0% | 11,630 |
| Orange | 9,640 | 70.3% | 3,439 | 25.1% | 638 | 4.6% | 6,201 | 45.2% | 13,717 |
| Orleans | 7,803 | 68.4% | 2,997 | 26.3% | 606 | 5.3% | 4,806 | 42.1% | 11,406 |
| Rutland | 18,714 | 67.1% | 7,928 | 28.4% | 1,251 | 4.5% | 10,786 | 38.7% | 27,893 |
| Washington | 21,574 | 75.3% | 5,854 | 20.4% | 1,205 | 4.2% | 15,720 | 54.9% | 28,633 |
| Windham | 15,832 | 74.9% | 4,007 | 19.0% | 1,292 | 6.1% | 11,825 | 55.9% | 21,131 |
| Windsor | 19,993 | 71.3% | 6,888 | 24.6% | 1,143 | 4.0% | 13,105 | 46.7% | 28,024 |
| Totals | 208,600 | 71.9% | 67,543 | 23.3% | 13,788 | 4.8% | 141,057 | 48.6% | 289,931 |
