United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2012

United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district, 2012

November 6, 2012



Nominee	Peter Welch	Mark Donka
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	208,600	67,543
Percentage	72.01%	23.32%

Representative
At-large before election

Peter Welch
Democratic

Elected Representative
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Peter Welch
Democratic

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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]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]

Republican nomination

Candidates

Mark Donka, police officer and former member of the Hartford Board of Selectmen^[3]

General election

Candidates

James "Sam" Desrochers (I)^[4]
Mark Donka (R), police officer and former member of the Hartford Board of Selectmen
Andre LaFramboise (VoteKISS)^[4]
Peter Welch (D), incumbent U.S. Representative

General Election Results

Vermont At-Large Congressional District 2012 ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (Incumbent)^[6]	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^[7]	Andre Laframboise	1,153	0.40
Total votes			289,753	100.0

References

↑ "2012 Election Dates". Secretary of State of Vermont. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
↑ Bromage, Andy (April 18, 2012). "Sanders and Welch Raising Big Bucks for Reelection, Despite Lack of Strong Opponents". Seven Days. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
↑ Moats, Thatcher (May 13, 2012). "Vt. politics shifts to campaign mode". Vermont Today. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
1 2 Heintz, Paul (June 13, 2012). "Calling All Candidates: One Day Left to File". Seven Days. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
↑ "Vermont Secretary of State". Vermont Secretary of State Elections.
↑ Peter Welch was also the candidate for the Working Families Party.
↑ "VoteKISS Home". VoteKISS party.

External links

Elections Division at the Vermont Secretary of State
United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Vermont U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Vermont from OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Official campaign websites

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