2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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.

2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district
November 4, 2014
 
Nominee Peter Welch Mark Donka
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 123,349 59,432
Percentage 64.4% 31.0%
County results
Welch:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Representative
At-large before election

Peter Welch
Democratic

 Elected Representative
At-large

Peter Welch
Democratic

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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

Declared

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 19,248 98.85
Democratic Write-in 224 1.15
Total votes 19,472 100

Republican primary

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
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Progressive primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Write-in 90 100

Liberty Union primary

Declared
  • Matthew Andrews

Results
Liberty Union primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberty Union Matthew Andrews 142 95.95
Liberty Union Write-in 6 4.05
Total votes 148 100

Independents

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
Vermont's at-large congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
  1. "Unofficial Results - Primary Election - August 26, 2014". Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. Terri Hallenbeck (June 9, 2014). "Big mysteries in Vermont election lineup". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  3. "Trudell to announce U.S. House run". Burlington Free Press. May 1, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  4. "VT Elections Database: Election Results Archive".
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