2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
- 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Withdrawn[edit]
- 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[edit]
- CCTV Channel 17 Forum - Democratic Primary for Representative to Congress 8/7/2018
- Vermont Public Radio - Campaign 2018: A Debate With The Democratic Candidates For U.S. House 8/9/2018
Results[edit]
Welch—80–90%
Welch—70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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| Democratic | Benjamin Mitchell (withdrawn) | 2,676 | 4.02 | |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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
- H. Brooke Paige, former CEO of Remmington News Service, perennial candidate
- Anya Tynio, sales representative for the Newport Daily Express[3]
Debates & forums[edit]
Results[edit]
Paige—60–70%
Paige—50–60%
Paige—40–50%
Tynio—40–50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Write-in[edit]
- 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[edit]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
The Liberty Union Party serves as the Vermont affiliate of the Socialist Party for federal-level elections.
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
- Laura S. Potter[7]
Withdrawn[edit]
- 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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
America First nomination[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
- Paul Young[10] (failed to appear on ballot)
General election[edit]
Polling[edit]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Peter Welch (D) | Anya Tynio (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^ "During House debate, Mitchell drops out and backs fellow challenger". VTDigger. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Vermont Election Night Results". Secretary of State of Vermont. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "GOP Candidate Anya Tynio running for U.S. House". July 27, 2018.
- ^ Meyn, Colin (August 24, 2018). "Republicans on the clock after Paige withdraws from five statewide races". VTDigger.
- ^ Young, Taylor (August 30, 2018). "Vt. GOP picks candidates for 5 open slots". WCAX-TV. Gray Digital Media. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ ":: Vermont Election Night Results ::". Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ^ "Cris Ericson U.S. Marijuana Party – Vermont". Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "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[edit]
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
- Official campaign websites