2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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.
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Democratic primary
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Withdrawn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
Results by county:
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| Democratic | Benjamin Mitchell (withdrawn) | 2,676 | 4.02 | |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
Declared
- H. Brooke Paige, former CEO of Remmington News Service, perennial candidate
- Anya Tynio, sales representative for the Newport Daily Express[3]
Results
Results by county:
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
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
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)
Results
| 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
The Liberty Union Party serves as the Vermont affiliate of the Socialist Party for federal-level elections.
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
Declared
America First nomination
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- "Vermont Election Night Results". Secretary of State of Vermont. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- "GOP Candidate Anya Tynio running for U.S. House".
- Meyn, Colin (August 24, 2018). "Republicans on the clock after Paige withdraws from five statewide races". VTDigger.
- Young, Taylor. "Vt. GOP picks candidates for 5 open slots". WCAX-TV. Gray Digital Media. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal
- https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/914034/2018-general-election-candidate-listing.xlsx
- https://votesmart.org/candidate/51155/benjamin-mitchell#.W2LnadIzqUm
- "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 Center for Responsive Politics
- Official campaign websites
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