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, to represent the state of Vermont in the 114th United States Congress.

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 Candidates Declared Peter Welch, incumbent representative

Results

Republican primary Candidates 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

Progressive primary Results

Liberty Union primary Candidates Declared Matthew Andrews

Results

Independents Candidates Declared Cris Ericson, perennial candidate (also ran for Governor) Randall Meyer Jerry Trudell (Energy Independence), independent candidate for the seat in 2006 and 2008

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

By county County Peter WelchDemocratic Mark DonkaRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Addison 8,480 66.2% 3,822 29.8% 507 3.9% 4,658 36.4% 12,809 Bennington 7,077 64.2% 3,228 29.3% 712 6.4% 3,849 34.9% 11,017 Caledonia 4,996 56.6% 3,354 38.0% 473 5.4% 1,642 18.6% 8,823 Chittenden 31,813 67.9% 13,555 28.9% 1,497 3.2% 18,258 39.0% 46,865 Essex 604 47.9% 534 42.3% 123 9.7% 70 5.6% 1,261 Franklin 8,064 60.7% 4,619 34.8% 600 4.5% 3,445 25.9% 13,283 Grand Isle 1,824 62.4% 973 33.3% 124 4.3% 851 29.1% 2,921 Lamoille 4,963 64.7% 2,343 30.6% 359 4.7% 2,620 34.1% 7,665 Orange 5,814 63.7% 2,930 32.1% 378 4.1% 2,884 31.6% 9,122 Orleans 4,477 58.2% 2,736 35.6% 482 6.3% 1,741 22.6% 7,695 Rutland 10,316 58.0% 6,656 37.4% 810 4.6% 3,660 20.6% 17,782 Washington 14,741 69.2% 5,463 25.6% 1,096 5.2% 9,278 43.6% 21,300 Windham 8,866 71.2% 2,880 23.1% 711 5.8% 5,986 47.1% 12,457 Windsor 11,433 64.4% 5,628 31.7% 687 3.8% 5,805 32.7% 17,748Totals123,34964.4%59,43231.0%8,7234.6%63,91733.4%191,504

References

External links Mark Donka for U.S. Congress Peter Welch for U.S. Congress U.S. House elections in Vermont, 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets