United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2012

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

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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
At-large

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

Republican nomination

Candidates

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

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  6. Peter Welch was also the candidate for the Working Families Party.
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External links

Official campaign websites

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