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

← 2012November 4, 20142016 →
 
NomineePeter WelchMark Donka
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote123,34959,432
Percentage64.4%31.0%

Welch      30-40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%
Donka      40-50%      50-60%
     No votes

Representative
At-large before election

Peter Welch
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

Peter Welch
Democratic

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

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPeter Welch (incumbent) 19,248 98.85
DemocraticWrite-in2241.15
Total votes19,472 100

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

Republican primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMark Donka 4,340 33.67
RepublicanDonald Russell4,02631.24
RepublicanDonald W. Nolte3,80329.51
RepublicanWrite-in7195.58
Total votes12,888 100

Progressive primary

Results

Progressive primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ProgressiveWrite-in90100

Liberty Union primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Matthew Andrews

Results

Liberty Union primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberty UnionMatthew Andrews 142 95.95
Liberty UnionWrite-in64.05
Total votes148 100

Independents

Candidates

Declared

General election

Results

Vermont's at-large congressional district, 2014[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticPeter Welch (incumbent) 123,349 64.41% -7.60%
RepublicanMark Donka59,43231.03%+7.71%
IndependentCris Ericson2,7501.44%N/A
Liberty UnionMatthew Andrews2,0711.08%-0.34%
IndependentJerry Trudell2,0241.06%N/A
IndependentRandall Meyer1,6850.88%N/A
n/aWrite-ins1930.10%N/A
Total votes'191,504' '100.0%' N/A
Democratic hold

References