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United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Vermont took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's At-Large Congressional District. Peter Welch was re-elected on November 6, 2012.[1]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Vermont has an open primary system, in which any registered voter can choose which party's primary to vote in, without having to be a member of that party.
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by August 22, 2012. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 31, 2012.[2]
- See also: Vermont elections, 2012
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Peter Welch (D), who was first elected in 2006.
Vermont has a single At-Large Congressional District, which is made up of the entire state.
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the one Congressional seat from Vermont.
| Members of the U.S. House from Vermont -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democratic remained in control of the one congressional seat.[3]
Primary competitiveness
Vermont tied with Wyoming for having the least competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 0% of major party primaries having been contested (0 out of 2). The national average was 54.31%.
Vermont's one U.S. House incumbent sought re-election in 2012. He did not face a challenger in the primary. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Margin of victory for winners
There was a total of 1 seat up for election in 2012 in Vermont. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Vermont, At-Large, District | Peter Welch |
48.7% | 289,663 | Mark Donka |
General election candidates
| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| At-large | Peter Welch Mark Donka James Desrochers Andre LaFramboise Jane Newton |
Peter Welch | Peter Welch |
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Candidates
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General election candidates
August 28, 2012, primary results
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Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Vermont Elections, "Register to Vote," accessed July 27, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Vermont," September 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Elections & Campaign Finance Division "Draft candidate list for August 28 primary," accessed June 18, 2012
