Vermont's At-Large Congressional District

Vermont's At-Large Congressional District

Incumbent

Becca Balint

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Vermont's At-Large Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Becca Balint (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Vermont's representative represented 643,503 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 630,337 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Becca Balint (D), Mark Coester (R), and Andrew Giusto (Unity Party) are running in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Becca Balint (D)
		Mark Coester (R)
	Submit photo	Andrew Giusto (Unity Party) (Write-in)

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See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Becca Balint (D) defeated Mark Coester (R / L), Adam Ortiz (Independent), and Jessica Diamondstone (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont) in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint (D)	62.3	218,398
		Mark Coester (R / L)	29.8	104,451
		Adam Ortiz (Independent)	5.5	19,286
		Jessica Diamondstone (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont)	2.2	7,552
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	929

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,616
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Becca Balint (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint	99.0	47,638
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0%	465

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,103
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Mark Coester (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Coester	97.2	19,459
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8%	551

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,010
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See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint (D)	62.6	176,494
		Liam Madden (R)	27.8	78,397
		Ericka Redic (L)	4.5	12,590
		Matt Druzba (Independent)	2.0	5,737
	Submit photo	Luke Talbot (Independent)	1.6	4,428
		Adam Ortiz (Independent)	1.2	3,376
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	1,004

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 282,026
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Barbara Nolfi (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Becca Balint (D) defeated Molly Gray (D), Louis Meyers (D), and Sianay Clifford (D) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Becca Balint	60.5	61,025
		Molly Gray	36.9	37,266
		Louis Meyers	1.6	1,593
		Sianay Clifford (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	0.9	885
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	145

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 100,914
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Liam Madden (R) defeated Ericka Redic (R) and Anya Tynio (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liam Madden	40.0	10,701
		Ericka Redic	30.8	8,255
		Anya Tynio	25.8	6,908
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4%	914

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,778
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Vermont Progressive Party primary

Vermont Progressive primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Barbara Nolfi (Vermont Progressive Party) advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Nolfi	82.8	439
		Other/Write-in votes	17.2%	91

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 530
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See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Welch (D)	67.3	238,827
		Miriam Berry (R)	27.0	95,830
	Submit photo	Peter Becker (Independent)	2.3	8,065
	Submit photo	Marcia Horne (Independent)	1.2	4,334
		Christopher Helali (Party of Communists USA)	1.0	3,432
	Submit photo	Shawn Orr (Independent)	0.5	1,926
		Jerry Trudell (Independent)	0.5	1,881
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	542

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,837
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Brimmer (Vermont Progressive Party)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Peter Welch (D) defeated Ralph Corbo (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Welch	95.5	101,566
	Submit photo	Ralph Corbo	4.3	4,599
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	237

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,402 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Straw (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Miriam Berry (R) defeated Justin Tuthill (R), Anya Tynio (R), and Jimmy Rodriguez (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Miriam Berry	32.5	14,368
		Justin Tuthill	24.7	10,915
		Anya Tynio	20.0	8,830
		Jimmy Rodriguez	18.8	8,290
		Other/Write-in votes	4.0%	1,789

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,192 (100% precincts reporting)
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Vermont Progressive Party primary

Vermont Progressive primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Chris Brimmer (Vermont Progressive Party) defeated Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party) in the Vermont Progressive Party primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Brimmer	58.0	469
		Cris Ericson	29.2	236
		Other/Write-in votes	12.7%	103

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 808 (100% precincts reporting)
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General election

General election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Peter Welch (D) defeated Anya Tynio (R), Cris Ericson (Independent), and Laura Potter (Liberty Union Party) in the general election for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Welch (D)	69.2	188,547
		Anya Tynio (R)	26.0	70,705
		Cris Ericson (Independent)	3.3	9,110
	Submit photo	Laura Potter (Liberty Union Party)	1.4	3,924
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	165

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,4510
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• H. Brooke Paige (R)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

Incumbent Peter Welch (D) defeated Daniel Freilich (D) and Ben Mitchell (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Welch	84.0	54,330
		Daniel Freilich	11.9	7,711
		Ben Mitchell	4.1	2,624

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,6650
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District

H. Brooke Paige (R) defeated Anya Tynio (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Vermont At-large District on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		H. Brooke Paige	63.3	14,272
		Anya Tynio	36.7	8,261

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,5330
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Previous election results

2016

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Peter Welch (D) defeated Erica Clawson (Liberty Union) in the general election on November 8, 2016. The margin of victory in Vermont's U.S. House race was 79.6%. Neither candidate faced a primary challenger.

U.S. House, Vermont At-large District General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Welch Incumbent	89.5%	264,414
	Liberty Union	Erica Clawson	10%	29,410
	N/A	Write-in	0.5%	1,510
Total Votes				295,334
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

2014

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 2014

The At-Large Congressional District of Vermont held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Peter Welch defeated Mark Donka (R), Cris Ericson (I), Matthew Andrews (LU), Jerry Trudell (EI) and Randall Meyer (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Vermont's At-Large District General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Welch Incumbent	64.4%	123,349
	Republican	Mark Donka	31%	59,432
	Independent	Cris Ericson	1.4%	2,750
	Liberty Union Party	Matthew Andrews	1.1%	2,071
	Independent	Randall Meyer	0.9%	1,685
	Energy Independence Party	Jerry Trudell	1.1%	2,024
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	193
Total Votes				191,504
Source: Vermont Secretary of State

2012

See also: Vermont's At-Large Congressional District elections, 2012

The At-Large Congressional District of Vermont held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Peter Welch won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Vermont At-Large District General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Welch Incumbent	72%	208,600
	Republican	Mark Donka	23.3%	67,543
	Independent	James Desrochers	2.9%	8,302
	Third	Andre LaFramboise	0.4%	1,153
	Third	Jane Newton	1.4%	4,065
Total Votes				289,663
Source: Vermont Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Peter Welch won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Paul D. Beaudry (R), Gus Jaccaci (I), Jane Newton (Socialist) and write-in candidates. On November 2, 2010, Peter Welch (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul D. Beaudry (R), Gus Jaccaci (I), and Jane Newton (Socialist) in the general election.

U.S. House, Vermont District At-large General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Welch incumbent	64.6%	154,006
	Republican	Paul D. Beaudry	32%	76,403
	Independent	Gus Jaccaci	2%	4,704
	Socialist	Jane Newton	1.4%	3,222
	Write-ins		0.1%	186
Total Votes				238,521

2008
On November 4, 2008, Peter Welch (D) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Bethel (I), Jerry Trudell (Energy Independence), Thomas James Hermann (Progressive), Cris Ericson (I), and Jane Newton (Liberty Union) in the general election.

U.S. House, Vermont District At-large General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Welch incumbent	83.2%	248,203
	Independent	Mike Bethel	4.8%	14,349
	Energy Independence	Jerry Trudell	3.6%	10,818
	Progressive	Thomas James Hermann	3%	9,081
	Independent	Cris Ericson	2.6%	7,841
	Liberty Union	Jane Newton	1.8%	5,307
	Write-ins		0.9%	2,552
Total Votes				298,151

2006
On November 7, 2006, Peter Welch (D) won election to the United States House. He defeated Martha Rainville (R), Dennis Morrisseau (Impeach Bush Now), Jerry Trudell (I), Bruce R. Marshall (Vermont Green), Keith Stern (I), Jane Newton (Liberty Union), and Chris Karr (We the People) in the general election.

U.S. House, Vermont District At-large General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Welch	53.2%	139,815
	Republican	Martha Rainville	44.5%	117,023
	Impeach Bush Now	Dennis Morrisseau	0.5%	1,390
	Independent	Jerry Trudell	0.4%	1,013
	Green	Bruce R. Marshall	0.4%	994
	Independent	Keith Stern	0.4%	963
	Liberty Union	Jane Newton	0.3%	721
	We the People	Chris Karr	0.2%	599
	Write-ins		0.1%	208
Total Votes				262,726

2004
On November 2, 2004, Bernard Sanders (I) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Greg Parke (R), Larry Drown (D), and Jane Newton (Liberty Union) in the general election.

U.S. House, Vermont District At-large General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Bernard Sanders incumbent	67.5%	205,774
	Republican	Greg Parke	24.4%	74,271
	Democratic	Larry Drown	7.1%	21,684
	Liberty Union	Jane Newton	1%	3,018
	Write-ins		0.1%	261
Total Votes				305,008

2002
On November 5, 2002, Bernard Sanders (I) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William "Bill" Meub (R), Jane Newton (Progressive), Fawn Skinner (Vermont Grassroots), and Daniel H. Krymkowski (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Vermont District At-large General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Bernard Sanders incumbent	64.3%	144,880
	Republican	William "Bill" Meub	32.3%	72,813
	Progressive	Jane Newton	1.4%	3,185
	Vermont Grassroots	Fawn Skinner	1%	2,344
	Libertarian	Daniel H. Krymkowski	0.9%	2,033
Total Votes				225,255

2000
On November 7, 2000, Bernard Sanders (I) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Karen Ann Kerin (R), Pete Diamondstone (D), Stewart Skrill (I), Jack Rogers (Vermont Grassroots), Daniel H. Krymkowski (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Vermont District At-large General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Independent	Bernard Sanders incumbent	69.2%	196,118
	Republican	Karen Ann Kerin	18.3%	51,977
	Democratic	Pete Diamondstone	5.3%	14,918
	Independent	Stewart Skrill	4.2%	11,816
	Vermont Grassroots	Jack Rogers	1.7%	4,799
	Libertarian	Daniel H. Krymkowski	1.1%	2,978
	Write-ins		0.3%	760
Total Votes				283,366

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Vermont after the 2020 census

Vermont was apportioned one single at-large U.S. House seat, making Congressional redistricting after the 2020 census unnecessary.

How does redistricting in Vermont work? Because Vermont has only one congressional district, congressional redistricting is not necessary. The state legislature draws state legislative district lines with the assistance of an advisory commission. This advisory commission consists of the following members:

1. The governor appoints one member each from the state's political parties. To qualify for consideration in this context, a political party must have had "at least three state legislators for six of the previous 10 years."
2. The chairs of the aforementioned political parties each appoint an additional member.
3. The chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court appoints the commission's chair.

Commissioners cannot be legislators, nor can they be employed by the legislature. The commission may make recommendations to the legislature, but these recommendations are non-binding.

State law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact and that they "adhere to county and other political subdivision boundaries, except where necessary to comply with other legal requirements." In addition, state statutes specify that districts should account for "patterns of geography, social interaction, trade, political ties, and common interests."

2010-2011

See also: Redistricting in Vermont after the 2010 census

This is the At-Large Congressional District of Vermont after the 2001 redistricting process.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+15, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Vermont's At-Large Congressional District the 89th most Democratic nationally.

See also

• Redistricting in Vermont
• United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2024
• United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2022
• United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2020
• United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

Footnotes

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Vermont's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bernie Sanders (I)

Peter Welch (D)

Representatives

Becca Balint (D)

Democratic Party (2)

Independent (1)