2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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County results Welch: 50–60% 60–70% Rainville: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Vermont |
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The United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2006 was held on November 7, 2006 for representation of Vermont's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2009.
Incumbent Congressman Bernie Sanders, an independent member of Congress who caucused with the Democrats, did not seek a ninth term in the House, instead running successfully for the United States Senate.
To replace Congressman Sanders, Democrat Peter Welch defeated Republican Martha Rainville by a surprisingly somewhat narrow margin in staunchly-liberal Vermont.
Democratic Primary[]
Candidates[]
- Peter Welch, State Senate President pro tempore, nominee for Governor in 1990, and candidate for this seat in 1988
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Welch | 34,706 | 97.11 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 1,033 | 2.89 | |
Total votes | 35,739 | 100.00 |
Republican Primary[]
Candidates[]
- Martha Rainville, former Vermont National Guard Adjutant General
- Mark Shepard, State Senator
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Martha Rainville | 26,199 | 71.31 | |
Republican | Mark Shepard | 10,285 | 27.99 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 258 | 0.70 | |
Total votes | 36,742 | 100.00 |
General election[]
Polling[]
Source | Date | Peter Welch (D) |
Martha Rainville (R) |
Jane Newton (LU) |
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Research 2000 | October 23–24, 2006 | 51% | 41% | |
Greenburg Quinlan | October 8–9, 2006 | 52% | 41% | |
Research 2000 | September 18–19, 2006 | 45% | 39% | |
American Research Group | September 14, 2006 | 48% | 45% | 2% |
American Research Group | July 27, 2006 | 41% | 42% |
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Peter Welch | 139,815 | 53.22 | |||
Republican | Martha Rainville | 117,023 | 44.54 | |||
Independent | Dennis Morrisseau | 1,390 | 0.53 | |||
Independent | Jerry Trudell | 1,013 | 0.39 | |||
Green | Bruce R. Marshall | 994 | 0.38 | |||
Independent | Keith Stern | 963 | 0.37 | |||
Liberty Union | Jane Newton | 721 | 0.27 | |||
Independent | Chris Karr | 599 | 0.23 | |||
Write-ins | 208 | 0.08 | ||||
Total votes | 262,726 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic gain from Independent |
References[]
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2006 Election Statistics". clerk.house.gov.
Preceded by 2004 |
U.S. House of Representatives elections (Vermont's at-large congressional district) 2006 |
Succeeded by 2008 |
Categories:
- 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
- 2006 Vermont elections