2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. Representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Ralph Corbo, activist[1]
- Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative
Debates & forums[]
Results[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/2020_VT-AL_Democratic_primary.svg/125px-2020_VT-AL_Democratic_primary.svg.png)
Results by county:
Welch—>90%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 101,566 | 95.45% | |
Democratic | Ralph Corbo | 4,599 | 4.32% | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 237 | 0.22% | |
Total votes | 106,402 | 100.0% |
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Nominee[]
- Miriam Berry, nurse and screenplay writer[3]
Eliminated in primary[]
- Jimmy Rodriguez, activist[3]
- Justin Tuthill, consultant[3]
- Anya Tynio, sales representative for Newport Daily Express and nominee for Vermont's at-large congressional district in 2018[3]
Debates & forums[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Miriam Berry | 14,368 | 32.51% | |
Republican | Justin Tuthill | 10,915 | 24.70% | |
Republican | Anya Tynio | 8,830 | 19.98% | |
Republican | Jimmy Rodriguez | 8,290 | 18.76% | |
Republican | Write-ins | 1,789 | 4.05% | |
Total votes | 44,192 | 100.0% |
Progressive primary[]
Declared[]
- John Christopher Brimmer, secretary of the Progressive State Committee, chair of Caledonia County Progressive Committee, Zoning & Planning Administrator of Fairlee (ran to secure Progressive nomination, dropped out before general election)[4]
- Cris Ericson, perennial candidate[4]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Chris Brimmer | 469 | 58.04% | |
Progressive | Cris Ericson | 236 | 29.21% | |
Progressive | Write-ins | 103 | 12.75% | |
Total votes | 808 | 100.0% |
Other candidates[]
[]
Nominee[]
- Christopher Helali, former Army officer, veteran, chair of the Orange County Progressive Committee, organic farmer[5]
Debates & forums[]
- The Vanguard – Communist US House Candidate Interview 9/23/2020
- Brattleboro Community TV – Communist US House Candidate Forum 9/9/2020
Independents[]
- Peter R. Becker
- Marcia Horne, Republican nominee for state senator from Essex-Orleans in 2014 and 2016[6]
- Shawn Orr
- Jerry Trudell, renewable energy activist, pilot, independent candidate for U.S. House in 2006, 2008, and 2014, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016[7]
General election[]
Candidates[]
- Peter R. Becker (I)
- (R)
- Christopher Helali (C)
- Marcia Horne (I)
- Shawn Orr (I)
- (I)
- Peter Welch (D) (incumbent)
Predictions[]
Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[8] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Inside Elections[9] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Politico[11] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Daily Kos[12] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
RCP[13] | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
Polling[]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Peter Welch (D) |
Miriam Berry (R) |
Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Braun Research | September 3–15, 2020 | 582 (LV) | ± 4% | 57% | 18% | 16%[b] |
Debates & forums[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter Welch (incumbent) | 238,827 | 67.31% | -1.89% | |
Republican | Miriam Berry | 95,830 | 27.01% | +1.06% | |
Independent | Peter R. Becker | 8,065 | 2.27% | N/A | |
Independent | Marcia Horne | 4,334 | 1.22% | N/A | |
Christopher Helali | 3,432 | 0.97% | N/A | ||
Independent | Shawn Orr | 1,926 | 0.54% | N/A | |
Independent | Jerry Trudell | 1,881 | 0.53% | N/A | |
Write-in | 542 | 0.15% | +0.08% | ||
Total votes | 345,837 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Rathke, Lisa (August 8, 2020). "Welch faces single challenger in Vermont Democratic primary". Burlington Free Press. Associated Press. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Vermont Election Results – Official Results". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Vermont's 2020 Primary Election Is Like No Other. Here's What You Need To Know". Vermont Public Radio. July 31, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b Meyn, Colin (August 13, 2020). "Cris Ericson seizes open Progressive ticket for (possible) sweep of statewide races". VT Digger. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Varricchio, Lou. "The Communist next door: Christopher Helali of Vermont". The Sun Community News. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 General Election Canvass Report" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
External links[]
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Vermont", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Vermont: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Vermont". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Vermont at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
- Miriam Berry (R) for Congress Archived June 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Christopher Helali (Com) for Congress
- Jerry Trudell (I) for Congress Archived November 25, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Peter Welch (D) for Congress
Categories:
- 2020 United States House of Representatives elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
- 2020 Vermont elections