District: Vermont - At Large Leadership: Chief Deputy Whip Political Highlights: Vt. Senate, 1981-89; sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 1988; Democratic nominee for governor, 1990; Vt. Senate, 2002-06 Born: May 2, 1947; Springfield, Mass. Residence: Norwich Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Wife, Margaret Cheney; eight children Education: College of the Holy Cross, A.B. 1969; U. of California, Berkeley, J.D. 1973 Elected: 2006 Committee Assignments: Energy & Commerce (Communications & Technology; Energy; Health); Oversight & Reform (National Security); Select Intelligence (Counterterrorism; Defense Intelligence) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 101st ranked House Democrat Twitter: 17,613 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1988 Election Results
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Welch (D) Martha Rainville (R) Dennis Morriseau (IBN) Jerry Trudell (I) Bruce Marshall (VGE) Keith Stern (I) Jane Newton (LU) Chris Karr (WTP)
Votes
139,815 117,023 1,390 1,013 994 963 721 599
%
53.2% 44.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Welch (D) Mike Bethel (I) Jerry Trudell (EINDC) Thomas Hermann (PRO) Cris Ericson (I) Jane Newton (LU)
Votes
248,203 14,349 10,818 9,081 7,841 5,307
%
83.2% 4.8% 3.6% 3.0% 2.6% 1.8%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Welch (D) Paul Beaudry (R) Gus Jaccaci (I) Jane Newton (S)
Votes
154,006 76,403 4,704 3,222
%
64.6% 32.0% 2.0% 1.4%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Welch (D) Mark Donka (R) James Desrochers (I) Jane Newton (LU) Andre Laframboise (VKI)
Votes
208,600 67,543 8,302 4,065 1,153
%
71.9% 23.3% 2.9% 1.4% 0.4%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Peter Welch (D) Mark Donka (R) Cris Ericson (I) Matthew Andrews (LU) Jerry Trudell (EINDC) Randall Meyer (I)
