Biography
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 stepchildren
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:

Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Democrat
House Seniority: 101st ranked House Democrat
Twitter: 37,820 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
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)
Votes
123,349
59,432
2,750
2,071
2,024
1,685
%
64.4%
31.0%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%