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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
| state = Vermont
| state = Vermont
| district number = AL
| district number = AL
| image name = VT 1.gif
| image name = VT 1.gif
| image width = 350
| image width = 350
| image caption =
| image caption =
| representative = [[Peter Welch]]
| representative = [[Becca Balint]]
| party = Democratic
| party = Democratic
| residence = Norwich
| residence = Brattleboro
| english area = 9,620
| english area = 9,620
| metric area = 24,923
| metric area = 24,923
| percent urban = 38.9
| percent urban = 38.9
| percent rural = 61.1
| percent rural = 61.1
| population = 623,989
| population = 647,064
| population year = 2019
| population year = 2022
| median income = $63,001<ref>{{Cite web |last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) |first=US Census Bureau |title=My Congressional District |url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=50 |access-date=2020-10-22 |website=www.census.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>
| median income = $73,991<ref>{{Cite web |last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) |first=US Census Bureau |title=My Congressional District |url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=50 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.census.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>
| percent white = 94.1
| percent white = 89.1
| percent black = 1.3
| percent hispanic = 2.4
| percent asian = 1.8
| percent black = 1.3
| percent native american = 0.4
| percent asian = 1.8
| percent hispanic = 1.9
| percent more than one race = 4.6
| percent other race = 0.2
| percent other race = 0.7
| percent blue collar = 24.6
| percent blue collar = 24.6
| percent white collar = 61
| percent white collar = 61
| percent gray collar = 14.4
| percent gray collar = 14.4
| cpvi = D+15<ref name="Cook">{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2017 |title=Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress |url=http://cookpolitical.com/file/Arranged_by_State_District.pdf |access-date=April 7, 2017 |publisher=The Cook Political Report}}</ref>
| cpvi = D+16<ref name="Cook">{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2022 |title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list |access-date=January 7, 2023|publisher=The Cook Political Report}}</ref>
}}
}}


[[Vermont]] has been represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by a single at-large [[congressional district]] since the [[U.S. census, 1930|1930 census]], when the state lost its second seat, obsoleting its [[Vermont's 1st congressional district|1st]] and [[Vermont's 2nd congressional district|2nd]] congressional districts. There were once six districts in Vermont, all of which were eliminated after various censuses.
[[Vermont]] has been represented in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by a single at-large [[congressional district]] since the [[U.S. census, 1930|1930 census]], when the state lost its second seat, obsoleting its [[Vermont's 1st congressional district|1st]] and [[Vermont's 2nd congressional district|2nd]] congressional districts. There were once six districts in Vermont, all of which were eliminated after various censuses.


[[Bernie Sanders]] ([[Independent (politics)|Independent]]) held the seat from [[U.S. House election, 1990|1991]] until [[U.S. House election, 2006|2007]], when he [[2006 United States Senate election in Vermont|became]] a [[U.S. senator]]. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Peter Welch]] has represented the state since 2007.
[[Bernie Sanders]] ([[Independent (politics)|Independent]]) held the seat from [[1990 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|1991]] until 2007, when he [[2006 United States Senate election in Vermont|became]] a [[U.S. senator]]. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Peter Welch]], who succeeded Sanders in [[2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|2007]], represented the state until 2023, when he was [[2022 United States Senate election in Vermont|elected]] to succeed [[Patrick Leahy]] in the Senate. [[Congressional Progressive Caucus|Progressive]] Democrat [[Becca Balint]] was [[2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|elected]] to succeed Welch in the House for the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]]. Balint is the first woman and LGBT person to represent Vermont, making Vermont the last state to be represented in Congress by a woman.

== List of representatives ==
== List of representatives ==
Vermont has elected its representatives at-large from 1813 to 1821, beginning with the 13th Congress; 1823 to 1825, with the 18th Congress; and from 1933 to the present, beginning with the 73rd Congress, after being reduced to one representative as a result of the 1930 Census. In all other years, Vermont elected its representatives from [[Vermont's congressional districts|separate districts]].
Vermont has elected its representatives at-large from 1813 to 1821, beginning with the 13th Congress; 1823 to 1825, with the 18th Congress; and from 1933 to the present, beginning with the 73rd Congress, after being reduced to one representative as a result of the 1930 census. In all other years, Vermont elected its representatives from [[Vermont's congressional districts|separate districts]].


All members were elected statewide at-large on a [[general ticket]].
All members were elected statewide at-large on a [[general ticket]].


===13th Congress (1813–1815)===
=== 1813–1823: Six seats ===
*[[William C. Bradley]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|DR]])
*[[Ezra Butler]] (DR)
*[[James Fisk (politician)|James Fisk]] (DR)
*[[Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)|Charles Rich]] (DR)
*[[Richard Skinner (American politician)|Richard Skinner]] (DR)
*[[William Strong (1763–1840)|William Strong]] (DR)


===14th Congress (1815–1817)===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
*[[Daniel Chipman]] ([[Federalist Party|F]]), until May 5, 1816
! rowspan=3 colspan=2 | Congress & Years
*[[Luther Jewett]] (F)
*[[Chauncey Langdon]] (F)
*[[Asa Lyon]] (F)
*[[Charles Marsh (American politician)|Charles Marsh]] (F)
*[[John Noyes (politician)|John Noyes]] (F)


===15th Congress (1817–1819)===
|- style="height:2em"
*[[Heman Allen (of Colchester)]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|DR]]), until April 20, 1818; vacant thereafter
! colspan=3 | Seat A
*[[Samuel C. Crafts]] (DR)
! colspan=3 | Seat B
*[[William Hunter (VT representative)|William Hunter]] (DR)
! colspan=3 | Seat C
*[[Orsamus C. Merrill]] (DR)
! colspan=3 | Seat D
*[[Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)|Charles Rich]] (DR)
! colspan=3 | Seat E
*[[Mark Richards (politician)|Mark Richards]] (DR)
! colspan=3 | Seat F

|- valign=bottom
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history

|- style="height:2em"
! {{USCongressOrdinal|13}}
| March 4, 1813 –<br/>March 3, 1815

| <!--A-->[[File:William Czar Bradley.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Czar Bradley|William C. Bradley]]'''
| <!--A-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--A-->[[1812 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1812]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.

| <!--B-->'''[[William Strong (Vermont politician)|William Strong]]'''
| <!--B-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--B-->Redistricted from the {{ushr|VT|2|C}} and [[1812 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|re-elected in 1812]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.

| <!--C-->[[File:James Fisk politician.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Fisk (politician)|James Fisk]]'''
| <!--C-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--C-->Redistricted from the {{ushr|VT|3|C}} and [[1812 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|re-elected in 1812]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.

| <!--D-->'''[[Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)|Charles Rich]]'''
| <!--D-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--D-->[[1812 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1812]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.

| <!--E-->[[File:Richard Skinner.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Richard Skinner (American politician)|Richard Skinner]]'''
| <!--E-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--E-->[[1812 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1812]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.

| <!--F-->[[File:Ezra Butler.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ezra Butler]]'''
| <!--F-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--F-->[[1812 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1812]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|14}}
| March 4, 1815 –<br/>May 5, 1816

| <!--A-->[[File:Daniel Chipman.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Daniel Chipman]]'''
| <!--A-->{{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist
| <!--A-->[[1814 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1814]].<br/><br/>Resigned due to illness.

| <!--B-->rowspan=2 | '''[[Luther Jewett]]'''
| <!--B-->rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist
| <!--B-->rowspan=2 | [[1814 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1814]].<br/><br/>Retired.

| <!--C-->rowspan=2 | [[File:Chauncey Langdon.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Chauncey Langdon]]'''
| <!--C-->rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist
| <!--C-->rowspan=2 | [[1814 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1814]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.

| <!--D-->rowspan=2 | [[File:Asa Lyon (Vermont Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Asa Lyon]]'''
| <!--D-->rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist
| <!--D-->rowspan=2 | [[1814 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1814]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.

| <!--E-->rowspan=2 | [[File:Charles Marsh.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Charles Marsh (American politician)|Charles Marsh]]'''
| <!--E-->rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist
| <!--E-->rowspan=2 | [[1814 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1814]].<br/><br/>Retired.

| <!--F-->rowspan=2 | [[File:John Noyes.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Noyes (politician)|John Noyes]]'''
| <!--F-->rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist
| <!--F-->rowspan=2 | [[1814 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1814]].<br/><br/>Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
| May 5, 1816 –<br/>March 3, 1817
| <!--A-->colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|15}}
| March 4, 1817 –<br/>April 20, 1818

| <!--A-->rowspan=3 | '''[[Orsamus Cook Merrill|Orsamus C. Merrill]]'''
| <!--A-->rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--A-->rowspan=3 | [[1816 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1816]].<br/><br/>[[1818 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 1818]].<br/><br/>Lost election contest.{{efn | name="1818contest" |Initial returns in the [[1818 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|1818 election]] showed [[Rollin Carolas Mallary|Rollin C. Mallary]] in 8th place with 6,879 votes and [[Orsamus Cook Merrill]] in 6th place with 6,955 votes, but after challenging the results, the [[United States House Committee on Elections|House Committee on Elections]] declared Mallary the winner of the last seat with 6,961 votes, a 6-vote lead over Merrill.{{citation needed | date=February 2015}}}}

| <!--B-->rowspan=4 | '''[[Mark Richards (politician)|Mark Richards]]'''
| <!--B-->rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--B-->rowspan=4 | [[1816 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1816]].<br/><br/>[[1818 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 1818]].<br/><br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|VT|2|C}} and lost re-election.

| <!--C-->rowspan=4 | '''[[Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)|Charles Rich]]'''
| <!--C-->rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--C-->rowspan=4 | [[1816 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1816]].<br/><br/>[[1818 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 1818]].<br/><br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|VT|3|C}}.

| <!--D-->[[File:Heman Allen - Sheriff und US Politiker.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Heman Allen (of Colchester)|Heman Allen]]'''
| <!--D-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--D-->[[1816 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1816]].<br/><br/>Resigned to become a [[U.S. Marshall]].

| <!--E-->rowspan=4 | [[File:Samuel Crafts.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Samuel C. Crafts]]'''
| <!--E-->rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--E-->rowspan=4 | [[1816 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1816]].<br/><br/>[[1818 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 1818]].<br/><br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|VT|5|C}}.

| <!--F-->rowspan=2 | '''[[William Hunter (Vermont politician)|William Hunter]]'''
| <!--F-->rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--F-->rowspan=2 | [[1816 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1816]].<br/><br/>Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
| April 20, 1818 –<br/>March 3, 1819
| <!--D-->colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|16}}
| March 4, 1819 –<br/>January 12, 1820

| <!--D-->rowspan=2 | '''[[William Strong (Vermont politician)|William Strong]]'''
| <!--D-->rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--D-->rowspan=2 | [[1818 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1818]].<br/><br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|VT|4|C}} and lost re-election.

| <!--F-->rowspan=2 | [[File:Ezra Meech.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ezra Meech]]'''
| <!--F-->rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--F-->rowspan=2 | [[1818 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 1818]].<br/><br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|VT|3|C}} and lost re-election to Rich.

|- style="height:2em"
| January 13, 1820 –<br/>March 3, 1821

| <!--A-->[[File:Rollin C Mallary.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Rollin Carolas Mallary|Rollin C. Mallary]]'''
| <!--A-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--A-->Won election contest.{{efn | name="1818contest"}}<br/><br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|VT|1|C}}.

|}


===16th Congress (1819–1821)===
In 1821, Vermont used districts instead.
*[[Samuel C. Crafts]] ([[Democratic-Republican Party|DR]])
*[[Ezra Meech]] (DR)
*[[Orsamus C. Merrill]] (DR), until January 12, 1820
*[[Rollin C. Mallary]] (DR), from January 13, 1820
*[[Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)|Charles Rich]] (DR)
*[[Mark Richards (politician)|Mark Richards]] (DR)
*[[William Strong (1763-1840)|William Strong]] (DR)


=== 1823–1825: Five seats ===
===18th Congress (1823–1825)===
*[[Rollin C. Mallary]] ([[National Republican Party|DR-A]])
*[[William C. Bradley]] (DR-A)
*[[Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)|Charles Rich]] (DR-A), until October 15, 1824
*[[Henry Olin]] (DR-A), from December 13, 1824
*[[Daniel Azro Ashley Buck|Daniel A. A. Buck]] (DR-A)
*[[Samuel C. Crafts]] (DR-A)


=== 1933–present: one seat ===
Vermont returned to at-large districts briefly in 1823 for just one Congress.
After the [[1930 United States census]], Vermont was reduced to one seat, which it has used ever since.

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=3 colspan=2 | Congress & Years

|- style="height:2em"
! colspan=3 | Seat A
| rowspan=99 |
! colspan=3 | Seat B
| rowspan=99 |
! colspan=3 | Seat C
| rowspan=99 |
! colspan=3 | Seat D
| rowspan=99 |
! colspan=3 | Seat E

|- valign=bottom
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history
! Mem.
! Party
! Electoral history

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|17}}
| March 4, 1823 –<br/>October 15, 1824

| <!--A-->rowspan=3 | [[File:Rollin C Mallary.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Rollin Carolas Mallary|Rollin C. Mallary]]'''
| <!--A-->rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--A-->rowspan=3 | Redistricted from the {{ushr|VT|1|C}} and [[1822 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|re-elected in 1822]].<br/><br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|VT|2|C}}.

| <!--B-->rowspan=3 | [[File:William Czar Bradley.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Czar Bradley|William C. Bradley]]'''
| <!--B-->rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--B-->rowspan=3 | [[1822 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1822]].<br/><br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|VT|1|C}}.

| <!--C-->'''[[Charles Rich (U.S. Representative)|Charles Rich]]'''
| <!--C-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--C-->Redistricted from the {{ushr|VT|3|C}} and [[1822 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|re-elected in 1822]].<br/><br/>Died.

| <!--D-->rowspan=3 | [[File:Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (Vermont Congressman) 2.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Daniel Azro Ashley Buck|Daniel A. A. Buck]]'''
| <!--D-->rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--D-->rowspan=3 | [[1822 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 1822]].<br/><br/>Retired.

| <!--E-->rowspan=3 | [[File:Samuel Crafts.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Samuel C. Crafts]]'''
| <!--E-->rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--E-->rowspan=3 | Redistricted from the {{ushr|VT|5|C}} and [[1822 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|re-elected in 1822]].<br/><br/>Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
| October 15, 1824 –<br/>December 13, 1824
| <!--C-->colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| December 13, 1824 –<br/>March 3, 1825

| <!--C-->'''[[Henry Olin]]'''
| <!--C-->{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican
| <!--C-->[[1824 Vermont's at-large congressional district special election|Elected to finish Rich's term]].<br/><br/>Retired.

|}

=== 1933–Present: 1 seat ===
After the [[1930 United States Census]], Vermont was reduced to one seat, which it has used ever since.


{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
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! Years
! Years
! Cong<br/>ress
! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral History
! Electoral history

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=5 | District re-established March 4, 1933


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Ernest W. Gibson.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ernest Willard Gibson|Ernest W. Gibson]]'''
| align=left | [[File:Ernest W. Gibson, Vermont LCCN2016848430 (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ernest Willard Gibson|Ernest W. Gibson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br/>October 19, 1933
| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br/>October 19, 1933
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| Redistricted from the {{ushr|VT|2|C}} and [[1932 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|re-elected in 1932]].<br/>Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
| Redistricted from the {{ushr|VT|2|C}} and [[1932 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|re-elected in 1932]].<br/>Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:p
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | October 19, 1933 –<br/>January 16, 1934
| nowrap | October 19, 1933 –<br/>January 16, 1934
|
|
|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Charles A. Plumley.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Charles Albert Plumley|Charles A. Plumley]]'''
| align=left | [[File:Charles A. Plumley.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Charles Albert Plumley|Charles A. Plumley]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Northfield, Vermont|Northfield]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 16, 1934 –<br/>January 3, 1951
| nowrap | January 16, 1934 –<br/>January 3, 1951
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:WinstonProuty.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Winston L. Prouty]]'''
| align=left | [[File:WinstonProuty.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Winston L. Prouty]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Newport (city), Vermont|Newport]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1951 –<br/>January 3, 1959
| nowrap | January 3, 1951 –<br/>January 3, 1959
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:William Meyer (Vermont).JPG|100px]]<br/>'''[[William H. Meyer]]'''
| align=left | [[File:William Meyer (Vermont).JPG|100px]]<br/>'''[[William H. Meyer]]'''<br>{{Small|([[West Rupert, Vermont|West Rupert]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1959 –<br/>January 3, 1961
| nowrap | January 3, 1959 –<br/>January 3, 1961
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Robert Stafford.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Robert Stafford]]'''
| align=left | [[File:Robert Stafford.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Robert Stafford]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1961 –<br/>September 16, 1971
| nowrap | January 3, 1961 –<br/>September 16, 1971
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|
|
|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Richard W. Mallary.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Richard W. Mallary]]'''
| align=left | [[File:Richard W. Mallary.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Richard W. Mallary]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Bradford, Vermont|Bradford]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 7, 1972 –<br/>January 3, 1975
| nowrap | January 7, 1972 –<br/>January 3, 1975
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:JimJeffords.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jim Jeffords]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland]])}}
| align=left | [[File:JimJeffords.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jim Jeffords]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Shrewsbury, Vermont|Shrewsbury]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1975 –<br/>January 3, 1989
| nowrap | January 3, 1975 –<br/>January 3, 1989
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Peter Plympton Smith.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Peter Plympton Smith|Peter P. Smith]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington]])}}
| align=left | [[File:Peter Plympton Smith.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Peter Plympton Smith]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Middlesex, Vermont|Middlesex]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1989 –<br/>January 3, 1991
| nowrap | January 3, 1989 –<br/>January 3, 1991
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| align=left | [[File:Peterwelch.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Peter Welch]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Norwich, Vermont|Norwich]])}}
| align=left | [[File:Peterwelch.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Peter Welch]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Norwich, Vermont|Norwich]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2007 –<br/>Present
| nowrap | January 3, 2007 –<br/>January 3, 2023
| {{USCongressOrdinal|110|Present}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|110|117}}
| [[2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 2006]].<br/>[[2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2008]].<br/>[[2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2010]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>[[2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2018]].<br/>[[2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2020]].<br>Retiring to [[2022 United States Senate election in Vermont|run for U.S. senator]].
| [[2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 2006]].<br/>[[2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2008]].<br/>[[2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2010]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>[[2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2018]].<br/>[[2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Re-elected in 2020]].<br>Retired to [[2022 United States Senate election in Vermont|run for U.S. senator]].

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Rep. Becca Balint - 118th Congress (Cropped).jpg|139x139px]]<br/>'''[[Becca Balint]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Brattleboro, Vermont|Brattleboro]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2023 –<br/>present
| {{USCongressOrdinal|118|Present}}
| [[2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont|Elected in 2022]].


|}
|}


==Recent elections==
==Electoral history==


===1990 election===
===1990===
Independent [[Bernie Sanders]] defeated incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Peter Plympton Smith]].
Independent [[Bernie Sanders]] defeated incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Peter Plympton Smith]].


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===1992 election===
===1992===
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.


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===1994 election===
===1994===
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.


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===1996 election===
===1996===
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.


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===1998 election===
===1998===
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.


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===2000 election===
===2000===
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.


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===2002 election===
===2002===
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.


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===2004 election===
===2004===
{{further|2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}
{{further|2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] ran for and won re-election.
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===2006 election===
===2006===
{{further|2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}
{{further|2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] retired to successfully run for a U.S. Senate seat.
Incumbent [[Bernie Sanders]] retired to successfully run for a U.S. Senate seat.
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Three candidates competed for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination:
Three candidates competed for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination:
*[[Major General]] [[Martha Rainville]], [[Air National Guard|USANG]] (ret) (R), former [[Adjutant General]] of the Vermont [[United States National Guard|National Guard]].
*Retired [[Major General]] [[Martha Rainville]], former [[Adjutant General]] of the [[Vermont National Guard]].
*[[Vermont Senate|Vermont State senator]] [[Mark Shepard]] (R-[[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington County]]).
*[[Vermont Senate|Vermont State senator]] [[Mark Shepard]] of [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington County]].
*Republican businessman [[Dennis Morrisseau]], who promised to bring [[articles of impeachment]] against President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dritschilo |first=Gordon |date=July 21, 2005 |title=GOP candidate calls for impeachment |work=Rutland Herald |url=http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050721/NEWS/507210422/1002/NEWS01 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031011147/http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20050721%2FNEWS%2F507210422%2F1002%2FNEWS01 |archive-date=October 31, 2005 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*Businessman [[Dennis Morrisseau]], who promised to bring [[articles of impeachment]] against President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dritschilo |first=Gordon |date=July 21, 2005 |title=GOP candidate calls for impeachment |work=Rutland Herald |url=http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050721/NEWS/507210422/1002/NEWS01 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031011147/http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20050721%2FNEWS%2F507210422%2F1002%2FNEWS01 |archive-date=October 31, 2005 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>


Rainville won the Republican primary on September 12, beating Shepard by a wide margin.
Rainville won the Republican primary on September 12, beating Shepard by a wide margin.
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===2008 election===
===2008===
{{further|2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}
{{further|2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}


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===2010 election===
===2010===
{{further|2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}
{{further|2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}


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===2012 election===
===2012===
{{further|2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}
{{further|2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}
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=== 2014 election ===
=== 2014 ===
{{further|2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}{{Election box begin|title=[[2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref name="geresults">{{cite web|url=http://vtelectionarchive.sec.state.vt.us/elections/search/year_from:2014/year_to:2014/office_id:5/stage:General|title=VT Elections Database: Election Results Archive}}</ref>}}
{{further|2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}{{Election box begin|title=[[2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref name="geresults">{{cite web|url=http://vtelectionarchive.sec.state.vt.us/elections/search/year_from:2014/year_to:2014/office_id:5/stage:General|title=VT Elections Database: Election Results Archive}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Peter Welch (incumbent)|votes=123,349|percentage=64.41%|change=-7.60%}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Peter Welch (incumbent)|votes=123,349|percentage=64.41%|change=-7.60%}}
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=== 2016 election ===
=== 2016 ===
{{further|2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref name="geresults2">{{cite web |url=https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal |title=Official Results - General Election - November 8, 2016 |publisher=Vermont Secretary of State |date=November 8, 2016 |access-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528035300/https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{further|2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref name="geresults2">{{cite web |url=https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal |title=Official Results - General Election - November 8, 2016 |publisher=Vermont Secretary of State |date=November 8, 2016 |access-date=December 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528035300/https://vtelectionresults.sec.state.vt.us/Index.html#/federal |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate|color={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]/[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|candidate=Peter Welch (incumbent)|votes=264,414|percentage=89.53|change=+25.12}}
{{Election box winning candidate|color={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]/[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|candidate=Peter Welch (incumbent)|votes=264,414|percentage=89.53|change=+25.12}}
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=== 2018 election ===
=== 2018 ===
{{further|2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}{{Election box begin|title=[[2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref name="clerk2018">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cheryl L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]]|access-date=2019-04-27|date=2019-02-28|df=mdy-all}}</ref>}}
{{further|2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}{{Election box begin|title=[[2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref name="clerk2018">{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cheryl L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]]|access-date=2019-04-27|date=2019-02-28|df=mdy-all}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Peter Welch (incumbent)|votes=188,547|percentage=69.20%|change=-13.31%}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Peter Welch (incumbent)|votes=188,547|percentage=69.20%|change=-13.31%}}
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=== 2020 election ===
=== 2020 ===
{{further|2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}{{Election box begin|title=[[2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 General Election Canvass Report |url=https://sos.vermont.gov/media/heqnbco5/generalofficialresults.pdf |website=Vermont Secretary of State |access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref>}}
{{further|2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}{{Election box begin|title=[[2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 General Election Canvass Report |url=https://sos.vermont.gov/media/heqnbco5/generalofficialresults.pdf |website=Vermont Secretary of State |access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Peter Welch (incumbent)|votes=238,827|percentage=67.31%|change=-1.89%}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Peter Welch (incumbent)|votes=238,827|percentage=67.31%|change=-1.89%}}
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=== 2022 ===
==2008 Presidential primary results==
{{further|2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont}}

{{Election box begin
===Democratic primary===
| title = [[2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont]]: Vermont's at-large district<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results |url=https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/election-info-resources/elections-results-data/ |website=Vermont Secretary of State}}</ref>
Senator [[Barack Obama]] of Illinois won the March 4, 2008 Vermont Democratic Primary with 59.31% of the statewide/at-large congressional district vote while senator [[Hillary Clinton]] of New York received 38.59%.
}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
===Republican primary===
| candidate = [[Becca Balint]]
[[U.S. senator]] [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]] won the March 4, 2008 Vermont Republican Primary with 71.32% of the statewide/at-large congressional district vote while former [[Governor of Arkansas|Governor]] [[Mike Huckabee]] of [[Arkansas]] finished second with 14.30%.
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 176,494
| percentage = 60.45%
| change = {{nowrap|–6.86}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Liam Madden]]|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=78,297|percentage=26.85%|change=-0.16%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Ericka Redic|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=12,590|percentage=4.31%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Matt Druzba|party=Independent Party (United States)|votes=5,737|percentage=1.97%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Luke Talbot|party=Independent Party (United States)|votes=4,428|percentage=1.52%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Adam Ortiz|party=Independent Party (United States)|votes=3,376|percentage=1.16%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 291,955
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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==Sources==
==Sources==

Latest revision as of 18:41, 26 March 2024

Vermont's at-large congressional district
Representative
Area9,620 sq mi (24,900 km2)
Distribution
  • 61.1% rural
  • 38.9% urban
Population (2022)647,064
Median household
income		$73,991[1]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVID+16[2]

Vermont has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by a single at-large congressional district since the 1930 census, when the state lost its second seat, obsoleting its 1st and 2nd congressional districts. There were once six districts in Vermont, all of which were eliminated after various censuses.

Bernie Sanders (Independent) held the seat from 1991 until 2007, when he became a U.S. senator. Democrat Peter Welch, who succeeded Sanders in 2007, represented the state until 2023, when he was elected to succeed Patrick Leahy in the Senate. Progressive Democrat Becca Balint was elected to succeed Welch in the House for the 118th Congress. Balint is the first woman and LGBT person to represent Vermont, making Vermont the last state to be represented in Congress by a woman.

List of representatives

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Vermont has elected its representatives at-large from 1813 to 1821, beginning with the 13th Congress; 1823 to 1825, with the 18th Congress; and from 1933 to the present, beginning with the 73rd Congress, after being reduced to one representative as a result of the 1930 census. In all other years, Vermont elected its representatives from separate districts.

All members were elected statewide at-large on a general ticket.

13th Congress (1813–1815)

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14th Congress (1815–1817)

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15th Congress (1817–1819)

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16th Congress (1819–1821)

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18th Congress (1823–1825)

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1933–present: one seat

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After the 1930 United States census, Vermont was reduced to one seat, which it has used ever since.

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District re-established March 4, 1933

Ernest W. Gibson
(Brattleboro) 		Republican March 4, 1933 –
October 19, 1933 		73rd Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1932.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant October 19, 1933 –
January 16, 1934

Charles A. Plumley
(Northfield) 		Republican January 16, 1934 –
January 3, 1951 		73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st 		Elected to finish Gibson's term.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Retired.

Winston L. Prouty
(Newport) 		Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1959 		82nd
83rd
84th
85th 		Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

William H. Meyer
(West Rupert) 		Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961 		86th Elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.

Robert Stafford
(Rutland) 		Republican January 3, 1961 –
September 16, 1971 		87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant September 16, 1971 –
January 7, 1972 		92nd

Richard W. Mallary
(Bradford) 		Republican January 7, 1972 –
January 3, 1975 		92nd
93rd 		Elected to finish Stafford's term.
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Jim Jeffords
(Shrewsbury) 		Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1989 		94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th 		Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Peter Plympton Smith
(Middlesex) 		Republican January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1991 		101st Elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.

Bernie Sanders
(Burlington) 		Independent January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2007 		102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th 		Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Peter Welch
(Norwich) 		Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2023 		110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Becca Balint
(Brattleboro) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present 		118th Elected in 2022.

Electoral history

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1990

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Independent Bernie Sanders defeated incumbent Republican Peter Plympton Smith.

1990 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders 117,522 56.0
Republican Peter Plympton Smith (incumbent) 82,938 39.52
Democratic Lewis E. Young 6,315 3.01
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,965 0.94
Write-in Write-ins 1,116 0.53
Majority 34,584 16.48
Turnout 209,856
Independent gain from Republican Swing

1992

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Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 162,724 57.78 +1.78%
Republican Tim Philbin 86,901 30.86 +2.35%
Democratic Lewis E. Young 22,279 7.91 +4.9%
Natural Law John Dewey 3,549 1.26 +1.26%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 3,660 1.30 +0.36%
Freedom for LaRouche Douglas M. Miller 2,049 0.73 +0.73%
Write-in Write-ins 464 0.16 −0.37%
Majority 75,823 26.92
Turnout 281,626
Independent hold Swing

1994

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Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 105,502 44.84 −12.94%
Republican John Carroll 98,523 41.87 +11.01%
Natural Law Carole Banus 2,963 1.26 +0.00
Green Jack Rogers 2,664 1.13 +1.13%
Liberty Union Annette Larson 1,493 0.63 −0.67%
Write-in Write-ins 304 0.13 −0.03%
Majority 6,979 2.97 −23.95%
Turnout 235,279
Independent hold Swing

1996

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Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 140,678 55.23 +10.39%
Republican Susan W. Sweetser 82,021 32.59 −9.28%
Democratic Jack Long 23,830 9.36 +9.36%
Libertarian Thomas J. Morse 2,693 1.06 +1.06%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 1,965 0.77 +0.14%
Green Robert Melamede 1,350 0.53 −0.60%
Natural Law Norio Kushi 812 0.32 −0.94%
Write-in Write-ins 357 0.14 +0.01%
Majority 57,657 22.64 +19.67%
Turnout 254,706
Independent hold Swing

1998

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Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 136,403 63.40 +8.17%
Republican Mark Candon 70,740 32.88 +0.29%
Green Matthew Mulligan 3,464 1.61 +1.08%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 2,153 1.01 +0.24%
Libertarian Robert Maynard 2,097 0.97 −0.09%
Write-in Write-ins 276 0.13 −0.01%
Majority 65,663 30.52 +7.88%
Turnout 215,133
Independent hold Swing

2000

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Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

2000 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 196,118 69.21 +5.81%
Republican Karen Ann Kerin 51,977 18.34 −14.54%
Liberty Union Peter Diamondstone 14,918 5.26 +3.65%
Independent Stewart Skrill 4,799 1.69 +1.69%
Green Jack Rogers 2,978 1.05 −0.56%
Libertarian Daniel H. Krymkowski 2,978 1.05 +0.08%
Write-in Write-ins 760 0.27 +0.14%
Majority 144,141 50.87 +20.35%
Turnout 283,366
Independent hold Swing

2002

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Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 144,880 64.32 −4.89%
Republican William Meub 72,813 32.32 +13.98%
Liberty Union Jane Newton 3,185 1.41 −3.85%
Grassroots Fawn Skinner 2,344 1.04 −0.01%
Libertarian Daniel H. Krymkowski 2,033 0.90 −0.15%
Majority 72,067 32.00
Turnout 225,255
Independent hold Swing

2004

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Further information: 2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent) 205,774 67.47 +2.8%
Republican Greg Parke 74,271 24.35 −7.7%
Democratic Larry Drown 21,684 7.11 +7.1%
Liberty Union Jane Newton 3,018 0.99 −0.3%
Write-in Write-ins 261 0.09 New
Majority 131,503 43.12
Turnout 305,008
Independent hold Swing +5.3

2006

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Further information: 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

Incumbent Bernie Sanders retired to successfully run for a U.S. Senate seat.

Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Welch (D-Windsor County) was the Democratic nominee and the eventual winner.

Three candidates competed for the Republican nomination:

Rainville won the Republican primary on September 12, beating Shepard by a wide margin.

There were also numerous third party and independent candidates: Chris Karr (WTP), Bruce Marshall (Green Party), Dennis Morrisseau (Ind), Jane Newton (Liberty Union Party), Keith Stern (Ind), and Jerry Trudell (Ind). Morrisseau gathered the most votes, with 1% or 1,383 votes.

By September 14, 2006, the race between Rainville and Welch was close. An American Research Group poll showed Welch with a 48–45% lead.[4]

On October 4, 2006, The Burlington Free Press reported that one of Rainville's staffers, Christopher Stewart, resigned from her campaign after committing plagiarism—copying policy statements from other politicians, including senator Hillary Clinton, and using them on Rainville's website. Rainville's website was off-line for some time while her staff removed the plagiarized passages.[5]

Welch beat Rainville 53% to 45%, or 139,585 votes to 117,211.

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 139,815 53.22 +46.1
Republican Martha Rainville 117,023 44.54 +20.1
Independent Dennis Morrisseau 1,390 0.53 +0.53
Independent Jerry Trudell 1,013 0.39 +0.39
Green Bruce Marshall 994 0.38 +0.38
Independent Keith Stern 963 0.37 +0.37
Liberty Union Jane Newton 721 0.27 −0.7
We the People Chris Karr 599 0.23 +0.23
Write-in Write-ins 208 0.08 +0.08
Majority 22,792 8.68 −34.4
Turnout 262,726
Democratic gain from Independent Swing

2008

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Further information: 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 248,203 83.25 +30.03%
Independent Mike Bethel 14,349 4.18 +4.18
Energy Independence Jerry Trudell 10,818 3.63 +3.63%
Progressive Thomas James Hermann 9,081 3.05 +3.05%
Independent Cris Ericson 7,841 2.63 +2.63%
Liberty Union Jane Newton 5,307 1.78 +1.51%
Write-in Write-ins 2,552 0.86 +0.78%
Majority 233,854 79.07
Turnout 298,151
Democratic hold Swing

2010

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Further information: 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 154,006 64.57 −18.68%
Republican Paul D. Beaudry 76,403 32.03 +32.03%
Independent Gus Jaccaci 4,704 1.97 +1.97%
Socialist Jane Newton 3,222 1.35 −0.43%
Write-in Write-ins 186 0.08 −0.78%
Majority 77,603 32.54
Turnout 238,521
Democratic hold Swing

2012

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Further information: 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 208,600 72.01 +7.44%
Republican Mark Donka 67,543 23.32 −8.71%
Independent James "Sam" Desrochers 8,302 2.87 +0.90%
Liberty Union Jane Newton 4,065 1.40 +1.40%
VoteKISS[6] Andre Laframboise 1,153 0.40 +0.40%
Majority 141,057 48.69
Turnout 289,663
Democratic hold Swing

2014

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Further information: 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 123,349 64.41% −7.60%
Republican Mark Donka 59,432 31.03% +7.71%
Independent Cris Ericson 2,750 1.44% N/A
Liberty Union Matthew Andrews 2,071 1.08% −0.34%
Independent Jerry Trudell 2,024 1.06% N/A
Independent Randall Meyer 1,685 0.88% N/A
n/a Write-ins 193 0.10% N/A
Total votes '191,504' '100.0%' N/A
Democratic hold

2016

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Further information: 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic/Republican Peter Welch (incumbent) 264,414 89.53 +25.12
Liberty Union Erica Clawson 29,410 9.96 +8.88
Write-in 1,510 0.51 +0.41
Total votes 295,334 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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Further information: 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter Welch (incumbent) 188,547 69.20% −13.31%
Republican Anya Tynio 70,705 25.95% N/A
Marijuana Cris Ericson 9,110 3.34% N/A
Liberty Union Laura Potter 3,924 1.44% −7.74%
Write-in 165 0.07% -0.39%
Total votes 272,451 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

2020

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Further information: 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[10]
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
Communist 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

2022

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Further information: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Becca Balint 176,494 60.45% –6.86
Republican Liam Madden 78,297 26.85% −0.16%
Libertarian Ericka Redic 12,590 4.31% N/A
Independent Matt Druzba 5,737 1.97% N/A
Independent Luke Talbot 4,428 1.52% N/A
Independent Adam Ortiz 3,376 1.16% N/A
Total votes 291,955 100.0%
Democratic hold

Sources

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  • Office of the Clerk: Election Statistics since 1920
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Dritschilo, Gordon (July 21, 2005). "GOP candidate calls for impeachment". Rutland Herald. Archived from the original on October 31, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Vermont US Congress". American Research Group, Inc. September 29, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  5. ^ Hallenbeck, Terri (October 4, 2006). "Rainville staff rewrites statements. Web site closed over plagiarism". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved April 13, 2017.[dead link] Alt URL
  6. ^ "VoteKISS Home". VoteKISS party.
  7. ^ "VT Elections Database: Election Results Archive".
  8. ^ "Official Results - General Election - November 8, 2016". Vermont Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  9. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 General Election Canvass Report" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Election Results". Vermont Secretary of State.
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