United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2006
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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 embarking on a successful run for the United States Senate.
To replace Congressman Sanders, Democrat Peter Welch defeated Republican Martha Rainville by a surpisingly narrow margin in staunchly-liberal Vermont.
Contents
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Results
| Democratic primary results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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
| Republican primary results[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | Welch (D) | Rainville (R) | Newton (LU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Vermont's At-large congressional district election, 2006[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| 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
| Preceded by
2004
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U.S. House of Representatives elections (Vermont's at-large congressional district) 2006 |
Succeeded by 2008 |
