Vermont VT-AL House2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
Becca Balint
RACE WINNER
Becca Balint
Seat held
RACE TYPE
OPEN
Peter Welch (D)
Retiring to run for U.S. senator
RACE RATING
Last updated : Sep 28, 2021COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Jul 18, 2022Race summary
Vermont is the only state never to have elected a woman to Congress, but that streak will end in 2022.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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Peter Welch
First Elected: 2006
Last General Election: 67.3%
Last Primary Election: 95.5%
Full Bio:
WELCH, Peter, a Representative from Vermont; born in Springfield, Hampden County,
Mass., May 2, 1947; graduated from Cathedral High School, Springfield, Mass.;
A.B., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.; 1969; J.D., University of
California, Berkeley, Calif., 1973; lawyer, private practice; member of the
Vermont state senate, 1981-1989, 2002-2007, minority leader, 1983-1985,
president pro tempore, 1985-1989, 2003-2007; unsuccessful candidate for
nomination to the One Hundred First Congress in 1988; elected as a Democrat to
the One Hundred Tenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3,
2007-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
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Entire state
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
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Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Aug 1, 2022
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