Vermont's at-large congressional district

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 members representing the district

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)

• William C. Bradley (DR)
• Ezra Butler (DR)
• James Fisk (DR)
• Charles Rich (DR)
• Richard Skinner (DR)
• William Strong (DR)

14th Congress (1815–1817)

• Daniel Chipman (F), until May 5, 1816
• Luther Jewett (F)
• Chauncey Langdon (F)
• Asa Lyon (F)
• Charles Marsh (F)
• John Noyes (F)

15th Congress (1817–1819)

• Heman Allen (of Colchester) (DR), until April 20, 1818; vacant thereafter
• Samuel C. Crafts (DR)
• William Hunter (DR)
• Orsamus C. Merrill (DR)
• Charles Rich (DR)
• Mark Richards (DR)

16th Congress (1819–1821)

• Samuel C. Crafts (DR)
• Ezra Meech (DR)
• Orsamus C. Merrill (DR), until January 12, 1820
• Rollin C. Mallary (DR), from January 13, 1820
• Charles Rich (DR)
• Mark Richards (DR)
• William Strong (DR)

18th Congress (1823–1825)

• Rollin C. Mallary (DR-A)
• William C. Bradley (DR-A)
• Charles Rich (DR-A), until October 15, 1824
• Henry Olin (DR-A), from December 13, 1824
• Daniel A. A. Buck (DR-A)
• Samuel C. Crafts (DR-A)

1933–present: one seat

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

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District re-established March 4, 1933
File:Ernest W. Gibson, Vermont LCCN2016848430 (cropped).jpg Ernest W. Gibson (Brattleboro)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1933 – October 19, 1933	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1932. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant		October 19, 1933 – January 16, 1934
File:Charles A. Plumley.jpg Charles A. Plumley (Northfield)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 16, 1934 – January 3, 1951	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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.
File:WinstonProuty.jpg Winston L. Prouty (Newport)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
File:William Meyer (Vermont).JPG William H. Meyer (West Rupert)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.
File:Robert Stafford.jpg Robert Stafford (Rutland)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1961 – September 16, 1971	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Richard W. Mallary.jpg Richard W. Mallary (Bradford)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 7, 1972 – January 3, 1975	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Stafford's term. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
File:JimJeffords.png Jim Jeffords (Shrewsbury)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1989	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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.
File:Peter Plympton Smith.jpg Peter Plympton Smith (Middlesex)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1988. Lost re-election.
File:Bernie Sanders 104th Congress.jpg Bernie Sanders (Burlington)	Template:Party shading/Independent | Independent	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2007	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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.
File:Peterwelch.jpg Peter Welch (Norwich)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2023	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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.
File:Rep. Becca Balint - 118th Congress (Cropped).jpg Becca Balint (Brattleboro)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

Electoral history

1990

Independent Bernie Sanders defeated incumbent Republican Peter Plympton Smith.

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1990 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Plympton Smith (incumbent)	82,938	39.52
		Lewis E. Young	6,315	3.01
		Peter Diamondstone	1,965	0.94
		Write-ins	1,116	0.53
Majority			34,584	16.48
Turnout			209,856
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

1992

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

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1992 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tim Philbin	86,901	30.86
		Lewis E. Young	22,279	7.91
		John Dewey	3,549	1.26
		Peter Diamondstone	3,660	1.30
	Freedom for LaRouche	Douglas M. Miller	2,049	0.73
		Write-ins	464	0.16
Majority			75,823	26.92
Turnout			281,626
	hold		Swing

1994

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

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1994 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Carroll	98,523	41.87
		Carole Banus	2,963	1.26
		Jack Rogers	2,664	1.13
		Annette Larson	1,493	0.63
		Write-ins	304	0.13
Majority			6,979	2.97
Turnout			235,279
	hold		Swing

1996

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

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1996 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Susan W. Sweetser	82,021	32.59
		Jack Long	23,830	9.36
		Thomas J. Morse	2,693	1.06
		Peter Diamondstone	1,965	0.77
		Robert Melamede	1,350	0.53
		Norio Kushi	812	0.32
		Write-ins	357	0.14
Majority			57,657	22.64
Turnout			254,706
	hold		Swing

1998

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

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1998 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mark Candon	70,740	32.88
		Matthew Mulligan	3,464	1.61
		Peter Diamondstone	2,153	1.01
		Robert Maynard	2,097	0.97
		Write-ins	276	0.13
Majority			65,663	30.52
Turnout			215,133
	hold		Swing

2000

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

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2000 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Karen Ann Kerin	51,977	18.34
		Peter Diamondstone	14,918	5.26
	Independent	Stewart Skrill	4,799	1.69
		Jack Rogers	2,978	1.05
		Daniel H. Krymkowski	2,978	1.05
		Write-ins	760	0.27
Majority			144,141	50.87
Turnout			283,366
	hold		Swing

2002

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

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2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Meub	72,813	32.32
		Jane Newton	3,185	1.41
		Fawn Skinner	2,344	1.04
		Daniel H. Krymkowski	2,033	0.90
Majority			72,067	32.00
Turnout			225,255
	hold		Swing

2004

Incumbent Bernie Sanders ran for and won re-election.

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2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Greg Parke	74,271	24.35
		Larry Drown	21,684	7.11
		Jane Newton	3,018	0.99
		Write-ins	261	0.09
Majority			131,503	43.12
Turnout			305,008
	hold		Swing	+5.3

2006

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:

• Retired Major General Martha Rainville, former Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard.
• Vermont State senator Mark Shepard of Bennington County.
• Businessman Dennis Morrisseau, who promised to bring articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush.

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.

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.

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

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2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Martha Rainville	117,023	44.54
	Independent	Dennis Morrisseau	1,390	0.53
	Independent	Jerry Trudell	1,013	0.39
		Bruce Marshall	994	0.38
	Independent	Keith Stern	963	0.37
		Jane Newton	721	0.27
	We the People	Chris Karr	599	0.23
		Write-ins	208	0.08
Majority			22,792	8.68
Turnout			262,726
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

2008

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2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mike Bethel	14,349	4.18
	Energy Independence	Jerry Trudell	10,818	3.63
		Thomas James Hermann	9,081	3.05
	Independent	Cris Ericson	7,841	2.63
		Jane Newton	5,307	1.78
		Write-ins	2,552	0.86
Majority			233,854	79.07
Turnout			298,151
	hold		Swing

2010

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2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul D. Beaudry	76,403	32.03
	Independent	Gus Jaccaci	4,704	1.97
		Jane Newton	3,222	1.35
		Write-ins	186	0.08
Majority			77,603	32.54
Turnout			238,521
	hold		Swing

2012

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2012 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mark Donka	67,543	23.32
	Independent	James "Sam" Desrochers	8,302	2.87
		Jane Newton	4,065	1.40
	VoteKISS	Andre Laframboise	1,153	0.40
Majority			141,057	48.69
Turnout			289,663
	hold		Swing

2014

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2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mark Donka	59,432	31.03%
	Independent	Cris Ericson	2,750	1.44%
		Matthew Andrews	2,071	1.08%
	Independent	Jerry Trudell	2,024	1.06%
	Independent	Randall Meyer	1,685	0.88%
		Write-ins	193	0.10%
Total votes			'191,504'	'100.0%'	N/A
	hold

2016

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2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Erica Clawson	29,410	9.96
Total votes			295,334	100.0
	hold

2018

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2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anya Tynio	70,705	25.95%
		Cris Ericson	9,110	3.34%
		Laura Potter	3,924	1.44%
Total votes			272,451	100.0%	N/A
	hold

2020

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2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Miriam Berry	95,830	27.01%
		Peter R. Becker	8,065	2.27%
		Marcia Horne	4,334	1.22%
		Christopher Helali	3,432	0.97%
		Shawn Orr	1,926	0.54%
		Jerry Trudell	1,881	0.53%
Total votes			345,837	100.0%	N/A
	hold

2022

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2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Liam Madden	78,297	26.85%
		Ericka Redic	12,590	4.31%
		Matt Druzba	5,737	1.97%
		Luke Talbot	4,428	1.52%
		Adam Ortiz	3,376	1.16%
Total votes			291,955	100.0%
	hold

2024

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2024 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont: Vermont's at-large district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mark Coester	104,451	29.79%
		Adam Ortiz	19,286	5.50%
		Jessy Diamondstone	7,552	2.15%
Total votes				100.0%
	hold

Sources

• Office of the Clerk: Election Statistics since 1920
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present