2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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

November 3, 2020

Nominee Peter Welch Miriam Berry Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 238,827 95,830 Percentage 67.3% 27.0%

Welch:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%      >90% Berry:      40–50%      50–60% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Peter Welch Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Peter Welch Democratic

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. Representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Ralph Corbo, activist

Results

Results by county:

  Welch—>90%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Welch (incumbent)	101,566	95.45
	Democratic	Ralph Corbo	4,599	4.32
	Write-in		237	0.22
Total votes			106,402	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Miriam Berry, nurse and screenplay writer

Eliminated in primary

• Jimmy Rodriguez, activist
• Justin Tuthill, consultant
• Anya Tynio, sales representative for Newport Daily Express and nominee for this district in 2018

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Miriam Berry	14,368	32.51
	Republican	Justin Tuthill	10,915	24.70
	Republican	Anya Tynio	8,830	19.98
	Republican	Jimmy Rodriguez	8,290	18.76
	Write-in		1,789	4.05
Total votes			44,192	100.00

Progressive primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Christopher Brimmer, secretary of the Progressive State Committee, chair of Caledonia County Progressive Committee, Zoning & Planning Administrator of Fairlee (ran to secure Progressive nomination, dropped out before general election)

Eliminated in primary

• Cris Ericson, perennial candidate

Results

Progressive primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Chris Brimmer	469	58.04
	Progressive	Cris Ericson	236	29.21
	Write-in		103	12.75
Total votes			808	100.00

Independents and other parties

Candidates

Declared

• Peter R. Becker
• Christopher Helali (Party of Communists USA), former U.S. Army officer, chair of the Orange County Progressive Committee, and organic farmer
• Marcia Horne, Republican nominee for the Essex-Orleans district in 2014 and 2016
• Shawn Orr
• Jerry Trudell, renewable energy activist, pilot, and perennial candidate

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Politico	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos	Safe D	November 2, 2020
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Peter Welch (D)	Miriam Berry (R)	Other
Braun Research	September 3–15, 2020	582 (LV)	± 4%	57%	18%	16%

Results

2020 Vermont's at-large congressional district

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
	Party of Communists USA	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			354,837	100.0%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2020 Vermont elections

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Vermont", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Vermont: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Vermont". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Vermont at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites

• Miriam Berry (R) for Congress Archived June 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Christopher Helali (Com) for Congress
• Jerry Trudell (I) for Congress Archived November 25, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Peter Welch (D) for Congress Archived May 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Debates and forums

• CCTV Channel 17 Town Meeting TV – Republican Primary Forum – Representative to Congress 7/30/2020
• CCTV Channel 17 Town Meeting TV – Democratic Primary Forum – Representative to Congress 7/31/2020
• Brattleboro Community TV – Communist US House Candidate Forum 9/9/2020
• CCTV Channel 17 Town Meeting TV Forum – Vermont Representative to Congress 9/17/2020
• The Vanguard – Communist US House Candidate Interview 9/23/2020