2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont explained

Election Name:2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, At-large district
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2008 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 7, 2006
Nominee1:Peter Welch
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:139,815
Percentage1:53.2%
Nominee2:Martha Rainville
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:117,023
Percentage2:44.5%
Representative
At-large
Before Election:Bernie Sanders
Before Party:Independent (politician)
After Election:Peter Welch
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont 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 running successfully for the United States Senate.

To replace Congressman Sanders, Democrat Peter Welch defeated Republican Martha Rainville by a surprisingly somewhat narrow margin (just under 10%) in staunchly-liberal Vermont. As of 2022, this is the last federal election in which a Republican received more than 33% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Polling

SourceDatePeter
Welch (D)
Martha
Rainville (R)
Jane
Newton (LU)
align=left Research 2000[1] October 23–24, 200651%41%
align=left Greenburg Quinlan[2] October 8–9, 200652%41%
align=left Research 2000[3] September 18–19, 200645%39%
align=left American Research Group[4] September 14, 200648%45%2%
align=left American Research GroupJuly 27, 200641%42%

Results

Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

Notes and References

  1. http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061027/NEWS/610270357/1003/NEWS02 Research 2000
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20061029163915/http://www.dccc.org/stakeholder/archives/005384.html Greenburg Quinlan
  3. http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060921/NEWS/609210324/1003/NEWS02 Research 2000
  4. http://americanresearchgroup.com/ American Research Group