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

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Nominee Becca Balint Liam Madden Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 176,494 78,397 Percentage 60.45% 26.85%

County results Municipality results Precinct resultsBalint:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Madden:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      No votes

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

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The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate, as well as various other state and local elections.

Incumbent Democrat Peter Welch was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote in 2020. After eight-term U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy announced he would retire on November 15, some speculated that Welch might decline to seek re-election and instead seek election to the Senate. On November 22, 2021, Welch announced his candidacy for Leahy's seat, creating the first open U.S. House seat in Vermont since Bernie Sanders ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006.

Democratic nominee Becca Balint won the election in a landslide, becoming the first elected female member of the United States Congress in the state's history. Her main opponent in the general election, Liam Madden, won the Republican nomination but identifies as an independent who opposes the two-party system. Madden stated that he would not caucus with House Republicans if elected to Congress; the Vermont Republican Party later disavowed his campaign. Ericka Redic, who lost the Republican primary to Madden, ran in the general election as the nominee of the Libertarian Party.

Vermont was the last remaining state that had never elected a woman to the United States Congress after Mississippi elected its first woman in 2018. With Balint's victory, every U.S. state has now been represented in Congress by a woman at some point.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Becca Balint, state senator (2015–2023) and Vermont Senate president pro tempore (2021–2023)

Eliminated in primary

• Molly Gray, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (2021–2023)
• Louis Meyers, physician at Rutland Regional Medical Center

Withdrew

• Sianay Chase Clifford, former aide to U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley
• Kesha Ram Hinsdale, state senator (2021–present) and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016 (endorsed Balint; running for re-election)

Declined

• T. J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General (2017–2022)
• Jill Krowinski, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives (2021–present)
• Deborah Markowitz, former Vermont Secretary of State (1999–2011)
• Tanya Vyhovsky, state representative (2021–present) (running for state senate)
• Peter Welch, incumbent U.S. Representative (2007–present) (running for U.S. Senate)

Endorsements

U.S. Senators

• Ed Markey, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present)
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)

U.S. Representatives

• David Ciciline, U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district (2011–present)
• Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district (2017–present) (previously endorsed Ram)
• Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district (2017–present)
• Mark Pocan, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district (2013–present)
• Jamie Raskin, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district (2017–present)
• Mark Takano, U.S. Representative for California's 41st congressional district (2013–present)

State officials

• Beth Pearce, Vermont State Treasurer (2011–present)

State legislators

• Philip Baruth, State Senator D/P-Chittenden
• John Campbell, former state senator D-Windsor and former President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
• Alison H. Clarkson, State Senator D-Windsor
• Peter Conlon, State Representative D-Addison 2 (2017–present)
• Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, State Representative, D-Bradford
• Ann Cummings, State Senator D-Washington
• Mitzi Johnson, former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
• Jane Kitchel, State Senator D-Caledonia
• Ginny Lyons, State Senator D-Chittenden
• Dick Mazza, State Senator D-Grand Isle and Dean of the Senate
• Andrew Perchlik, State Senator D/P-Washington
• Kesha Ram Hinsdale, State Senator, D-Chittenden
• Laura Sibilia, State Representative I-Windham-Bennington (2015–present)
• Robert Starr, State Senator D-Essex/Orleans
• Mary Sullivan, former state representative from Chittenden 7-1 (1991–2001) and Chittenden 6-5 (2015–2021)
• Jeanette White, State Senator D-Windham

Individuals

• Bill McKibben, environmental activist and author (previously endorsed Ram)

Labor unions

• American Federation of Teachers Vermont
• Vermont Building Trades Council
• Vermont State Firefighters' Association

Organizations

• Brand New Congress (previously endorsed Ram)
• Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
• Equality PAC
• Human Rights Campaign
• League of Conservation Voters
• LGBTQ Victory Fund
• LPAC
• NARAL Pro-Choice America (post-primary)
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee
• Protect Our Future
• Sierra Club

Organizations

• Vermont Progressive Party

Executive branch officials

• Madeleine Kunin, Governor of Vermont (1985–1991), U.S. Ambassador to Liechtenstein (1997–1999), U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland (1996–1999), U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education (1993–1996), Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (1979–1983)

U.S. Senators

• Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senator from Vermont (1975–present)

State officials

• Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont (1991–2003) and chair of the Democratic National Committee (2005–2009)

U.S. Representatives

• Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district (2017–present) (switched endorsement to Balint after Ram withdrew)

State legislators

• Hal Colston, State Representative from Chittenden 6-7 (2019–present)
• Mari Cordes, State Representative from Addison 4 (2019–present) (Progressive)
• Jim McCullough, State Representative from Chittenden-2 (2003–present)
• Taylor Small, State Representative from Chittenden 6-7 (2021–present) (Progressive)

State legislators

• Nina Turner, former Ohio State Senator from the 25th district (2008–2014) and national co-chair of the 2020 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign

Individuals

• Bill McKibben, environmental activist and author (switched endorsement to Balint after Ram withdrew)

Labor unions

• Communications Workers of America District 1
• Vermont AFL–CIO

Organizations

• Brand New Congress (switched endorsement to Balint after Ram withdrew)

Polling

Graphical summary

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Debate

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Liam Madden, former leader of About Face: Veterans Against the War

Eliminated in primary

• Ericka Redic, businesswoman and community activist
• Anya Tynio, sales representative, nominee for this district in 2018 and candidate in 2020

Declined

• Felisha Leffler, state representative (2019–present)
• Heidi Scheuermann, state representative (2007–present)
• Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont (2017–present) (running for re-election)

Polling

Results

Liam Madden won the primary in a surprise victory, as Redic was considered the frontrunner. The Vermont Republican Party disavowed Madden's campaign following a meeting with him on August 15, less than a week after his victory in the primary, citing his refusal to commit to caucusing with the Republican Party if he won the election. Redic announced that she would continue her campaign into the general election as the candidate of the Libertarian Party of Vermont.

Progressive primary

Candidates

Withdrew after winning primary

• Barbara Nolfi, clinic co-founder

Declined

• Tanya Vyhovsky, state representative (2021–present) (running for state senate)

Results

Independents and other parties

Candidates

Declared

• Matt Druzba (independent)
• Adam Ortiz
• Ericka Redic (Libertarian), businesswoman and community activist (previously Republican)
• Luke Talbot

Withdrawn

• Bryan Braga (Communist)

General election

Debate

Predictions

Polling

Becca Balint vs. Marcia Horne

Sianay Chase Clifford vs. Marcia Horne

Molly Gray vs. Marcia Horne

Kesha Ram vs. Marcia Horne

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Essex (largest city: Lunenburg)

Notes

1. Candidate is a member of the Progressive Party, but ran with the Democratic Party's endorsement under Vermont's electoral fusion system
2. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. Talbot (I), Oritz (I), and Druzba (I) with 1%
4. Talbot (I) and "Other" with 1%; Ortiz (I) and Druzba (I) with 0%

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External links

Campaign websites

• Becca Balint (D) for Congress
• Matt Druzba (I) for Congress Archived September 24, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
• Liam Madden (R) for Congress
• Ericka Redic (L) for Congress

• United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2022 Vermont elections