The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the

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from . The election will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Democrat

Peter Welch Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Vermont, and the current U.S. representative for since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a major figure in ...

was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote in 2020. After eight-term

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Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy (; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who is the senior United States senator from Vermont and serves as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, ...

announced he would retire on November 15, some speculated that Welch may 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

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ran for U.S. Senate in

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Becca Balint Rebecca A. "Becca" Balint (born May 4, 1968) is an American politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. She served as a member of th ...

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(2015–present) and

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(2021–present) * Sianay Chase Clifford, former Congressional aide to U.S. Representative

Ayanna Pressley Ayanna Soyini Pressley (born February 3, 1974) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district includes the northern three quarters of Boston, most of C ...

Molly Gray Molly Rose Gray (born March 18, 1984) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 83rd and current lieutenant governor of Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, she was an assistant attorney general for Vermont from 2018 to 2021. A ...

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont The lieutenant governor of Vermont is elected for a two-year term and chosen separately from the governor. The Vermont Lieutenant Governor's main responsibilities include acting as governor when the governor is out of state or incapacitated, presi ...

(2021–present) * Kesha Ram Hinsdale,

(2021–present), former

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(2009–2016), and candidate for

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from

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Kesha Ram Hinsdale
from Shelburne

Publicly expressed interest

* Tanya Vyhovsky,

(2021–present){{efn, name = "prog", Candidate is a member of the

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, but runs with the Democratic Party's endorsement under Vermont's

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Potential

* T.J. Donovan,

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, former

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(1999-2011)

Declined

* Jill Krowinski,

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(2021–present) *

, incumbent U.S. Representative (2007–present) ''( running for U.S. Senate)''

Endorsements

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from Chittenden 7-1 (1991–2001) and Chittenden 6-5 (2015–2021) ;Organizations * Equality PAC{{cite web, url=https://www.teamlpac.com/the-latest/balint-endorsement, title=LPAC & Other National LGBTQ Organizations Endorse Becca Balint, date=January 25, 2022, access-date=February 27, 2022, website=

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Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American physician, author, lobbyist, and retired politician who served as the 79th governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 200 ...

, 79th

Governor of Vermont The governor of Vermont is the head of government of Vermont. The officeholder is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a term of 2 years. Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every ...

(1991–2009) and 77th

(1987–1991) *

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, 45th

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(2019–present) and candidate for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin in

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from Chittenden 6-7 (2019–present) *

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from Addison 4 (2019–present) *Jim McCullough,

from Chittenden-2 (2003–present) *

Taylor Small Taylor Small (born March 26, 1994) is an American politician. She is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. Early life Small was born in Portland, Maine to Canadian parents. She lived in Johnson, Vermont, and then Western Massachuset ...

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;Individuals *

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, environmental activist and author *

Nina Turner Nina Hudson Turner ( Hudson; born December 7, 1967) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a Cleveland City Council member from 2006 to 2008 and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2008 until 2014. Turner was the Demo ...

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

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Polling

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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

*Marcia Horne, marketing consultant and Independent candidate for

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 on ...

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Filed paperwork

*Ericka Redic

Potential

* Felisha Leffler,

(2019–present) * Heidi Scheuermann,

(2007–present) *Justin Tuthill, healthcare executive and candidate for this district in

Declined

Phil Scott Philip Brian Scott (born August 4, 1958) is an American politician, businessman and stock car racer who has served as the 82nd governor of Vermont since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected governor in the 2016 general elec ...

(2017–present) and former

(2011–2017)

Progressive primary

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest

* Tanya Vyhovsky,

(2021–present)

Other candidates

Filed paperwork

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General election

Predictions

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Notes

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References

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External links

;Campaign websites
Becca Balint (D) for Congress

Sianay Chase Clifford (D) for Congress

Molly Gray (D) for Congress

Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D) for Congress

Ericka Redic (R) for Congress
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