Peter Welch

★ U.S. Senator● In office

Born: May 2, 1947
Current age: 79
Home state: Vermont
Party: Democratic
In office: U.S. Senator, Vermont (present)
On the ballot: 1990–2022

Career timeline

1990Gov 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep

2016Rep 2018Rep 2020Rep 2022Sen

9-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Welch1.9M

Opponents831,523

Elections run

Between 1990 and 2022, Peter Welch ran in 10 elections across 3 offices (Governor, U.S. House, and U.S. Senate), winning 9 and losing 1. Welch's biggest single-election total was 264,414 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Vermont's at-large district. Welch's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Vermont's at-large district, decided by 22,792 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Vermont, every U.S. House race in Vermont's at-large district, or every governor election in Vermont.

How many votes has Peter Welch received?

Peter Welch has received 1,859,657 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.

Election history

Peter Welch’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2022	U.S. SenateVermont	Won	196,57568.4%	Gerald Malloy Dawn Marie Ellis Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout Kerry Patrick Raheb Mark Coester Stephen Duke Ms. Cris Ericson
2020	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	238,82764.38%	Miriam Berry Peter R Becker Marcia Horne Christopher Helali Shawn Orr Jerry Trudell (head-to-head)
2018	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	188,54769.2%	Anya Tynio Cris Ericson (head-to-head) Laura S. Potter
2016	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	264,41482.51%	Erica Clawson
2014	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	123,34964.41%	Mark Donka (head-to-head) Cris Ericson (head-to-head) Matthew Andrews Jerry Trudell (head-to-head) Randall Meyer
2012	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	208,60071.95%	Mark Donka (head-to-head) James Sam Desrochers Jane Newton (head-to-head) Andre Laframboise
2010	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	154,00664.57%	Paul D. Beaudry Gus Jaccaci Jane Newton (head-to-head)
2008	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	248,20383.25%	Mike Bethel Jerry Trudell (head-to-head) Thomas James Hermann Cris Ericson (head-to-head) Jane Newton (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	139,81553.22%	Martha Rainville Dennis Morrisseau Jerry Trudell (head-to-head) Bruce R. Marshall Keith Stern Jane Newton (head-to-head) Chris Karr
1990	GovernorVermont	Lost	97,32146.03%	Richard Snelling

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000800) and Wikidata (Q1112656). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.