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      Nov. 8, 2022 U.S. Senate

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+Peter Welch (D)
 		196,575
 		68.47%
Gerald Malloy (R)
 		80,468
 		28.03%
Dawn Marie Ellis (I)
 		2,752
 		0.96%
Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (GM)
 		1,574
 		0.55%
Kerry Raheb (I)
 		1,532
 		0.53%
Mark Coester (I)
 		1,273
 		0.44%
Stephen Duke (I)
 		1,209
 		0.42%
Cris Ericson (I)
 		1,105
 		0.38%
write-ins
 612
 0.21%

287,100
Registration (Oct. 2022): 503,129.  Total votes cast: 291,955.
Plurality: 116,107 votes (40.44 percentage points).
 VT Elections


Notes: Sen. Pat Leahy (D), announced on Nov. 15, 2021 that he would not seek re-election (>).  Leahy, now one of the Senate's octogenarians, was first elected to the Senate in 1974.  U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D), 75, handily defeated retired U.S. Army officer Gerald Malloy (R), the upset winner of the Aug. 9 GOP primary.  Six other candidates were also on the November ballot: Mark Coester, Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout, Stephen Duke, Dawn Marie Ellis, Cris Ericson, and Kerry Patrick Raheb.

Welch and Malloy participated in four debates:

Sept. 8 - VTDigger at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester (>);

Oct. 13 - Vermont PBS at their studios in Winooski (>);

Oct. 26 - WCAX Channel 3 at their studios in South Burlington (>); and

Nov. 4 - NBC5 virtual debate (>).

Both candidates were active on the campaign trail.  On Sept. 13 Welch launched a 14-county "Welch Wagon" tour which continued into October.  He also did events with Sen. Bernie Sanders and congressional nominee Becca Balint including a Rally for Democracy in Winooski on Oct. 21 and a "Delegation for All" tour to St. Albans, Barre, and Hartland on Oct. 22.  Malloy made his case for change in forums, at parades and in interviews, as his supporters put up numerous "Deploy Malloy" signs bearing the distinctive, fierce eagle design.  On Nov. 3, former President Donald Trump weighed in with a late statement endorsing Malloy.

Welch had a huge financial edge in the race, showing, as of Oct. 19, 2022, $5.2 million raised, $2.8 million spent and cash on hand of $2.4 million compared to $249,272 raised, $169,727 spent and $81,063 cash on hand for the Malloy campaign (>).

August 9 Primaries  
Welch announced his candidacy on Nov. 22, 2021 (>), and had the support of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I).  Welch was first elected to Congress in 2006.  He served in the Vermont State Senate from 1981 to 1989, ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1988, and was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1990.  After a decade out of politics, he was appointed to the State Senate in 2001.  Isaac Evans-Frantz, an activist from Brattleboro, and Dr. Niki Thran from Warren also ran in the Democratic primary.  The three met for a first debate hosted by VPR/Vermont PBS on June 8 (>).  Welch easily won the primary, garnering 85% of the 102,408 votes tallied.

The Republican primary saw an upset.  Former U.S. Attorney for Vermont Christina Nolan, was seen as the leading, establishment-backed candidate.  Nolan, who announced her candidacy on Feb. 22, 2022 (>), is in her early 40s and is gay.  Investment banker Myers Mermel announced his candidacy on May 27 (>).  Malloy, who served in the U.S. Army for more than 22 years until 2006, has worked in business management for the last decade and lives in Perkinsville.  He launched his campaign in March.  Nolan, Mermel and Malloy (remotely) participated in a first debate hosted by VPR/Vermont PBS on June 2 (>).  Of 30,560 votes tallied, Malloy won 40% of the vote to 35% for Nolan and 17% for Mermel.
 
Also of note, Brock Pierce, a pioneer in blockchain (co-founder of Blockchain Capital in 2013) and cryptocurrency (co-founder of Tether in 2014), actively explored a Senate run.  Pierce, who was a child actor, ran for president as an independent candidate in 2020.  He hired Ben Kinsley as campaign manager, embarked on a "100 Day Listening Tour," and spent $1.2 million of his own money on the effort before deciding against a run in Aug. 2022.


Campaign Managers:
Peter Welch:  Co-Campaign Managers
- Ryan McLaren
On leave from position as outreach representative to Rep. Welch, started in May/June 2015.  Field director for the Vermont Democratic Party, Aug. 2011-Dec. 2012.  Constituent correspondent to Gov. Peter Shumlin, Jan.-Aug. 2011.  Campus organizer (Dec. 2008-July 2009) and intern (Sept.-Nov. 2008) for Earth Day Network Inc..  B.A. in American studies from Wesleyan University, 2008.

- Arianna Jones
Deputy campaign manager/communications director on Bernie 2020 presidential campaign.  Communications director at Friends of Bernie Sanders, July 2018-Feb. 2019.  Senior vice president of PR at Revolution Messaging from July 2016.  Deputy communications director on Bernie 2016, June 2015-July 2016.  Segment producer (Aug. 2012-June 2015) and booking producer (March 2011-April 2013) at MSNBC.  B.A. in English, history from University of Vermont.

Gerald Malloy:  wife Stacey Malloy
consultant Anthony Reed
 
 


See also:
Susan Mearhoff.  "Welch emerges victorious in Vermont's US Senate election."  VTDigger, Nov. 8, 2022.

Liam Elder-Connors.  "In an uphill race for the Senate, GOP candidate Gerald Malloy pitches limited government, business experience."  Vermont Public, Oct. 11, 2022.

Ethan Weinstein.  "'A head-scratcher': Vermont's GOP voters nominated a surprising slate of candidates."  VTDigger, Aug. 12. 2022.

Ben Schreckinger.  "Crypto mogul launches new super PAC."  Politico, Aug. 10, 2022.

Lola Duffort. "Does Brock Pierce live in Vermont? Answering 'yes' could cost the Senate candidate his Puerto Rican tax haven."  VTDigger, June 6, 2022.





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