2022Final results

2022 election for U.S. Senate in Vermont

U.S. Senate · Vermont

Peter Welch (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Gerald Malloy (R) by 40.4 points.

Peter WelchDemocrat · winner
68.5%196,575
Gerald MalloyRepublican
28.0%80,469
Dawn Marie EllisIndependent
1.0%2,752
0.5%1,532
Mark CoesterIndependent
0.4%1,273
Stephen DukeIndependent
0.4%1,209
Cris EricsonIndependent
0.4%1,105
John KlarRepublican
0.0%11
Phil ScottRepublican
0.0%10
Leland MorganRepublican
0.0%6
Becca BalintDemocrat
0.0%5
Luke TalbotOther party
0.0%3
0.0%2
Brooke PaigeRepublican
0.0%2
Jt DodgeRepublican
0.0%2
David ZuckermanOther party
0.0%1
0.0%1
Kevin HoytOther party
0.0%1
Liam MaddenRepublican
0.0%1
Lloyd DikeRepublican
0.0%1
Brenda SiegelOther party
0.0%1
Dwayne TuckerRepublican
0.0%1
Bruce RoyRepublican
0.0%1
Peter CaldwellRepublican
0.0%1
Rikki RisattiRepublican
0.0%1
0.0%1
Rodney GrahamRepublican
0.0%1
Annette LorraineOther party
0.0%1
Joe GervaisRepublican
0.0%1
287,080 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenD+10.81992D+49.81998D+46.12004D+33.42010D+28.22016D+40.42022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Peter WelchGerald Malloy
$5.4M
Raised by the campaign
$397.3K
$3.4M
Spent by the campaign
$397.9K
$2M
Cash on hand
$861

Other candidates' campaigns: Mark Coester $11.5K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022

The candidates

Peter Welch (D)Gerald Malloy (R)

Also on the ballot: Dawn Marie Ellis (Independent), 1.0%; Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green), 0.5%; Kerry Patrick Raheb (Independent), 0.5%; Mark Coester (Independent), 0.4%; Stephen Duke (Independent), 0.4%; Cris Ericson (Independent), 0.4%; John Klar (Republican), 0.0%; Phil Scott (Republican), 0.0%; Leland Morgan (Republican), 0.0%; Becca Balint (Democrat), 0.0%; Luke Talbot (Other party), 0.0%; Julia Andrews (Democrat), 0.0%; Brooke Paige (Republican), 0.0%; Jt Dodge (Republican), 0.0%; David Zuckerman (Other party), 0.0%; Kesha Ram Hinsdale (Other party), 0.0%; Kevin Hoyt (Other party), 0.0%; Liam Madden (Republican), 0.0%; Lloyd Dike (Republican), 0.0%; Brenda Siegel (Other party), 0.0%; Dwayne Tucker (Republican), 0.0%; Bruce Roy (Republican), 0.0%; Peter Caldwell (Republican), 0.0%; Rikki Risatti (Republican), 0.0%; Infinite Culcleasure (Other party), 0.0%; Rodney Graham (Republican), 0.0%; Annette Lorraine (Other party), 0.0%; Joe Gervais (Republican), 0.0%