Vermont elects its second Democratic senator in history
Outgoing Sen. Patrick Leahy was first-ever Democratic senator from Vermont
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Vermont elected a Democratic senator on Tuesday — only the second time in the state's history.
Rep. Peter Welch is slated for a promotion to the U.S. Senate after running away with a Tuesday victory over Republican opponent Gerald Malloy.
Welch won the election with approximately 67% of the vote to Malloy's 27%, with 99% reporting.
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Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., joins Protect Our Care to speak during a press conference on Sept. 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Brian Stukes/Getty Images for Protect Our Care)
Beginning with Sens. Solomon Foot and Jacob Collamer in 1854, Vermont was a devout Republican stronghold state.
Elected in 1974, outgoing Sen. Patrick Leahy became the first Democratic Party senator in the state's history.
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Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., joins Protect Our Care to speak during a press conference on Sept. 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Brian Stukes/Getty Images for Protect Our Care)
Vermont voters also chose Tuesday their first woman to serve in the state’s Congressional delegation.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The state is the only one in the country that has never sent a woman or a member of a minority group to represent it in Congress.
However, in Tuesday’s voting, Democratic state Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint, a former teacher who would be the first openly gay person to represent Vermont, trounced Republican Liam Madden for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.