Democrat Peter Welch and Republican Gerald Malloy will Face off in U.S. Senate Races in Vermont

Congressman Peter Welch and Republican nominee Gerald Malloy will be facing off in the Vermont U.S. Senate General Election in November.

Welch won the Democratic primary handily with 87.3 percent of the vote at the time of this writing. Niki Thran and Isaac Evans-Frantz trailed him, but neither reached ten percent. Over 93,000 votes have been counted in Vermont’s Democratic primary, with 92 percent reporting.

Welch has been the congressman for Vermont’s lone, at-large district since 2007 when he succeeded Bernie Sanders, who vacated the seat to become a U.S. senator.

Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) questions former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The Republican primary was significantly more competitive, with retired U.S. Army Officer Gerald Malloy securing the nomination over competitors Christina Nolan and Myers Mermel. Thus far, 26,000 voters cast ballots in Vermont’s Republican primary, with 89 percent reporting.

Welch will be facing off against Malloy in November’s general election. The race will be an uphill battle for Republican Gerald Malloy, with the Democrats having a 15-point advantage in Vermont according to the Cook Political Report.

Spencer Lindquist is a reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SpencerLndqst and reach out at [email protected].

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