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2022 United States Senate election in Vermont

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator Patrick Leahy Democratic

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The 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Vermont. The incumbent, Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, announced on November 15, 2021, that he would not seek re-election. This will become the first open U.S. Senate seat in Vermont since 2006.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Peter Welch, U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district (2007–present)

• U.S. representative
  Peter Welch
  from Burlington

Filed paperwork

• Niki Thran, physician

Potential

• Miro Weinberger, mayor of Burlington (2012-present)

Declined

• Becca Balint, president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate (2021–present)(running for U.S. House)
• Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, state representative (2005–present)
• T.J. Donovan, attorney general of Vermont (2017–present)
• Molly Gray, lieutenant governor of Vermont (2021–present) (running for U.S. House)
• Christine Hallquist, businesswoman and nominee for governor of Vermont in 2018
• Jill Krowinski, speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives (2021–present)
• Patrick Leahy, incumbent U.S. senator (1975–present)
• Kesha Ram, state senator (2021–present) and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016 (endorsed Welch)
• Tanya Vyhovsky, state representative
• David Zuckerman, former lieutenant governor of Vermont (2017–2021) and Democratic and Progressive nominee for governor of Vermont in 2020

Endorsements

U.S. Senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007-present), former U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district (1991-2007), presidential candidate in 2016 and 2020

State legislators

• Kesha Ram, state senator (2021–present) and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016

Republican primary

Candidates

Filed Paperwork

• Tom Sullivan, UVM President Emeritus and Political Science Professor.

Potential

• Scott Milne, businessman, nominee for governor of Vermont in 2014, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2020

Declined

• Jim Douglas, former governor of Vermont (2003–2011) and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1992
• Phil Scott, incumbent governor of Vermont (2017–present)

Progressive primary

Candidates

Declined

• Tanya Vyhovsky, state representative

Minor-party and Independent candidates

Filed paperwork

• Carl Mark Coester (American Independent Party), truck driver
• Brock Pierce (Independent), cryptocurrency investor, former actor, and candidate for president of the United States in 2020
• Kerry Raheb (Independent) Investment Banking

  File:RahebforSenate.png

Potential

• Cris Ericson (Independent), paralegal and perennial candidate

General election

Predictions

with Patrick Leahy and Phil Scott

Notes

1. The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
2. ^ Candidate is a member of the Progressive Party, but runs with the Democratic Party's endorsement under Vermont's electoral fusion system
3. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
4. "Neither" with 7%

References

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6. Lamdin, Courtney (November 15, 2021). "We asked @MiroBTV if he's considering a bid for higher office in light of @SenatorLeahy's impending retirement. Through his spox, @whatssheesaid, the mayor didn't say yes, but he didn't say no. #btv #vtpoli https://t.co/q5edEkFUJc" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
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External links

Campaign sites

• Peter Welch (D) for Senator

• United States Senate elections in Vermont
• 2022 United States Senate elections
• 2022 Vermont elections