2024 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the United States presidential election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate, as well as various other state and local elections. The primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.

2024 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

Candidate Becca Balint Mark Coester Adam Ortiz Party Democratic Republican Independent Alliance Libertarian Popular vote 218,320 104,422 19,271 Percentage 62.5% 29.9% 5.5%

County results Municipality results Balint:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Coester:      40–50%      50–60% No Data/Vote:

U.S. Representative before election Becca Balint Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Becca Balint Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Becca Balint was elected with 60.54% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Becca Balint, incumbent U.S. Representative^[1]

Endorsements

Becca Balint

Organizations

• Bend the Arc^[2]
• Human Rights Campaign^[3]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[4]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America^[5]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs^[6]
• J Street PAC^[7]
• League of Conservation Voters^[8]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund^[9]
• LPAC^[10]
• Population Connection Action Fund^[11]
• Vote Mama^[12]

Labor unions

• National Education Association^[13]

individuals

• Kelley Robinson, President of Human Rights Campaign^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Becca Balint (incumbent)	47,638	100.0
Total votes			47,638	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mark Coester, truck driver and independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022^[14]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Coester	19,459	100.0
Total votes			19,459	100.0

Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party

Declared

• Jill "Jessy" Diamondstone, massage therapist and nominee for state treasurer in 2012^[14]

Independents

Declared

• Adam Ortiz, window installation contractor and candidate for U.S. House in 2022^[14]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Solid D	July 28, 2023
Inside Elections[16]	Solid D	July 28, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	June 8, 2023
Elections Daily[18]	Safe D	June 8, 2023
CNalysis[19]	Solid D	November 16, 2023

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Becca Balint (D)	Mark Coester (R)	Other	Undecided
University of New Hampshire	October 29 – November 2, 2024	1,167 (LV)	± 2.9%	62%	22%	1%[b]	14%
University of New Hampshire	August 15–19, 2024	924 (LV)	± 3.2%	61%	24%	2%[c]	13%

Results

2024 United States House election in Vermont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Becca Balint (incumbent)	218,320	62.5%
	Republican	Mark Coester	104,422	29.9%
	Independent	Adam Ortiz	19,271	5.5%
	Green Mountain Peace and Justice	Jessy Diamondstone	7,549	2.2%
	Write-in
Total votes			349,562	100.0%

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Diamondstone (GMPJP) with 1%
3. "Other (Another Third Party/Write-In)" and Diamondstone (GMPJP) with 1%; Ortiz (I) with 0%

References

1. Mearhoff, Sarah (2024-03-13). "Becca Balint to seek reelection to the US House". VTDigger. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
2. "Bend the Arc Jewish Action PAC". Bend the Arc: Jewish Action. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
3. "Human Rights Campaign Endorses Pro-Equality Openly LGBTQ+ U.S. House Incumbents for Re-Election". Human Rights Campaign. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
4. "2024 Endorsements". 2024 Endorsements. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
5. "Jewish Dems Unveil 30 House and Senate Endorsements Across Country". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
6. "Meet JAC's 2024 Candidates | Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs".
7. "Becca Balint". JStreetPAC. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
8. "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
9. Keith, Jarod. "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 26 More Candidates in 2024 Cycle". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
10. "LPAC Announces April 2023 Endorsement Slate". LPAC. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
11. "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
12. "Vote Mama PAC | Candidates". Vote Mama PAC. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
13. "Our Recommended Candidates". Education Votes. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
14. "General Election Candidates". Vermont Secretary of State. May 13, 2024.
15. "2024 House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
16. "First 2024 House Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
17. "Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up". Sabato's Crystal Ball. February 23, 2023.
18. "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
19. "2024 House Forecast". November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.