Party), Dennis Morrisseau (Ind), Jane Newton (Liberty Union Party), Keith Stern (Ind), and Jerry Trudell (Ind). Morrisseau gathered the most votes, with 1% or 1,383 votes. By September 14, 2006, the race between Rainville and Welch was close. An American Research Group poll showed Welch with a 48–45% lead. On October 4, 2006, The Burlington Free Press reported that one of Rainville's staffers, Christopher Stewart, resigned from her campaign after committing plagiarism—copying policy statements from other politicians, including senator Hillary Clinton, and using them on Rainville's website. Rainville's website was off-line for some time while her staff removed the plagiarized passages. Welch beat Rainville 53% to 45%, or 139,585 votes to 117,211. 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Sources Office of the Clerk: Election Statistics since 1920 Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present Notes References At-large At-large United States congressional districts