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Vermont District 1 election, 2026

Becca Balint vs. Gerald Malloy.

VotePredictor forecast
Becca Balint favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+37.5
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
D+32.0
2026 national environment
D+6.6
District polls
3, averaging D+35.0
Forecast spread
±5.3 points

Margin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (Democratic incumbent running). The 3 district polls are blended in by inverse variance, about 54% of the weight: the model alone said D+40.3.

Republican

Gerald Malloy

Major-party general-election nominee.

Other listed candidates

  • Phoenix Altair · Independent
  • Adam Ortiz · Independent
  • Suz Seymour · Independent
  • Ryan Walton · Independent

Polls

The polls behind it

3 polls · newest first
PollsterDateMargin
University of New Hampshire2026-09-21D+36.0
University of New Hampshire2026-07-20D+38.0
University of New Hampshire2026-06-23D+31.0

These polls move the forecast: their average is blended into the model's own margin by inverse variance, with about 54% of the weight on the polls (a single poll gets about half; more polls, more weight). The rule was preregistered and validated on 321 polled districts from 2018–2024. See methodology.

Other forecasts

We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for VT-1; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.

Past results

Every election in Vermont's 1st district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.

YearWinnerMargin

Candidate news

Exclusive — Army Veteran Running for Congress: Vermont’s ‘Progressive Experiment Went Off the Rails,’ ‘Socialism Has Failed Vermont’

GOP congressional candidate Gerald Malloy, who is challenging Rep. Becca Balint (D), says Vermont’s “progressive experiment went off the rails.” The post Exclusive — Army Veteran Running for Congress: Vermont’s ‘Progressive Experiment Went Off the Rails,’ ‘So…

Breitbart News · August 24, 2026
Fox-Roku Deal: Lawmakers Call For Impartial DOJ Probe

Democratic politicians, led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Becca Balint, raised concerns of “recent rubber-stamping of deals” that may violate antitrust laws and impede enforcement.

Hollywood Reporter · July 17, 2026
Lesbian congresswoman criticises Trump admin’s ‘homoerotic feelings towards men’

Vermont Rep. Becca Balint is taking aim at Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new military testosterone initiative, arguing that the administration’s obsession with projecting hypermasculinity begs comparison to its continued attacks on LGBTQ+ people. Speaking …

Thepinknews.com · July 17, 2026
Proving He 'Does Not Care About Your Cost of Living,' Trump Calls Housing Bill 'Big Yawn'

Democrats in the US House of Representatives quickly fired back on Monday after President Donald Trump called pending affordable housing legislation a "big yawn" compared to the attack on voting rights that he wants Republicans to pass. Trump last Wednesday c…

Common Dreams · June 29, 2026

Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗

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