Vermont 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Ballot 6
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Ballot 6
- Date:
- 1821
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Sixth Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Mark Richards, Phineas White, James Elliot, Joseph Elliot, Samuel Elliot, William Hall, Jr., Martin Field, Thomas G. Fessenden, Jonathan Hunt, Jr., Charles Richard, Ellery Allbe, Daniel Kellogg, Peter Blanchard, Joseph Boyden, Aaron Leland, Richard Skinner, Joseph Winslow, Oliver Farrer, Simon Adams, John Aiken, Silas Axtell, William C. Bradley, Nath. Chamberlain, Samuel Clark, Nomlar Cobb, Theophilus Crawford, Abner W. Field, Ebenezer Goodall, Jarius Hall, Isaac Johnson, Henry Lake, Jr., Benoni Lockwood, Jonas Mann, Dana Miller, Hazelton Rice, Sylvanus Sherwin, John Stevens, Benjamin Storey, Jonathan Whipple, Luther Cory, Munnis Kenny, Elijah Stearns, Thomas S. Fullerton, scattering
| Candidates: | Mark Richards | Phineas White | James Elliot | Joseph Elliot | Samuel Elliot | William Hall, Jr. | Martin Field | Thomas G. Fessenden | Jonathan Hunt, Jr. | Charles Richard | Ellery Allbe | Daniel Kellogg | Peter Blanchard | Joseph Boyden | Aaron Leland | Richard Skinner | Joseph Winslow | Oliver Farrer | Simon Adams | John Aiken | Silas Axtell | William C. Bradley | Nath. Chamberlain | Samuel Clark | Nomlar Cobb | Theophilus Crawford | Abner W. Field | Ebenezer Goodall | Jarius Hall | Isaac Johnson | Henry Lake, Jr. | Benoni Lockwood | Jonas Mann | Dana Miller | Hazelton Rice | Sylvanus Sherwin | John Stevens | Benjamin Storey | Jonathan Whipple | Luther Cory | Munnis Kenny | Elijah Stearns | Thomas S. Fullerton | scattering |
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| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | 1897 | 1799 | 75 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| District of Two | 1897 | 1799 | 75 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Windham County | 1274 | 1602 | 69 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
| Town of Acton[4] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athens | 47 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Town of Brattleborough | 12 | 157 | 28 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookline | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dover | 55 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Dummerston | 41 | 132 | 1 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 106 | 34 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Guilford | 112 | 32 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax[5] | 34 | 104 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jamaica | 14 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Londonderry | 59 | 51 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marlboro | 31 | 50 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newfane | 64 | 74 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Putney | 86 | 163 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rockingham[6] | 158 | 61 | 1 | 10 | - | 15 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Somerset[7] | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stratton | 8 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Townshend | 55 | 117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Vernon | 13 | 29 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wardsboro | 48 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | 159 | 90 | - | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whitingham | 77 | 45 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilmington[8][9] | 29 | 91 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windham | 66 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Windsor County | 623 | 197 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| Town of Andover | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Baltimore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | 159 | 81 | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 203 | 56 | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weathersfield | 100 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Town of Weston | 92 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Notes:
[1]Vermont law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A seventh ballot would be held on October 22, 1821.
[2]Letter "To the first Constable of the town of ... said town being in the second Congressional District of this State" from Governor Richard Skinner dated September 28, 1821: "Whereas, The County Clerk and Sheriff of the County of Windham, having sorted and counted the votes given in said district, on the first Tuesday of September, 1821, for a Representative to represent this State in the Congress of the United States, have given notice to the Chief Magistrate, that no person has a majority of all the votes of said District, given in as aforesaid; together with a statement of the number of votes given for each candidate: and you are hereby notified, that the number of votes for each candidate are as follows, to wit. Mark Richards 1912--Phinehas White, 1805--James Elliot, 71--Joseph Elliot, 57--Wm. Hall, jr. 18--Martin Field, 11--Thomas G. Fessenden, 9--Jonathan Hunt, 6--Ellery Allbe, 5--Daniel Kellogg, 4--Peter Blanchard,3--Richard Skinner, 2--Oliver Farrer, 2--Mark Richard, 2--Aaron Leland, 2--John Stevens, 1--Benoni Lockwood, 1--Jona. Whipple, 1--Jospeh Boyden, 2--Jonas Mann, 1--Samuel Clark, 1--Joseph Winslow, 2--M. Kinney, 1--Elijah Stearns, 1--Simeon Adams, 1--Luther Cory, 1--Isaac Johnson, 1--James Hall, 1--Silas Axtell, 1--Benj. Henery, 1--Hazeltine Rice, 1--John Aiken, 1--Thomas S. Fullerton, 1--Jonathan Hunt, jr. 1--Abner W. Field, 1--Sylvanus Sherwin, 1--Dana Miller, 1--Henry Lake, jr. 1--N. Cobb, 1--Wm. C. Bradley, 1--Ebenezer Goodell, 1--Hon. Judge White, 1--Th. Crawford, 1--Nat. Chamberlin, 1. Therefore, you, and in your absence, the town clerk, and in the absence of both, the select men of said town, are hereby directed to warn the freemen of said town, according to law, to meet at the usual place in said town for holding freemen's meeting, on Monday the 15th day of October next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to elect a person to represent this state in the congress of the United States ."
[3]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), October 1, and Vermont Republican and American Yeoman: "The following is an official statement of the votes given on the 4th ult. for Representative to Congress for the 2d Congressional District. Hon. Mark Richards, 1912; Hon. Phinenas White, 1805; Hon. James Elliot, 69; Rev. Joseph Elliot, 57; Scattering, 114."
[4]There were no votes recorded in Acton.
[5]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), September 17, reports 30 votes for Mark Richards and 103 votes for Phineas White in Halifax.
[6]Two votes for Mark Richard in Rockingham have been added to the total for Mark Richards.
[7]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), September 17, reports 7 votes for Mark Richards and 17 votes for Phineas White in Somerset.
[8]One vote for Judge White has been added to the total for Phineas White.
[9]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), September 17, reports 32 votes for Mark Richards and 99 votes for Phineas White in Wilmington.
References:
Andover Town Records.
Baltimore Town Records.
Brattleboro Town Records.
Brookline Town Records.
Chester Town Records.
Dummerston Town Records.
Grafton Town Records.
Guilford Town Records.
Halifax Town Records.
Jamaica Town Records.
Londonderry Town Records.
Marlboro Town Records.
Newfane Town Records.
Putney Town Records.
Rockingham Town Records.
Somerset Town Records.
Springfield Town Records.
Stratton Town Records.
Townshend Town Records.
Vernon Town Records.
Wardsboro Town Records.
Westminster Town Records.
Whitingham Town Records.
Wilmington Town Records.
Vermont State Papers. Vol. 78. 72e.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). September 10, 1821.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). September 17, 1821.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). October 1, 1821.
Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT). October 8, 1821.
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