Vermont 1804 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Vermont 1804 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Date:
1804
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
James Elliot, Samuel Fletcher, Mark Richards, Pascal P. Enos, Aaron Leland, Lewis R. Morris, Elias Keyes, Paul Brigham, Amasa Paine, Stephen Jacobs, William Hunter, Lott Hall, Jonathan Robinson, Isaac Tichenor, Titus Hutchinson, Benjamin Swan, John Cottle, Zebina Curtis, Nathan Page, Samuel Porter, Luke Richards, Samuel Shepardson, Joseph Berry, Benjamin Burt, Alexander Campbell, Benjamin Clapp, Joseph Clark, Samuel Cobb, Jason Duncan, Samuel Elliot, Benjamin Emmons, Luther Field, Asaph Fletcher, Jonas Galusha, John Gambell, Hezekiah Goodrich, Elias Janis, Timothy Mather, John Noyes, Isaac Putnam, James Smith, David Thompson, Norman Webber
Candidates: James ElliotSamuel FletcherMark RichardsPascal P. EnosAaron LelandLewis R. MorrisElias KeyesPaul BrighamAmasa PaineStephen JacobsWilliam HunterLott HallJonathan RobinsonIsaac TichenorTitus HutchinsonBenjamin SwanJohn CottleZebina CurtisNathan PageSamuel PorterLuke RichardsSamuel ShepardsonJoseph BerryBenjamin BurtAlexander CampbellBenjamin ClappJoseph ClarkSamuel CobbJason DuncanSamuel ElliotBenjamin EmmonsLuther FieldAsaph FletcherJonas GalushaJohn GambellHezekiah GoodrichElias JanisTimothy MatherJohn NoyesIsaac PutnamJames SmithDavid ThompsonNorman Webber
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [1][2][3]17196416364941791281175836181296543222222111111111111111111111
District of Southeast17196416364941791281175836181296543222222111111111111111111111
Windham County956353377247126-1342-9-------2---11-1-1--------11----
Town of Athens5221512--------------------------------------
Town of Brattleborough9031------2-8--------------1----------------
Town of Dummerston[4]139-1----------------2--------1--------------
Town of Grafton61535-333-------------------------------------
Town of Guilford85947-----------------------------------1----
Town of Halifax322137--62-------------------------------------
Town of Jamaica[5]203--1---32----------------------------------
Town of Londonderry90-1-1--------------------------------------
Town of Marlboro7412-9--------------------------------1-----
Town of Newfane4546---1--1----------------------------------
Town of Putney811911----------------------------------------
Town of Rockingham[6]642108---------------------1------------------
Town of Somerset-101----------------------------------------
Town of Stratton-25-----------------------------------------
Town of Townshend3721------1----------------------------------
Town of Vernon[7]43512----------------------------------------
Town of Wardsboro61-7--58-------------------------------------
Town of Westminster5952109-1--1---------------1-------------------
Town of Whitingham1426---1-------------------------------------
Town of Wilmington[8]614-1-1-----1-------------------------------
Town of Windham[9]-------------------------------------------
Windsor County76328825949213221175721612-6543222-221--1-1-11111111--1111
Town of Andover58---28--------------------------------------
Town of Baltimore[10]-------------------------------------------
Town of Barnard611----4--1---1-----------1--------1--------
Town of Bethel291----24------------------------------------
Town of Bridgewater[11]14436---------1--1-----------------1-------1-
Town of Cavendish291431---8--------------------------------1--
Town of Chester282210-86------------------------1-------------
Town of Hartford432045---------11-----------------------------
Town of Hartland[12]41--1061-------11-----------------------------
Town of Ludlow5225----------------------------------------
Town of Norwich4843----32---------------------------1-------
Town of Plymouth13-568----------------2---------------------
Town of Pomfret[13]1033712----2-------------1--------------------
Town of Reading27-177-----1--------------------------1------
Town of Rochester15217---31--1----------------------1------1---
Town of Royalton5194--3-41----------2------------------------
Town of Sharon593212-1-1-----1-----------------------------
Town of Springfield10012--61---2--1-------2------1---1-----------
Town of Stockbridge--41--54-----------------------------------1
Town of Weathersfield6644213-----6---------------------------------
Town of Windsor[14]10412161---15-511-21-2-2-------------------------
Town of Woodstock55528113------1---4-2-------------1------------

Notes:

[1]Vermont law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A second ballot would be held on December 18, 1804.
[2]James Elliot received the support of Federalists in this election.
[3]The Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT), October 29, reports 483 total votes for Pascal P. Enos.
[4]The Political Observatory, September 15, and The Reporter, September 8 report 2 votes for Samuel Fletcher in Dummerston.
[5]Returns from Jamaica do not appear in the original vote tally for Windham County; they are, however, listed in the town records in Jamaica.
[6]Rockingham Town Records do not list any votes for Samuel Fletcher in Rockingham.
[7]The Political Observatory, September 15, and The Reporter, September 8, report 6 votes for James Elliot, 37 for Samuel Fletcher, and 5 for Mark Richards in Vernon.
[8]The Political Observatory, September 15, and The Reporter, September 8, report no votes for Samuel Fletcher or Pascal P. Enos in Wilmington.
[9]No returns were reported for Windham.
[10]No returns were reported for Baltimore.
[11]Returns from Bridgewater do not appear in the original vote tally for Windsor County.
[12]Aaron Leland received one vote as "Aaron Knowland" in Hartland.
[13]Returns from Pomfret do not appear in the original vote tally for Windsor County; they are, however, listed in the town records in Pomfret.
[14]The Political Observatory, September 15, and The Reporter, September 8, report 44 votes for Samuel Fletcher, none for Mark Richards, and 140 for Pascal P. Enos in Windsor.

References:

Original Election Returns. Vermont State Archives, Middlesex.
Barnard Town Records.
Bethel Town Records.
Brattleborough Town Records.
Chester Town Records.
Dummerston Town Records.
Grafton Town Records.
Halifax Town Records.
Hartford Town Records.
Hartland Town Records.
Jamaica Town Records.
Marlboro Town Records.
Newfane Town Records.
Pomfret Town Records.
Putney Town Records.
Reading Town Records.
Rockingham Town Records.
Royalton Town Records.
Springfield Town Records.
Stockbridge Town Records.
Townshend Town Records.
Vernon Town Records.
Wardsboro Town Records.
Westminster Town Records.
Wilmington Town Records.
Woodstock Town Records.
Political Observatory (Walpole, NH). September 8, 1804.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). September 8, 1804.
Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). September 12, 1804.
Political Observatory (Walpole, NH). September 15, 1804.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). September 15, 1804.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). October 19, 1804.
Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT). October 23, 1804.
Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). October 29, 1804.
The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). October 30, 1804.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). November 5, 1804.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). November 7, 1804.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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