Vermont 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
- Date:
- 1820
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- John Mattocks, Daniel Azro A. Buck, William Cahoon, Samuel Prentiss, Josiah Dana, Daniel Cook, Israel P. Dana, Jona Fisk, Joseph Morrill, Jr., Stuart Brown, Enoch Burnham, Joseph A. Ingalls, Orsamus C. Merrill, Joseph Monroe, John W. Chandler, William A. Griswold, Nathan Hines, Martin Kellogg, Naum Kelton, Timothy Merrill, Abner Miles, Daniel Peaslee, John Rankin, Levi Rodgers, Jeremiah Sias, Silas Spalding, Josiah B. Strong, Pres West, G. Wheelock, Joseph Whipple, scattering
| Candidates: | John Mattocks[1] | Daniel Azro A. Buck | William Cahoon | Samuel Prentiss | Josiah Dana | Daniel Cook | Israel P. Dana | Jona Fisk | Joseph Morrill, Jr. | Stuart Brown | Enoch Burnham | Joseph A. Ingalls | Orsamus C. Merrill | Joseph Monroe | John W. Chandler | William A. Griswold | Nathan Hines | Martin Kellogg | Naum Kelton | Timothy Merrill | Abner Miles | Daniel Peaslee | John Rankin | Levi Rodgers | Jeremiah Sias | Silas Spalding | Josiah B. Strong | Pres West | G. Wheelock | Joseph Whipple | scattering |
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| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Republican | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3][4] | 2270 | 1744 | 77 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| District of Six | 2270 | 1744 | 77 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Caledonia County | 1191 | 583 | 76 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Town of Barnet | 134 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Burke | 57 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cabot | 81 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danville | 98 | 98 | 67 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Groton | 40 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | 92 | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kirby | 6 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lyndon | 75 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Peacham | 171 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Ryegate | 62 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saint Johnsbury | 113 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheffield | 39 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sutton | 44 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Walden | 42 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterford | 97 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Town of Wheelock | 21 | 57 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woodbury | 19 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Essex County | 204 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Town of Brunswick | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Canaan | 31 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Concord | 21 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Granby[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Guildhall | 55 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Lemington | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Lunenburg[6] | 55 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Town of Maidstone | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Minehead | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newark | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orange County | 414 | 666 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Bradford | 64 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | 70 | 29 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Town of Chelsea[7] | 2 | 154 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Corinth | 89 | 67 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newbury | 94 | 85 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orange | 6 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Roxbury | - | 16 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Topsham | 7 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Washington | 3 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamstown | 79 | 55 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Washington County | 461 | 354 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Town of Barre | 120 | 116 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berlin | 60 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Town of Calais | 21 | 48 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Town of Marshfield[8] | 21 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montpelier | 114 | 113 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Northfield[9] | 92 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Plainfield | 33 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]John Mattocks received Republican support in this election.
[3]"From the Vermont Republican. Vermont Congressional election. By an act of the legislature, of November 2, 1818, this state is divided into six districts, each of which chooses one representative to congress. The first election under this act takes place on the first Tuesday of September next; and the time having already arrived, when the attention of our fellow-citizens must be turned to the important subject, we subjoin for the information of those of our readers who may not have access to the law in question, a compendium of its provisions. ... The Sixth Congressional District [is composed] of The whole of Caledonia and Essex counties, and all of Orange county not included in the 4th district; together with the towns of Northfield, Berlin, Barre, Plainfield, Marshfield, Calais, and Montpelier, in Washington County." The Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). August 1, 1820.
[4]The Original Election Returns tally sheet, The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), The Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT) (VT), The National Standard (Middlebury, VT), The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT) and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT) report 2247 votes for John Mattocks and 1611 votes for Daniel Azro A. Buck.
[5]There were no votes recorded in Granby.
[6]The Original Election Returns tally sheet lists 2 scattering votes in Lunenburg.
[7]One vote for D. Azro Buck in Chelsea has been added to the total for Daniel Azro A. Buck.
[8]The Original Election Returns tally sheet does not have returns from Marshfield.
[9]The Original Election Returns tally sheet lists 90 votes for John Mattocks and 2 votes for Daniel Azro A. Buck in Northfield.
References:
Original Election Returns. Vermont State Archives, Middlesex.
Bradford Town Records.
Burke Town Records.
Calais Town Records.
Chelsea Town Records.
Danville Town Records.
Guildhall Town Records.
Hardwick Town Records.
Lunenburg Town Records.
Marshfield Town Records.
Montpelier Town Records.
Newark Town Records.
Newbury Town Records.
Northfield Town Records.
Plainfield Town Records.
Roxbury Town Records.
Saint Johnsbury Town Records.
Sheffield Town Records.
Walden Town Records.
Washington Town Records.
Wheelock Town Records.
The Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). August 1, 1820.
Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). September 19, 1820.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). September 19, 1820.
The National Standard (Middlebury, VT). October 24, 1820.
Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT). October 24, 1820.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). October 30, 1820.
Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT). October 30, 1820.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). October 31, 1820.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). October 31, 1820.
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