Vermont 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Vermont 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1820
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Rollin C. Mallory, Orsamus C. Merrill, Chauncey Langdon, Zadowick Stanton, Charles K. Williams, Robert Pierpoint, Elijah Fillemore, William Henry, David Robinson, Moses Robinson, scattering
Candidates: Rollin C. Mallory[1]Orsamus C. MerrillChauncey LangdonZadowick StantonCharles K. WilliamsRobert PierpointElijah FillemoreWilliam HenryDavid RobinsonMoses Robinsonscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanRepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]198511925081174111153
District of One198511925081174111153
Bennington County122107024211--111124
Town of Arlington[4]54031-------2
Town of Bennington32201125---1111-
Town of Dorset[5]87227--------
Town of Landgrove11314--------
Town of Manchester87911-------2
Town of Peru-15---------
Town of Pownal[6]-179157-------
Town of Readsboro-36--------1
Town of Rupert[7]6132---------
Town of Sandgate[8]-3813-------3
Town of Shaftsbury491574-------13
Town of Stamford[9]-51-4-------
Town of Sunderland1330--------3
Town of Winhall[10][11]-----------
Town of Woodford[12]-272--------
Rutland County1863122266-74----29
Town of Castleton[13]125956-------5
Town of Clarendon214---------2
Town of Danby[14]68517--------
Town of Fairhaven[15]13729-------3
Town of Ira[16]802--------1
Town of Middletown128519-------3
Town of Mount Holly[17]127----------
Town of Mount Tabor19----------
Town of Parkerstown27---------1
Town of Pawlet[18]174-32-------8
Town of Poultney237117-------1
Town of Rutland[19][20]1903014-74-----
Town of Sherburne214---------
Town of Shrewsbury[21]1315--------1
Town of Tinmouth[22]61-37-------3
Town of Wallingford[23]40-75--------
Town of Wells8413--------1

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"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 First Congressional District, is composed of The entire county of Bennington, and all the towns in Rutland county, excepting Orwell, Sudbury, Brandon, Pittsfield, Chittenden, Pittsford, Hubbardton and Benson." The Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). August 1, 1820.
[3]The Original Election Returns tally sheet, The National Standard (Middlebury, VT), The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), The Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT) (VT), The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT) and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT) report 1944 votes for Rollin C. Mallary, 1189 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill, 493 votes for Chauncey Langdon and 80 scattering votes.
[4]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 26 votes for Chauncey Langdon and no scattering votes in Arlington.
[5]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 100 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill, no votes for Rollin C. Mallary or Chauncey Langdon and 5 scattering votes in Dorset.
[6]The Original Election Returns tally sheet and The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, report 177 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill and 75 votes for Chauncey Langdon in Pownal.
[7]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 181 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill and 5 scattering votes in Rupert.
[8]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 36 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill, 15 votes for Rollin C. Mallary, no votes for Chauncey Langdon and no scattering votes in Sandgate.
[9]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 50 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill in Stamford.
[10]No returns for Winhall have been found, the votes being rejected.
[11]A note with the Original Election Returns for Bennington County reads: "Votes for Representatives to Congress in the first Congressional District 1820. From the Town of Winhall evidence was exhibited to the committee that there were but Ten persons present and under a mistaken view of the Law they gave Sixty votes for representative to Congress which votes were rejected by the Committee. [signed] Cyrus Cornfield for Committee."
[12]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 32 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill, 2 votes for Rollin C. Mallary and no votes for Chauncey Langdon in Woodford.
[13]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 59 votes for Chauncey Langdon in Castleton.
[14]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 52 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill, 80 votes for Rollin C. Mallary and no votes for Chauncey Langdon in Danby.
[15]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports no votes for Orsamus C. Merrill, 130 votes for Rollin C. Mallary and no votes for Chauncey Langdon in Fairhaven.
[16]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports "all votes for Mallary" in Ira.
[17]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 130 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill in Mount Holly.
[18]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 170 votes for Rollin C. Mallary, no votes for Chauncey Langdon and 12 scattering votes in Pawlet.
[19]The Original Election Returns tally sheet lists 189 votes for Rollin C. Mallary, 29 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill and 12 scattering.
[20]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 29 votes for Orsamus C. Merrill and 12 scattering votes in Rutland.
[21]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports no votes for Orsamus C. Merrill, 135 votes for Rollin C. Mallary, 5 votes for Chauncey Langdon and no scattering votes in Shrewsbury.
[22]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports 65 votes for Rollin C. Mallary, 50 votes for Chauncey Langdon and no scattering votes in Tinmouth.
[23]The votes for Wallingford were not included in the Official Returns. The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), September 19, reports these figures but notes that they are uncertain.

References:

Original Election Returns. Vermont State Archives, Middlesex.
Bennington Town Records.
Mount Holly Town Records.
Pownal Town Records.
Rutland Town Records.
Vermont State Papers. Vol. 78. 41-46.
The Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). August 1, 1820.
Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). September 12, 1820.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). September 12, 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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