Vermont 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Date:
- 1796
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Matthew Lyon, Israel Smith, Samuel Williams, Nathaniel Chipman, Isaac Tichenor, Gideon Olin, Enoch Woodbridge, Jonas Galusha, Daniel Chipman, Samuel Hitchcock, Samuel Safford, Jonathan Robinson, Noah Smith, Ebenezer Marvin, William C. Harrington, Gameliel Painter, Timothy Todd, Ira Allen, Hubbard Barlow, Eli Cogfell, Cole, Roswell Hopkins, Levi House, Joshua Hyde, Chauncey Langdon, Samuel Miller, Nathan Osgood, David Robinson, David Sheldon, Enos Smith, Josiah Smith, Solomon Waldbridge, David Whitney, Samuel Williams, Peter Wright
| Candidates: | Matthew Lyon | Israel Smith | Samuel Williams | Nathaniel Chipman | Isaac Tichenor | Gideon Olin | Enoch Woodbridge | Jonas Galusha | Daniel Chipman | Samuel Hitchcock | Samuel Safford | Jonathan Robinson | Noah Smith | Ebenezer Marvin | William C. Harrington | Gameliel Painter | Timothy Todd | Ira Allen | Hubbard Barlow | Eli Cogfell | Cole | Roswell Hopkins | Levi House | Joshua Hyde | Chauncey Langdon | Samuel Miller | Nathan Osgood | David Robinson | David Sheldon | Enos Smith | Josiah Smith | Solomon Waldbridge | David Whitney | Samuel Williams | Peter Wright |
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| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | 1783 | 967 | 322 | 310 | 287 | 198 | 188 | 147 | 86 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Western | 1783 | 967 | 322 | 310 | 287 | 198 | 188 | 147 | 86 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Addison County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridport | 2 | 1 | - | 57 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornwall | 47 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ferrisburgh | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock | 14 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Panton | 13 | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shoreham | 36 | 2 | 20 | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Vergennes[4] | 5 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 4 | 43 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Bennington County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bennington | 10 | 106 | - | 43 | 3 | 2 | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Readsboro | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shaftsbury | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Winhall | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chittenden County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Georgia[5] | 49 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Highgate | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jericho | 12 | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milton | 32 | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 42 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rutland County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Benson | 82 | 1 | 17 | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Holly[6] | 7 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsford | 9 | - | - | 7 | 29 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 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 11, 1796. The Rising Sun, November 29, notes "As no person in the Western District, Vermont, obtained a majority of all the votes for Representative to Congress, the constables of all the towns are commanded to warn of a meeting on the first Tuesday in December next, for the purpose of again balloting."
[2]The Rising Sun (Keene, NH), November 15, lists Matthew Lyon with 1713 votes, Enoch Woodbridge with 186 votes, and Daniel Chipman with 88 votes.
[3]The Rising Sun, November 29, reports 291 votes for Gideon Olin.
[4]Gideon Olin received 2 votes as Judge Olin.
[5]Samuel Williams received 1 vote as "Doct. Williams".
[6]A second report lists Samuel Williams' vote count at 01 rather than 10.
References:
Bennington Town Records
Benson Town Records.
Bridport Town Records.
Bristol Town Records.
Cornwall Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Georgia Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Highgate Town Records.
Milton Town Records.
Mount Holly Town Records.
Panton Town Records.
Pittsfield Town Records.
Pittsford Town Records.
Readsboro Town Records.
Shaftsbury Town Records.
Shelburne Town Records.
Shoreham Town Records.
Vergennes Town Records.
Winhall Town Records.
The Rutland Herald: a Register of the Times (Rutland, VT). October 24, 1796.
The Eagle: or, Dartmouth Centinel (Hanover, NH). November 7, 1796.
The Rutland Herald: a Register of the Times (Rutland, VT). November 7, 1796.
The Rising Sun (Keene, NH). November 15, 1796.
The Rising Sun (Keene, NH). November 29, 1796.
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