Vermont 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Vermont 1800 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:
1800
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Israel Smith, Daniel Chipman, Amos Marsh, Jonas Galusha, Ebenezer Marvin, Gideon Olin, Isaac Tichenor, Solomon Wright, Jonathan Robinson, Chauncey Smith, Josiah Wright, David Fay, Benjamin Holmes, Rosewell Hopkins, John Law, Nathaniel Niles, Moses Robinson, Nathan Robinson, Abel Spencer, John White, James Witherill, scattering
Candidates: Israel Smith[1]Daniel ChipmanAmos MarshJonas GalushaEbenezer MarvinGideon OlinIsaac TichenorSolomon WrightJonathan RobinsonChauncey SmithJosiah WrightDavid FayBenjamin HolmesRosewell HopkinsJohn LawNathaniel NilesMoses RobinsonNathan RobinsonAbel SpencerJohn WhiteJames Witherillscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]45562494--------------------
District of Western45562494--------------------
Addison County----------------------
Town of Addison----------------------
Town of Bridport[4]4158--------------------
Town of Bristol585--------------------
Town of Cornwall----------------------
Town of Ferrisburgh731420---1---------------
Town of Goshen----------------------
Town of Hancock19---------------------
Town of Kingston----------------------
Town of Leicester----------------------
Town of Lincoln----------------------
Town of Middlebury3092-------------------3
Town of Monkton[5]874--------------------
Town of New Haven6139------1-------------
Town of Panton----------------------
Town of Salisbury----------------------
Town of Shoreham----------------------
Town of Starksboro----------------------
City of Vergennes3372----1---------------
Town of Warren----------------------
Town of Waltham----------------------
Town of Weybridge----------------------
Town of Whiting----------------------
Bennington County----------------------
Town of Arlington----------------------
Town of Bennington2515011----1-------------
Town of Dorset----------------------
Town of Landgrove----------------------
Town of Manchester----------------------
Town of Peru----------------------
Town of Pownal16788-----3--21----------
Town of Readsboro25---------------------
Town of Rupert----------------------
Town of Sandgate----------------------
Town of Shaftsbury206--6-3----------------
Town of Stamford----------------------
Town of Sunderland----------------------
Town of Winhall----------------------
Town of Woodford----------------------
Chittenden County----------------------
Town of Bolton----------------------
Town of Burlington----------------------
Town of Charlotte1490-----------1--------
Town of Colchester502--3---------1-------
Town of Essex616-------------1------
Town of Grand Isle----------------------
Town of Hinesburgh----------------------
Town of Huntington----------------------
Town of Jericho6815--------------------
Town of Middlesex----------------------
Town of Milton1834--------------------
Town of Moretown----------------------
Town of Richmond----------------------
Town of Shelburne3130--------------------
Town of South Hero----------------------
Town of Stowe414---------------1----
Town of Underhill273--------------------
Town of Waitsfield----------------------
Town of Waterbury----------------------
Town of Westford----------------------
Town of Williston----------------------
Town of Worcester----------------------
Franklin County----------------------
Town of Alburgh----------------------
Town of Bakersfield----------------------
Town of Belvedere----------------------
Town of Berkshire----------------------
Town of Cambridge----------------------
Town of Enosburgh717--------------------
Town of Fairfax4753--------------------
Town of Fletcher----------------------
Town of Georgia702----------1-----11--
Town of Highgate[6]----------------------
Town of Huntsburgh----------------------
Town of Isle La Motte[7]18---------------------
Town of Johnson----------------------
Town of Montgomery----------------------
Town of North Hero----------------------
Town of Richford----------------------
Town of Saint Albans----------------------
Town of Sheldon----------------------
Town of Sterling----------------------
Town of Swanton----------------------
Orleans County----------------------
Town of Barton----------------------
Town of Browington-20--------------------
Town of Coventry----------------------
Town of Craftsbury----------------------
Town of Derby----------------------
Town of Duncansboro-11--------------------
Town of Eden----------------------
Town of Elmore43--------------------
Town of Glover----------------------
Town of Greensboro----------------------
Town of Holland----------------------
Town of Hyde Park----------------------
Town of Irasburg----------------------
Town of Kellyvale----------------------
Town of Lutterloh----------------------
Town of Morgan----------------------
Town of Morristown----------------------
Town of Navy----------------------
Town of Troy----------------------
Town of Westfield----------------------
Town of Wolcott----------------------
Rutland County----------------------
Town of Benson11216-------2------1---1-
Town of Brandon----------------------
Town of Castleton----------------------
Town of Clarendon----------------------
Town of Chittenden----------------------
Town of Danby----------------------
Town of Fairhaven----------------------
Town of Hubbardton----------------------
Town of Ira----------------------
Town of Middletown----------------------
Town of Mount Holly----------------------
Town of Mount Tabor----------------------
Town of Orwell1263--------------------
Town of Parkerstown----------------------
Town of Pawlet----------------------
Town of Philadelphia----------------------
Town of Pittsfield----------------------
Town of Pittsford5746--------------------
Town of Poultney----------------------
Town of Rutland[8]93165----1---------------
Town of Sherburne----------------------
Town of Shrewsbury543--------------------
Town of Sudbury----------------------
Town of Tinmouth----------------------
Town of Wallingford----------------------
Town of Wells----------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]According to statements in several newspapers, the votes from a number of towns in both districts were not reported. These returns were either too late and therefore not counted or they were rejected on some technicality.
[3]The American Mercury (Hartford, CT) of October 30 and The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT) of October 20 both report total "scattering votes" as 128, and the "Majority for Smith, 1934".
[4]The Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New-York Advertiser (Vergennes, VT) of September 4 lists Daniel Chipman with 65 votes.
[5]The Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New-York Advertiser (Vergennes, VT) of September 4 lists Daniel Chipman with 76 votes.
[6]No breakdown of votes, but 31 votes in this congressional election.
[7]Isle La Motte changes to Vineyard in 1802.
[8]Daniel Chipman received one vote as Darius Chipman.

References:

Bennington Town Records.
Benson Town Records.
Bridport Town Records.
Bristol Town Records.
Brownington Town Records.
Charlotte Town Records.
Colchester Town Records.
Duncansboro Town Records.
Elmore Town Records.
Enosburgh Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Fairfax Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Georgia Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Highgate Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Milton Town Records.
Monkton Town Records.
New Haven Town Records.
Pittsford Town Records.
Pownal Town Records.
Readsboro Town Records.
Shaftsbury Town Records.
Shelburne Town Records.
Shrewsbury Town Records.
Stowe Town Records.
Underhill Town Records.
Vergennes Town Records.
The Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New-York Advertiser (Vergennes, VT). September 4, 1800.
The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). October 16, 1800.
The Vergennes Gazette and Vermont and New-York Advertiser (Vergennes, VT). October 16, 1800.
Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). October 20, 1800.
The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). October 20, 1800.
The Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1800.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). October 30, 1800.
The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 30, 1800.
Haswell's Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). August 24, 1801.

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