Vermont 1795 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Ballot 2
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1795 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Ballot 2
- Date:
- 1795
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Second Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Israel Smith, Matthew Lyon, Gideon Olin, Isaac Tichenor, Samuel Safford, Jonas Galusha, Noah Smith, John Strong, Samuel Williams, Nathaniel Chittenden, Amos Marsh, Samuel Mattocks, Gideon Seeger, Thaddeus Tuttle, Enoch Woodbridge, scattering
| Candidates: | Israel Smith[1] | Matthew Lyon | Gideon Olin | Isaac Tichenor | Samuel Safford | Jonas Galusha | Noah Smith | John Strong | Samuel Williams | Nathaniel Chittenden | Amos Marsh | Samuel Mattocks | Gideon Seeger | Thaddeus Tuttle | Enoch Woodbridge | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | |||||||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3][4] | 1804 | 1783 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81 |
| District of Western | 1804 | 1783 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81 |
| Addison County | 355 | 236 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Addison | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridport | 38 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 12 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornwall | 46 | 42 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ferrisburgh | 19 | 22 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock[5] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Kingston[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Panton | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shoreham | 11 | 54 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Vergennes | 62 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Bennington County | 608 | 185 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bennington | 173 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Readsboro | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shaftsbury | 50 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chittenden County | 404 | 379 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Burlington | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Essex | 9 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Isle La Motte | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jericho | 14 | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shelburne | 2 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Rutland County | 437 | 983 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Benson | 7 | 125 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsford | 8 | 34 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | 1 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]Israel Smith was declared elected in spite of not receiving the majority required by Vermont law.
[3]Israel Smith, a moderate Republican, was supported by the Federalists against Matthew Lyon, who had by this time proven himself to be an avowed Jeffersonian.
[4]"Israel Smith, Esq. of Rutland, is re-elected a Representative to the Congress of the United States, for the Western District of this State, by a majority of twenty-one votes. The two highest in nomination stood as follows: Israel Smith, Esquire 1804, Col. Matthew Lyon 1783. And 130 votes for other persons." Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). March 9, 1795.
[5]The Rutland Herald: Or, Vermont Mercury (Rutland, VT), March 2, notes that there were "no returns from the towns of Kingston and Hancock."
[6]The Rutland Herald: Or, Vermont Mercury (Rutland, VT), March 2, notes that there were "no returns from the towns of Kingston and Hancock."
References:
Addison Town Records.
Bennington Town Records
Benson Town Records
Bridport Town Records.
Bristol Town Records.
Burlington Town Records.
Cornwall Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Isle La Motte Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Panton Town Records.
Pittsford Town Records
Readsboro Town Records.
Shaftsbury Town Records.
Shelburne Town Records.
Shoreham Town Records.
Vergennes Town Records.
The Rutland Herald: Or, Vermont Mercury (Rutland, VT). March 2, 1795.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). March 6, 1795.
The Eagle or Dartmouth Centinel (Hanover, NH). March 9, 1795.
The Rutland Herald: Or, Vermont Mercury (Rutland, VT). March 9, 1795.
Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). March 9, 1795.
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