Vermont 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Southeast District

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Vermont 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Southeast District
Date:
1806
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
James Elliot, William Hunter, Elijah Knight, Aaron Leland, Mark Richards, Lewis R. Morris, William Strong, Elias Keyes, Samuel Porter, Titus Hutchinson, Pascal P. Enos, Israel Smith, James Roberts, Charles Marsh, Stephen Jacob, Paul Brigham, Isaac Tichenor, Reuben Attwater, William C. Bradley, Samuel Fletcher, Jonathan H. Hubbard, James Witherill, Samuel Allen, John Barrett, Alexander Campbell, John Campbell, Jabez Delano, Asaph Fletcher, Jabez Foster, John Gambel, Amos Heath, John Leverett, Timothy Mather, Nehemiah Nobles, Benjamin Ross, Samuel Sheppard, Charles Steven, Benjamin Swan, Joseph Tilden, Lemuel Willis
Candidates: James Elliot[1]William HunterElijah KnightAaron LelandMark RichardsLewis R. MorrisWilliam StrongElias KeyesSamuel PorterTitus HutchinsonPascal P. EnosIsrael SmithJames RobertsCharles MarshStephen JacobPaul BrighamIsaac TichenorReuben AttwaterWilliam C. BradleySamuel FletcherJonathan H. HubbardJames WitherillSamuel AllenJohn BarrettAlexander CampbellJohn CampbellJabez DelanoAsaph FletcherJabez FosterJohn GambelAmos HeathJohn LeverettTimothy MatherNehemiah NoblesBenjamin RossSamuel SheppardCharles StevenBenjamin SwanJoseph TildenLemuel Willis
Affiliation:FederalistFederalistFederalistFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]2239---------------------------------------
District of Southeast2239---------------------------------------
Windham County----------------------------------------
Town of Acton----------------------------------------
Town of Athens----------------------------------------
Town of Brattleborough[4]127----1--------1-------------------------
Town of Brookline----------------------------------------
Town of Dummerston1921------15-------2-----------------------
Town of Grafton6233--------------------------------------
Town of Guilford----------------------------------------
Town of Halifax[5]148---27---------1-----1------------------
Town of Jamaica47------------------1--------------------
Town of Londonderry63---------------------------------------
Town of Marlboro41---1---------------------------1--1----
Town of Newfane86-------------2-------------------------
Town of Putney912---1----------1--------1--------------
Town of Rockingham26692--7------------------1---------------
Town of Somerset5---3-----------------------------------
Town of Stratton29--1-----------1------------------------
Town of Townshend[6]62-----------------1---------------------
Town of Vernon----------------------------------------
Town of Wardsboro89---------------------------------------
Town of Westminster1446--11-----2---1122--1------------------
Town of Whitingham5445---------17---------------1-----------
Town of Wilmington69--------------1------------------------
Town of Windham2220-------------------------------------1
Windsor County----------------------------------------
Town of Andover2140--------------------------------------
Town of Baltimore----------------------------------------
Town of Barnard623-9-------------------------1-------1--
Town of Bethel32---23----------------------------1------
Town of Bridgewater----------------------------------------
Town of Cavendish----------------------------------------
Town of Chester1967-1-------2--2---------------1---------
Town of Hartford[7]11218----10------1--------------------1-----
Town of Hartland558-15-23--711-----------------------------
Town of Ludlow----------------------------------------
Town of Norwich----------------------------------------
Town of Plymouth----------------------------------------
Town of Pomfret70---3-----------------------------------
Town of Reading3388---------1----------------------------
Town of Rochester313-373--------------1--------------------
Town of Royalton98------1-------------------1---1----1---
Town of Sharon65---------------------------------------
Town of Springfield5316---------------------1--------------1-
Town of Stockbridge361-----17--------------1-----------------
Town of Weathersfield----------------------------------------
Town of Weston----------------------------------------
Town of Windsor36125-------6-3-5------2-----1-------------
Town of Woodstock----------------------------------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT), October 18, the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), October 15, the Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), October 23, and the Vermont Reporter, October 25, report 2239 votes for James Elliot and no other candidate is identified by name, instead, it mentions there are 1244 scattering votes. The Vermont Gazette, an Epitome of the World (Bennington, VT), an Epitome of The World, October 21, the American Citizen (New York, NY), October 27, and the National Intelligencer, October 29, report likewise, except that each number the scattering votes at 1639.
[3]The Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT), October 15, The Post-Boy (Windsor, VT), October 21, and the Connecticut Gazette, October 29, report that James Elliot was chosen by a majority of 995.
[4]The Political Observatory, September 12, and The Reporter, September 6 and 13, report 126 votes for James Elliot in Brattleboro.
[5]James Witherill received his vote as James Witherall.
[6]The Reporter, September 6 and 13, report 69 votes for James Elliot in Townshend.
[7]Benjamin Ross received this vote as Benjamin Russ.

References:

The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). September 6, 1806.
Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). September 8, 1806.
Political Observatory (Walpole, NH). September 12, 1806.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). September 13, 1806.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). October 15, 1806.
Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). October 15, 1806.
Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT). October 18, 1806.
The Post-Boy (Windsor, VT). October 21, 1806.
Vermont Gazette, an Epitome of the World (Bennington, VT). October 21, 1806.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). October 23, 1806.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). October 25, 1806.
American Citizen (New York, NY). October 27, 1806.
Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). October 29, 1806.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 29, 1806.

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