Vermont 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Ballot 3
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Ballot 3
- Date:
- 1821
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- Third Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Phinehas White, Mark Richards, James Elliot, Thomas G. Fessenden, Aaron Leland, Samuel Elliot, David Leavitt, Jonathan Hunt, Jr., John Phelps, John Croker, William Hall, Jr., Nathaniel Thomas, Edward R. Campbell, Aaron Heald, Daniel Kellogg
| Candidates: | Phinehas White | Mark Richards | James Elliot | Thomas G. Fessenden | Aaron Leland | Samuel Elliot | David Leavitt | Jonathan Hunt, Jr. | John Phelps | John Croker | William Hall, Jr. | Nathaniel Thomas | Edward R. Campbell | Aaron Heald | Daniel Kellogg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | ||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3] | 1198 | 1073 | 347 | 102 | 98 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Two | 1198 | 1073 | 347 | 102 | 98 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Windham County | 1010 | 639 | 345 | 95 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Acton[4] | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athens | 16 | 68 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brattleboro[5] | 92 | 2 | 77 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookline | 67 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dover | 12 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dummerston[6] | 83 | 17 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 11 | 63 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Guilford[7] | 18 | 4 | 79 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax[8] | 46 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jamaica | 44 | 17 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Londonderry[9] | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marlboro | 30 | 6 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newfane[10] | 50 | 16 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Putney | 126 | 58 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Rockingham | 55 | 140 | 1 | 60 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Somerset | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stratton | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Townshend | 78 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vernon[11] | 41 | 5 | 2 | 9 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wardsboro | 80 | 24 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | 24 | 127 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whitingham | - | 1 | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wilmington | 60 | 3 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Town of Windham | 1 | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Windsor County | 188 | 434 | 2 | 7 | 93 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Andover[12] | 1 | 103 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Baltimore | 8 | 14 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | 86 | 45 | 1 | - | 76 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Town of Springfield | 47 | 165 | - | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weathersfield | 28 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weston | 18 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Vermont law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A fourth ballot would be held on May 1, 1821.
[2]Letter "To the first Constable of the town of ... said town being in the second Congressional District of this State" from Governor Richard Skinner dated March 26, 1821: "Whereas, The County Clerk and Sheriff of the County of Windham, who are by law appointed to sort and count the votes given in said district, on the third Monday of February, 1821, for a Representative to represent this State in the Congress of the United States, have given notice to the Chief Magistrate, that no person has a majority of all the votes of said District, given in as aforesaid; together with a statement of the number of votes given for each candidate: and you are hereby notified, that the number of votes for each candidate are as follows ... Therefore, you, and in your absence, the town clerk, and in the absence of both, the select men of said town, are hereby directed to warn the freemen of said town, according to law, to meet at the usual place in said town for holding freemen's meeting, on the Tuesday, the first day of May next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to elect a person to represent this state in the congress of the United States."
[3]Among the figures listed in the Skinner letter are 1074 votes for Mark Richards (1069 for Mark Richards plus 5 votes for the misspelled Mark Richard), 10 votes for David Leavitt and 4 votes for Jonathan Hunt, Jr.
[4]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), March 5, reports 4 votes for Phinehas White and no votes for Mark Richards in Acton.
[5]One vote for Jonathan Hunt in Brattleboro has been added to the total for Jonathan Hunt, Jr.
[6]One vote for Phinehas Whit has been added to the total for Phinehas White and five votes for Mark Richard have been added to the total for Mark Richards.
[7]One vote for Jonathan Hunt in Guilford has been added to the total for Jonathan Hunt, Jr.
[8]One vote for John Crocker, Jr. in Halifax has been added to the total for John Crocker.
[9]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), March 5, reports 40 votes for Phinehas White in Londonderry.
[10]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), March 5, reports 16 votes for James Elliot in Newfane.
[11]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), March 5, reports 8 votes for Mark Richards, 3 votes for James Elliot and 6 votes for George Fessenden in Vernon.
[12]The Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT), March 5, reports 7 votes for James Elliot in Andover.
References:
Andover Town Records.
Baltimore Town Records.
Brattleboro Town Records.
Brookline Town Records.
Chester Town Records.
Dummerston Town Records.
Grafton Town Records.
Guilford Town Records.
Halifax Town Records.
Jamaica Town Records.
Londonderry Town Records.
Newfane Town Records.
Putney Town Records.
Rockingham Town Records.
Somerset Town Records.
Springfield Town Records.
Stratton Town Records.
Townshend Town Records.
Vernon Town Records.
Wardsboro Town Records.
Westminster Town Records.
Whitingham Town Records.
Wilmington Town Records.
Windham Town Records.
Vermont State Papers. Vol. 78. 72c.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). February 26, 1821.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). February 27, 1821.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). March 5, 1821.
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