Vermont 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Ballot 2

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Vermont 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Ballot 2
Date:
1803
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
Second Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Udney Hay, Martin Chittenden, Amos Marsh, Daniel Chipman, Noah Chittenden, Eeo Balo, Erastus Bostwick, Addington Conger, Nathaniel Cushman, Daniel Drury, Asa Lyon, Solomon Miller, George Motes, Reuben Saxon, Horatio Seymour, Joseph J. Tobias, William Wilson, Enoch Woodbridge, scattering, blank
Candidates: Udney HayMartin ChittendenAmos MarshDaniel ChipmanNoah ChittendenEeo BaloErastus BostwickAddington CongerNathaniel CushmanDaniel DruryAsa LyonSolomon MillerGeorge MotesReuben SaxonHoratio SeymourJoseph J. TobiasWilliam WilsonEnoch Woodbridgescatteringblank
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistFederalistFederalistRepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]2066124783618141111111111111191
District of Northwest2066124783618141111111111111191
Addison County764365273122---1---1--11115-
Town of Addison[9]57-30-----------------
Town of Bridport52717-2---------------
Town of Bristol46--9----------------
Town of Cornwall[10]4232----------------3-
Town of Ferrisburgh57-37-----------------
Town of Hancock21-7-----1---1-------
Town of Kingston30-------------------
Town of Leicester30236---------------1-
Town of Lincoln19-------------------
Town of Middlebury[11]38884---------------2-
Town of Monkton31631-----------1----
Town of New Haven[12]10423141----------------
Town of Panton30551----------------
Town of Salisbury2150----------------2-
Town of Shoreham84401-------------1---
Town of Starksboro1333-----------------
City of Vergennes[13]34761--------------1--
Town of Warren15-3-----------------
Town of Weybridge[14]3122------------------
Town of Whiting49-2---------------7-
Chittenden County69971323812-------------41
Town of Bolton[15]27-------------------
Town of Burlington61925-----------------
Town of Charlotte50566-----------------
Town of Colchester14257-----------------
Town of Duxbury1123------------------
Town of Essex4837------------------
Town of Hinesburgh204038---------------1-
Town of Huntington288------------------
Town of Jericho3489-11---------------
Town of Middle Hero[16]33241---------------1-
Town of Middlesex7176-----------------
Town of Milton47488-----------------
Town of Moretown8228-----------------
Town of Richmond4644------------------
Town of Shelburne331060-----------------
Town of South Hero4942----------------1-
Town of Stowe[17]33251-----------------
Town of Underhill[18]34-1-1--------------1
Town of Waitsfield839------------------
Town of Waterbury[19]344610-----------------
Town of Westford26444-----------------
Town of Williston48532---------------1-
Franklin County602170325-----------------
Town of Bakersfield16123-----------------
Town of Berkshire26622----------------
Town of Cambridge[20]69221-----------------
Town of Enosburgh1019-----------------
Town of Fairfax473513-----------------
Town of Fairfield202782-----------------
Town of Fletcher17-------------------
Town of Georgia98236-----------------
Town of Highgate27324-----------------
Town of Huntsburgh[21]26121-----------------
Town of Johnson20-10-----------------
Town of Richford13-13-----------------
Town of Saint Albans[22][23]403237-----------------
Town of Sheldon[24]8647-----------------
Town of Swanton[25]74724-----------------

Notes:

[1]Vermont law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A third ballot would be held on May 9, 1803.
[2]Due to misspelling votes and rejected votes, the official certified vote was 1980 for Udney Hay, 1237 for Martin Chittenden, and 834 for Amos Marsh.
[3]Udney Hay received 57 votes as Udney, 1 vote as A. Hay, 1 vote as Udley Hay and 1 vote as Utley Hay.
[4]Martin Chittenden received 3 votes as M. Chittenden and 1 vote as Martin Chiden.
[5]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), April 21, notes that the following votes were "not regularly certified": 26 for Udney Hay, 6 for Martin Chittenden, 2 for Daniel Chipman, and 2 for Amos Marsh.
[6]The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC), April 15, and The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA), April 26, report 1247 total votes for Martin Chittenden.
[7]"Mr. Baker, Through the medium of your paper, the Freemen of the Northwestern District of Vermont are requested no longer to consider the subscriber as a Candidate for the Office of Representative in the Congress of the United States. --Amos Marsh, Vergennes, April 12th, AD 1803" The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), April 21, 1803.
[8]Grand Isle County was formed from parts of Franklin and Chittenden Counties in 1802, but it was not officially incorporated until 1806. In this election, records from towns in the new Grand Isle County (South Hero and Middle Hero), were still counted in Chittenden County.
[9]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 9, reports 7 votes for Amos Marsh in Addison.
[10]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), March 10, reports 46 votes for Udney Hay in Cornwall.
[11]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 9, reports 37 votes for Udney Hay, 86 for Martin Chittenden, and 30 for Amos Marsh in Middlebury.
[12]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 9, reports 25 votes for Martin Chittenden in New Haven.
[13]1 vote for Utley Hay in Vergennes has here been credited to Udney Hay.
[14]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 9, reports 30 votes for Udney Hay in Weybridge.
[15]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 9, reports 35 votes for Udney Hay in Bolton.
[16]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), March 9, reports 2 votes for Amos Marsh in South Hero and Middle Hero combined.
[17]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), March 10, and the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 16, report 21 votes for Martin Chittenden in Stowe.
[18]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 16, reports 2 votes for Amos Marsh in Underhill.
[19]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 9, reports 26 votes for Udney Hay, 25 for Martin Chittenden and 4 for Amos Marsh in Waterbury.
[20]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 16, reports 67 votes for Udney Hay in Cambridge.
[21]The votes from Huntsburgh were rejected.
[22]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), March 3, and the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), March 9, report 39 votes for Udney Hay and 22 for Martin Chittenden in Saint Albans.
[23]Udney Hay received 1 vote as A. Hay, which has here been credited to him.
[24]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), March 10, reports 1 vote for Martin Chittenden in Sheldon.
[25]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), March 10, reports 8 votes for Martin Chittenden and 27 for Amos Marsh in Swanton.

References:

Addison Town Records.
Bridport Town Records.
Bristol Town Records.
Colchester Town Records.
Enosburgh Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Fairfield Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Highgate Town Records.
Huntsburgh Town Records.
Jericho Town Records.
Milton Town Records.
Monkton Town Records.
New Haven Town Records.
Panton Town Records.
Richford Town Records.
Saint Albans Town Records.
Shelburne Town Records.
Shoreham Town Records.
Stowe Town Records.
Underhill Town Records.
Vergennes Town Records.
Warren Town Records.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). March 2, 1803.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). March 3, 1803.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). March 9, 1803.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). March 10, 1803.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). March 16, 1803.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). March 28, 1803.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). March 30, 1803.
Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). April 5, 1803.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). April 13, 1803.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). April 15, 1803.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). April 21, 1803.
The Intelligencer, and Weekly Advertiser (Lancaster, PA). April 26, 1803.
Kline's Carlisle Weekly Gazette (Carlisle, PA). April 27, 1803.
The Carolina Gazette (Charleston, SC). May 5, 1803.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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