Vermont 1802 U.S. Senate

Office:
U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Vermont 1802 U.S. Senate
Date:
1802
State:
Vermont
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:
Israel Smith, Abel Spencer, scattering
Candidates: Israel Smith[1]Abel Spencerscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2][3]111796
House of Representatives102756
Council94-

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Hon. Israel Smith, is chosen Senator by a majority of 25." Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT). October 26, 1802.
[3]"We are authorized to state from authentic information just received from the legislature of this state, that the Hon. Israel Smith, Esq. one of our present Representatives in Congress, is elected a Senator, by said Legislature, to fill the place of Nathaniel Chipman, Esq. (whose seat in the Senate of the United States becomes vacant in March next) by a majority of TWENTY-SIX votes." Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). October 30, 1802. American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.

References:

Windsor Federal Gazette (Windsor, VT). October 26, 1802.
Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). October 30, 1802.
American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.
The Republican, and Petersburg Advertiser (Petersburg, VA). November 12, 1802.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). November 16, 1802.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). November 20, 1802

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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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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).
handwritten notes
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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