Vermont 1791 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1791 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
- Date:
- 1791
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Matthew Lyon, Israel Smith, Isaac Tichenor, Samuel Hitchcock, Ira Allen, Ebenezer Marvin, Gideon Olin, Jonathan Robinson, Samuel Safford, Jonas Galusha, Lemuel Chipman, Moses Robinson, Noah Smith
Candidates: | Matthew Lyon | Israel Smith | Isaac Tichenor | Samuel Hitchcock | Ira Allen | Ebenezer Marvin | Gideon Olin | Jonathan Robinson | Samuel Safford | Jonas Galusha | Lemuel Chipman | Moses Robinson | Noah Smith |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | ||||||||||||
Final Result: [1][2][3] | 579 | 517 | 472 | 377 | 48 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
District of One | 579 | 517 | 472 | 377 | 48 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Addison County | 37 | 77 | 8 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Town of Addison | - | 4 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bridport | 4 | 12 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Cornwall | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Ferrisburgh | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Kingston | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Leicester | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Middlebury | 1 | 8 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Monkton | - | 1 | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of New Haven | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Panton | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Salisbury | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
City of Vergennes | - | 3 | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Whiting | 1 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Bennington County[4] | 13 | 155 | 371 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Town of Arlington | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bennington | - | 5 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Town of Dorset | 1 | 23 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Manchester | - | 23 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Pownal | - | 6 | 40 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Reupert | - | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Sandgate | 1 | - | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Town of Shaftsbury | 1 | 3 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Stamford | - | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Sunderland | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chittenden County | 13 | 11 | 11 | 221 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Bolton | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Burlington | - | - | - | 32 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Cambridge | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Charlotte | - | 1 | 2 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Colchester | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Essex | - | - | - | 9 | 11 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Fairfield | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Georgia | - | 2 | 4 | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hinesburgh | - | 1 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Hungerford | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Jericho | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Milton | - | - | - | - | 25 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of New Huntington | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Saint Albans | - | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Smithfield | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of South Hero | 1 | - | - | 21 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Williston | 4 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rutland County[5] | 516 | 274 | 82 | 7 | - | 6 | 26 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Benson | 113 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Brandon | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Town of Castleton | 10 | 1 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Chittenden | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Clarendon | 33 | 16 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Danby | 14 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Fairhaven | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Harwich | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Ira | 5 | - | 8 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Middletown | 28 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Orwell | 28 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Pawlett | - | 33 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Pittsford | - | 45 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Poultney | 125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Rutland | - | 74 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Sudbury | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Town of Tinmouth | 19 | 31 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Wallingford | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Wells | 14 | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]The Official Results list Matthew Lyon with 597 votes and Israel Smith with 513 votes but the county totals add up to 579 for Lyon and 517 for Smith.
[2]The Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT), August 15, reports 597 votes for Matthew Lyon, 513 for Israel Smith, and 473 for Isaac Tichenor.
[3]Vermont law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A second ballot would be held on September 6, 1791.
[4]The Official Results list Israel Smith with 150 votes but the town totals add up to 155.
[5]The Official Results list Matthew Lyon with 534 votes and Israel Smith with 275 votes but the town totals add up to 516 for Lyon and 274 for Smith.
References:
Vermont State Papers. Vol. 38. 129.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). August 15, 1791.
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