Vermont 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Southwest District, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, Southwest District, Special
- Date:
- 1808
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Samuel Shaw, Nathan Robinson, Chauncey Langdon, Jonas Galusha, Israel Smith, Benjamin Swan, Isaac Tichenor, Thomas Hammond, Paul Brigham, William Chamberlain, Caleb Kendall, Ezekiel Porter, Calvin Robinson, Pliny Smith, C. K. Williams, scattering
| Candidates: | Samuel Shaw[1] | Nathan Robinson | Chauncey Langdon | Jonas Galusha | Israel Smith | Benjamin Swan | Isaac Tichenor | Thomas Hammond | Paul Brigham | William Chamberlain | Caleb Kendall | Ezekiel Porter | Calvin Robinson | Pliny Smith | C. K. Williams | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Democrat | Federalist | Federalist | |||||||||||||
| Final Result: [2][3][4] | 3264 | 1169 | 1076 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| District of Southwest | 3264 | 1169 | 1076 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Bennington County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Arlington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bennington | 219 | 180 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dorset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Landgrove | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Manchester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Peru | 15 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pownal | 151 | - | 102 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Readsboro | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rupert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sandgate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shaftsbury | 203 | 22 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Stamford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sunderland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windhall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Woodford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rutland County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Benson | 107 | - | 131 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brandon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Castleton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chittenden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Clarendon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danby | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fairhaven | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hubbarton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Ira | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middletown | 111 | 68 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Holly[5] | 62 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Mount Tabor | 21 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Orwell | 188 | - | 26 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Parkerstown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pawlett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Philadelphia | 11 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pittsfield | 42 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Pittsford | 52 | 9 | 57 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Poultny | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | 112 | 24 | 154 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Town of Sherburne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 97 | - | 26 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Sudbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Tinmouth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wallingford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wells | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]This election was held "to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Honorable James Witherell, Esq." Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT), October 1, 1808.
[3]The Reporter, October 8, lists 3202 total votes for Samuel Shaw and 1078 for Chauncey Langdon.
[4]The World, September 28, lists 3202 total votes for Samuel Shaw and 146 for Jonas Galusha, and notes that there were 65 illegal votes for Shaw and 3 for Langdon.
[5]The votes from Mount Holly were rejected.
References:
The World (Bennington, VT). September 28, 1808.
Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). October 1, 1808.
Vermont Courier (Rutland, VT). October 3, 1808.
The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT). October 8, 1808.
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). October 12, 1808.
The Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg, VA). October 14, 1808.
Vermont Courier (Rutland, VT). October 24, 1808.
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 1, 1808.
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