Vermont 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1802 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
- Date:
- 1802
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Udney Hay, Martin Chittenden, Amos Marsh, Daniel Chipman, William C. Harrington, Noah Chittenden, Joel Linsley, Israel Smith, Enoch Woodbridge, Samuel Hitchcock, Samuel B. Sheldon, Ezra Butler, Asa Lyon, Ira Allen, Joshua Stanton, Jr., Isaac Bull, Noah Chipman, Gamaliel Painter, Reuben Saxton, scattering
| Candidates: | Udney Hay | Martin Chittenden | Amos Marsh | Daniel Chipman | William C. Harrington | Noah Chittenden | Joel Linsley | Israel Smith | Enoch Woodbridge | Samuel Hitchcock | Samuel B. Sheldon | Ezra Butler | Asa Lyon | Ira Allen | Joshua Stanton, Jr. | Isaac Bull | Noah Chipman | Gamaliel Painter | Reuben Saxton | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | |||||||||||||
| Final Result: [1][2][3][4][5][6] | 1441 | 894 | 620 | 74 | 60 | 28 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District of Northwest | 1441 | 894 | 620 | 74 | 60 | 28 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Addison County | 606 | 240 | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Addison | 51 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bridport | 53 | 9 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bristol | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cornwall[7] | 49 | 38 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Town of Ferrisburgh[8][9] | 57 | 1 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hancock[10] | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Town of Kingston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Leicester | 19 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Town of Lincoln | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middlebury | 38 | 99 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Monkton | 7 | 15 | 39 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of New Haven | 60 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Panton | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Town of Salisbury | 11 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Town of Shoreham[11] | 78 | 14 | 4 | 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Starksboro[12] | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Vergennes | 35 | 9 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Warren | 4 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Weybridge[13] | 40 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Town of Whiting | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chittenden County | 407 | 470 | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Bolton[14] | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Burlington | 56 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 31 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Charlotte[15] | 23 | 5 | 36 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Colchester | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Duxbury | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Essex | 36 | 24 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hinesburgh | 3 | 14 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Huntington | 3 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jericho | 34 | 78 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Middle Hero | 7 | 25 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Town of Middlesex[16] | 1 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Milton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Moretown | 11 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richmond | 26 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Shelburne | 25 | 9 | 30 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of South Hero[17] | 11 | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Stowe | 35 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Underhill | 30 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waitsfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Waterbury[18][19] | 21 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westford[20] | 21 | 15 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williston[21] | 31 | 43 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Franklin County | 422 | 184 | 257 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berkshire | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| Town of Cambridge | 76 | 2 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Enosburgh[22][23] | 11 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fairfax | 30 | 13 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Town of Fairfield[24] | 1 | 51 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fletcher | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Georgia | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Town of Highgate[25] | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Huntsburgh | 13 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Johnson | 17 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montgomery | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Richford[26][27] | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saint Albans[28][29] | 46 | 35 | 14 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Sheldon[30] | 1 | 1 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Vineyard[31] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Vermont law required a majority to elect for the U.S. House of Representatives. A second ballot would be held on March 1, 1803.
[2]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), January 13, notes that votes from Ferrisburgh, Hancock, Bolton, South Hero, Charlotte, Richford, Enosburgh, and Highgate were rejected "on account of their not being returned by the presiding officers, but delivered by some other person."
[3]"The illegal votes were occasioned by the several presiding officers of the towns of...not returning the votes to the clerks of the counties, personally, as prescribed by law. Roswell Hopkins, Clerk of Addison County, January 14, 1803." Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). January 19, 1803.
[4]According to the Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), January 13, and the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), January 19, votes that were lost are as follows: 146 for Udney Hay, 53 for Martin Chittenden, 75 for Amos Marsh, 9 for William C. Harrington, 1 for Noah Chittenden, 1 for Gamaliel Painter, and 1 for Ira Bull.
[5]The official vote totals as listed in several sources, including the The Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT), January 29, and the The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), February 2, were 1289 total votes for Udney Hay, 841 for Martin Chittenden, and 545 for Amos Marsh.
[6]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.
[7]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 15, reports the votes listed here, except does not include any votes for Amos Marsh, while the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT) of December 22, reports 40 votes for Udney Hay and 37 for Martin Chittenden and 21 scattering votes in Cornwall.
[8]The votes from Ferrisburgh were rejected.
[9]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), December 23, reports 56 votes for Udney Hay in Ferrisburgh.
[10]The votes from Hancock were rejected.
[11]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), December 23, and the Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 22, report 8 votes for Amos Marsh in Shoreham.
[12]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), December 23, only lists votes for the top three candidates and any other votes are listed as "scattering." It lists 1 scattering vote in Starksboro.
[13]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 22, reports 30 votes for Udney Hay, 7 for Martin Chittenden, and 5 for Amos Marsh in Weybridge.
[14]The votes from Bolton were rejected.
[15]The votes from Charlotte were rejected.
[16]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 22, reports 14 votes for Udney Hay and 21 for Martin Chittenden in Middlesex.
[17]The votes from South Hero were rejected.
[18]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 22, reports 20 votes for Udney Hay in Waterbury.
[19]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), December 23, only lists votes for the top three candidates and any other votes are listed as "scattering." It lists 2 scattering votes in Waterbury.
[20]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 29 reports 13 votes for Amos Marsh in Westford.
[21]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 22 does not list any votes for Amos Marsh in Williston.
[22]The votes from Enosburgh were rejected.
[23]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 29, reports 7 votes for Udney Hay and 8 for Amos Marsh in Enosburgh.
[24]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 29, reports 6 votes for Udney Hay in Fairfield.
[25]The votes from Highgate were rejected.
[26]The votes from Richford were rejected.
[27]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), December 23, reports 1 vote for Martin Chittenden in Richford.
[28]The Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT), December 23, reports 48 votes for Udney Hay, 31 for Martin Chittenden, and 13 for Amos Marsh in Saint Albans.
[29]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 29, reports 48 votes for Udney Hay, 30 for Martin Chittenden, and 13 for Amos Marsh in Saint Albans.
[30]The Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT), December 29, lists no votes for Martin Chittenden and 30 votes for Amos Marsh in Sheldon.
[31]In 1802 the town of Isle La Motte changed its name to Vineland (officially, through the Vermont legislature) and subsequently, in 1830, changed its name back to Isle La Motte.
References:
Bridport Town Records.
Bristol Town Records.
Enosburgh Town Records.
Essex Town Records.
Ferrisburgh Town Records.
Hancock Town Records.
Highgate Town Records.
Huntsburgh Town Records.
Isle La Motte Town Records.
Jericho 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.
Underhill Town Records.
Vergennes Town Records.
Warren Town Records.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). December 15, 1802.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). December 16, 1802.
Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). December 21, 1802.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). December 22, 1802.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). December 23, 1802.
Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). December 28, 1802.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). December 29, 1802.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). January 13, 1803.
The Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT). January 15, 1803.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). January 17, 1803.
The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). January 19, 1803.
Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). January 19, 1803.
Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). January 27, 1803.
The Rutland Herald (Rutland, VT). January 29, 1803.
Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). January 29, 1803.
The Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT). February 2, 1803.
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