Vermont 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Vermont 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4
Date:
1820
State:
Vermont
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
Elias Keyes, Horace Everett, Uriel C. Hatch, William Strong, Asa Aiken, William Nutting, Timothy Baylis, Lebbeus Egerton, Zebina Eaton, Asa Hunt, William Jarvis, John Bridge, Elpheus D. Briggs, Luther Chaney, Rodolphus Dewey, Titus Hutchinson, Aaron Leland, Abner Weston, scattering
Candidates: Elias Keyes[1]Horace EverettUriel C. HatchWilliam StrongAsa AikenWilliam NuttingTimothy BaylisLebbeus EgertonZebina EatonAsa HuntWilliam JarvisJohn BridgeElpheus D. BriggsLuther ChaneyRodolphus DeweyTitus HutchinsonAaron LelandAbner Westonscattering
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublicanRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3]1865915581214352343222111111132
District of Four1865915581214352343222111111132
Orange County2372102331922343-------1-12
Town of Braintree36343--1-------------
Town of Fairlee[4]4162415--------------1
Town of Randolph887020312243---------1-
Town of Strafford256119-1-------------1
Town of Thetford[5]15828----------------
Town of Tunbridge2826361-----------1---
Town of Vershire[6]55-3----------------
Windsor County162870534819533---2221111-1-30
Town of Barnard[7]1689-1----2----1-----
Town of Bethel[8]642743------2---------
Town of Bridgewater[9]2714-63---------------
Town of Cavendish[10]2712162---------------2
Town of Hartford1953-113--------------4
Town of Hartland[11]1631742------2--------
Town of Ludlow24364---------------2
Town of Norwich[12]439124--------------5
Town of Plymouth[13]6489-1-------------2
Town of Pomfret15621--------1-------
Town of Reading10630731--------------
Town of Rochester9836----------1---1--
Town of Royalton7812842----------1----
Town of Sharon[14]769361--------------4
Town of Stockbridge[15]12262----------------
Town of Windsor16516313224-------------11
Town of Woodstock29737147--------------

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"From the Vermont Republican. Vermont Congressional election. By an act of the legislature, of November 2, 1818, this state is divided into six districts, each of which chooses one representative to congress. The first election under this act takes place on the first Tuesday of September next; and the time having already arrived, when the attention of our fellow-citizens must be turned to the important subject, we subjoin for the information of those of our readers who may not have access to the law in question, a compendium of its provisions. ... The Fourth Congressional District [is composed] of All of Windsor county, except the towns of Weston, Andover, Chester, Springfield, Weathersfield and Baltimore; and Braintree, Randolph, Tunbridge, Strafford, Thetford, Fairlee, West Fairlee and Vershire, in the County of Orange." The Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). August 1, 1820.
[3]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT) uses the name Aikens for Asa Aiken.
[4]The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), October 2, reports 28 votes for Uriel C. Hatch in Fairlee.
[5]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, reports 56 votes for Horace Everett in Thetford.
[6]The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), October 2, reports 60 votes for Elias Keyes and 1 vote for Horace Everett in Vershire.
[7]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), September 11, report 143 votes for Elias Keyes in Barnard.
[8]The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), September 11, reports the 2 votes for Asa Hunt as being for Asa Aiken.
[9]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), September 11, report 28 votes for Elias Keyes and 13 votes for Horace Everett in Bridgewater.
[10]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), September 11, report 30 votes for Elias Keyes and 13 votes for Horace Everett in Cavendish.
[11]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, reports 20 votes for Horace Everett in Hartland.
[12]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), September 11, report 33 votes for Elias Keyes, 96 votes for Horace Everett and 20 votes for Uriel C. Hatch in Norwich.
[13]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, reports 67 votes for Elias Keyes in Plymouth.
[14]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), September 11, report 28 votes for Elias Keyes in Sharon.
[15]Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT), September 12, and The Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT), September 11, report 2 votes for Horace Everett in Stockbridge.

References:

Original Election Returns. Vermont State Archives, Middlesex.
Barnard Town Records.
Bethel Town Records.
Braintree Town Records.
Cavendish Town Records.
Hartford Town Records.
Hartland Town Records.
Pomfret Town Records.
Randolph Town Records.
Reading Town Records.
Rochester Town Records.
Royalton Town Records.
Stockbridge Town Records.
Tunbridge Town Records.
The Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). August 1, 1820.
Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT). September 11, 1820.
Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT). September 12, 1820.
Rutland Vermont Herald (Rutland, VT). September 19, 1820.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). September 19, 1820.
Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT). October 2, 1820.
The National Standard (Middlebury, VT). October 24, 1820.
Woodstock Observer (Woodstock, VT). October 24, 1820.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). October 30, 1820.
Vermont Republican and American Yeoman (Windsor, VT). October 30, 1820.
Vermont Gazette (Bennington, VT). October 31, 1820.
Vermont Intelligencer, and Bellows Falls Advertiser (Bellows Falls, VT). October 31, 1820.

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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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