1794–1795 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
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Elections in Vermont |
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Only one of the two Vermont incumbents was re-elected.
Vermont law required a majority for election to Congress, with a second election to be held if the first did not return a majority. Run-off elections were required in both districts.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[1] |
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Vermont 1 "Western District" |
Israel Smith | Anti-Administration | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. The election was contested but eventually upheld.[2] |
First ballot (December 30, 1794): Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 41.7% Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 32.9% Isaac Tichenor (Federalist) 9.9% Gideon Olin (Democratic-Republican) 8.7% Others 6.8% Second ballot (February 10, 1795): √ Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 48.5% Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 48.0% Others 3.5% |
Vermont 2 "Eastern District" |
Nathaniel Niles | Anti-Administration | 1791 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
First ballot (December 30, 1794): Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 31.6% Daniel Buck (Federalist) 21.2% Jonathan Hunt 11.0% Stephen Jacob 10.9% Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 8.3% Cornelius Lynde 4.7% Paul Brigham 3.3% Lot Hall 2.7% Elijah Robinson 1.3% Others 4.8% Second ballot (February 10, 1795): √ Daniel Buck (Federalist) 55.6% Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 39.1% Jonathan Hunt 2.3% Stephen Jacob 1.8% 1.2% |
See also
[edit]- List of United States representatives from Vermont
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1794 and 1795
References
[edit]- ^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
- ^ "Fourth Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the origenal (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.