1791 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont explained

Election Name:	1791 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
Country:	Vermont
Flag Image:	File:Flag of the Vermont Republic.svg
Type:	legislative
Election Date:	and
Next Election:	1793 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
Next Year:	1793
Seats For Election:	All 2 Vermont seats to the United States House of Representatives
Colour1:	b8ff60
Party1:	Anti-Administration
Seats1:	2
Colour2:	00da23
Party2:	Pro-Administration
Seats2:	0

Vermont was admitted at the end of the First Congress, with the admission taking effect at the start of the Second Congress. Vermont was entitled to elect two representatives. Vermont law at the time required a majority to win an office. In the, no candidate won a majority, necessitating a run-off.

District	Result	Candidates^[1]
		First member elected. Anti-Administration win.	nowrap	Matthew Lyon (Anti-Administration?) 28.7% Israel Smith (Anti-Administration) 24.6% Isaac Tichenor (Pro-Administration) 22.7% Samuel Hitchcock 18.1% Ira Allen 2.3% Ebenezer Marvin 1.6% Gideon Olin 1.3% Others 0.7% : √ Israel Smith (Anti-Administration) 68.4% Matthew Lyon (Anti-Administration?) 29.4% Isaac Tichenor 2.2%
		First member elected. Anti-Administration win.	nowrap	√ Nathaniel Niles (Anti-Administration)^[2] Stephen Jacob Daniel Buck (Pro-Administration)

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1790 and 1791
• List of United States representatives from Vermont

Notes and References

1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
2. Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data