Election Name: | 1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of the Vermont Republic.svg |
Type: | legislative |
Previous Election: | 1791 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Previous Year: | 1791 |
Election Date: | and |
Next Election: | 1794–1795 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Next Year: | 1794–1795 |
Seats For Election: | All 2 Vermont seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Colour1: | b8ff60 |
Party1: | Anti-Administration |
Last Election1: | 2 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Colour2: | 00da23 |
Party2: | Pro-Administration |
Last Election2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 0 |
Vermont had no apportionment in the House of Representatives before 1790 census because it was not admitted to the Union until 1791. Vermont's election laws at the time required a majority to win election to the House of Representatives. If no candidate won a majority, a runoff election was held, which happened in the .
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates[1] | |||
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Israel Smith | Anti-Administration | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot: Israel Smith (Anti-Admin) 44.2% Matthew Lyon (Anti-Admin) 33.8% Isaac Tichenor (Pro-Admin) 17.8% Samuel Hitchcock 4.2% Second ballot: √ Israel Smith (Anti-Admin) 51.0% Matthew Lyon (Anti-Admin) 44.0% Isaac Tichenor (Pro-Admin) 4.3% Samuel Hitchcock 0.6% Others[2] 0.1% | ||||
Nathaniel Niles | Anti-Administration | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | √ Nathaniel Niles (Anti-Admin) 60.3% Elijah Paine (Pro-Admin) 14.0% Stephen Jacob 7.7% Paul Brigham (Anti-Admin) 4.4% Samuel Cutler 3.9% Daniel Buck (Pro-Admin) 3.5% Isaac Tichenor (Pro-Admin) 2.2% Others 4.0% |