1793 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont explained

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 .

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates[1]

Israel SmithAnti-Administration1791Incumbent 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 NilesAnti-Administration1791Incumbent 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%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
  2. Four individuals received 1 vote each