Election Name: | 1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of the Vermont Republic.svg |
Type: | legislative |
Previous Election: | 1798 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Previous Year: | 1798 |
Election Date: | and |
Next Election: | 1802–1803 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Next Year: | 1802–1803 |
Seats For Election: | All 2 Vermont seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Colour1: | 008900 |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Last Election1: | 1 |
Seats1: | 1 |
Colour2: | f59271 |
Party2: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Only 1 of the 2 Vermont incumbents were re-elected.
Vermont law required a candidate to win a majority to take office, necessitating a run-off election in the 2nd (Eastern) district.
District | Incumbent | This race | ||||||
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Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[1] | ||||
Matthew Lyon | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | √ Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 63.5% Daniel Chipman (Federalist) 34.8% Amos March 1.8% | |||
Lewis R. Morris | Federalist | 1797 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | First ballot : Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 24.9% Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 24.7% Amasa Paine (Federalist) 15.6% Stephen Jacobs (Federalist) 11.3% William Chamberlain (Federalist) 10.6% Stephen R. Bradley 7.3% Lot Hall (Federalist) 5.5% Second ballot : √ Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 55.7% Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 25.4% Amasa Paine (Federalist) 12.4% William Chamberlain (Federalist) 4.5% Others 2.0% |