1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont explained

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.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates[1]

Matthew LyonDemocratic-Republican1797Incumbent 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. MorrisFederalist1797 (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%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed