Election Name: | 1802–1803 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Country: | Vermont |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of the Vermont Republic.svg |
Type: | legislative |
Previous Election: | 1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Previous Year: | 1800 |
Election Date: | – |
Next Election: | 1804–1805 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont |
Next Year: | 1804–1805 |
Seats For Election: | All 4 Vermont seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Colour1: | f59271 |
Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 1 |
Seats1: | 3 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Colour2: | 008900 |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Vermont increased its apportionment from 2 seats to 4 after the 1800 census. Vermont law at the time required a majority of votes to win an office, which frequently necessitated additional ballots.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates[1] | |||
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Israel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1791 1797 (Lost) 1800 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | √ Gideon Olin (Democratic-Republican) 54.3% Jonas Galusha (Democratic-Republican) 18.1% Abel Spencer (Federalist) 14.0% Chauncey Langdon (Federalist) 10.2% Daniel Fay 1.9% Others 1.5% | |||
Lewis R. Morris | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. | nowrap | First ballot : Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 45.6% James Elliot (Federalist) 42.7% Paul Brigham (Democratic-Republican) 5.4% Amasa Paine (Federalist) 2.9% Others 3.4% Second ballot : √ James Elliot (Federalist) 54.1% Daniel Farrand (Federalist) 37.6% Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 4.4% Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 1.5% Others 2.3% | |||
None (District created) | New seat. Federalist gain. | nowrap | √ William Chamberlain (Federalist) 53.9% Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 38.2% James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 7.3% Others 0.5% | |||||
None (District created) | New seat. Federalist gain. | nowrap | First ballot : Udney Hay (Democratic-Republican) 45.3% Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 28.2% Amos Marsh (Federalist) 19.6% Daniel Chipman (Federalist) 2.3% William C. Harrington (Federalist) 1.9% Others 2.7% Second ballot : Udney Hay (Democratic-Republican) 49.2% Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 29.8% Amos Marsh (Federalist) 19.9% Others 1.1% Third ballot : √ Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 54.0% Udney Hay (Democratic-Republican) 44.8% Others 1.2% |