1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont explained

Election Name:1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
Country:Vermont
Flag Image:File:Flag of Vermont (1804–1837).svg
Type:legislative
Previous Election:1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
Previous Year:1806
Election Date: and
Next Election:1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
Next Year:1810
Seats For Election:All 4 Vermont seats to the United States House of Representatives
Colour1:f59271
Party1:Federalist Party (United States)
Last Election1:2
Seats1:3
Seat Change1: 1
Colour2:008900
Party2:Democratic-Republican Party
Last Election2:2
Seats2:1
Seat Change2: 1

Following the September 1808 election for delegates to represent Vermont in the 11th United States Congress, two of its four districts had failed to choose representatives.[1] A second ballot was held in December, giving Vermont a total of three Federalist representatives and one Democratic-Republican.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates

James WitherellDemocratic-Republican1806Incumbent resigned May 1, 1808.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Samuel Shaw (Democratic-Republican)
Nathan Robinson (Federalist)
Chauncey Langdon (Federalist)
Jonas Galusha (Democratic-Republican)

James ElliotFederalist1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
nowrap First ballot :
Jonathan H. Hubbard (Federalist) 45.4%
Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 36.2%
William Czar Bradley (Democratic-Republican) 14.5%
Others 4.0%

Second ballot :
Jonathan H. Hubbard (Federalist) 51.6%
Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 42.2%
William Czar Bradley (Democratic-Republican) 4.3%
Elias Keyes (Democratic-Republican) 1.4%

James FiskDemocratic-Republican1802Lost re-election.
New member elected.

Federalist gain.
nowrap First ballot :
Jedediah Buckingham (Federalist) 47.9%
James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 47.4%
William Chamberlain (Federalist) 2.3%
Others 2.3%

Second ballot :
William Chamberlain (Federalist) 51.5%
James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 47.7%
Others 0.8%

Martin ChittendenFederalist1802Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 59.9%
Ezra Butler (Democratic-Republican) 37.6%
Others 2.5%

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: December 29, 1808 . VERMONT ELECTION . 2024-06-20 . The United States Gazette . Philadelphia . Newspapers.com.