1804–1805 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
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Vermont law required a majority for election, which frequently mandated runoff elections. The 2nd, and 3rd districts both required second elections in this election cycle, and the 3rd district required a third election.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[a] |
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| Vermont 1 "Southwestern district" |
Gideon Olin | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gideon Olin (Democratic-Republican) 56.1% Jonas Galusha (Democratic-Republican) 24.0% Chauncey Langdon 18.6% Others 1.4% |
| Vermont 2 "Southeastern district" |
James Elliot | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot (September 4, 1804): James Elliot (Federalist) 41.9% Samuel Fletcher (Federalist) 15.6% Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 15.5% Pascal P. Enos (Democratic-Republican) 12.1% Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 4.3% Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 3.1% Elias Keyes (Democratic-Republican) 2.9% Paul Brigham (Democratic-Republican) 1.4% Others 3.1% Second ballot (December 18, 1804): √ James Elliot (Federalist) 62.0% Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 36.4% Others 1.6% |
| Vermont 3 "Northeastern district" |
William Chamberlain | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
First ballot (September 4, 1804): William Chamberlain (Federalist) 48.0% James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 38.4% Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 9.9% Samuel C. Crafts (Democratic-Republican) 2.6% Others 1.2% Second ballot (December 18, 1804): William Chamberlain (Federalist) 49.3% James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 49.1% Others 1.6% Third ballot (March 25, 1805): √ James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 56.1% William Chamberlain (Federalist) 42.7% Others 1.2% |
| Vermont 4 "Northwestern district" |
Martin Chittenden | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 50.4% Ezra Butler (Democratic-Republican) 46.7% Others 3.0% |
See also
[edit]- United States House of Representatives elections, 1804 and 1805
- List of United States representatives from Vermont
Notes
[edit]- ^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
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