1818 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
1818 House election in Vermont
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Vermont elected its members On September 1, 1818.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[a] | |
| Vermont at-large 6 seats on a general ticket | Charles Rich | Democratic-Republican | 1812 1814 (Lost) 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Rich (Democratic-Republican) 12.5% √ Mark Richards (Democratic-Republican) 12.4% √ William Strong (Democratic-Republican) 12.1% √ Samuel C. Crafts (Democratic-Republican) 10.1% √ Ezra Meech (Democratic-Republican) 9.4% √ Orsamus Cook Merrill (Democratic-Republican) 6.4%[b] William A. Griswold (Democratic-Republican) 6.3% Rollin C. Mallary (Democratic-Republican) 6.3%[b] John Peck (Democratic-Republican) 6.0% David Edmond (Federalist) 4.3% Horace Everett (Democratic-Republican) 4.3% Phineas White (Democratic-Republican) 4.2% Richard Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 3.3% |
| Mark Richards | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Samuel C. Crafts | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Heman Allen | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent resigned April 20, 1818 to become a U.S. Marshall. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| William Hunter | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Orsamus Cook Merrill | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. Election later contested successfully by Rollin C. Mallary.[b] | ||
See also
- 1818 and 1819 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of United States representatives from Vermont
Notes
- ^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
- ^ a b c Initial returns showed Rollin C. Mallary in 8th place with 6,879 votes and Orsamus Cook Merrill in 6th place with 6,955 votes, but after challenging the results, the House Committee on Elections declared Mallary the winner of the last seat with 6,961 votes, a 6-vote lead over Merrill.[citation needed] Mallary was seated January 13, 1820.[1]
References
- ^ "Sixteenth Congress March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 23, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
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