1828–1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

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1828–1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
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  1826–1827 September 2, 1828 (1828-09-02) – November 2, 1829 (1829-11-02) 1830–1832  

All 5 Vermont seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Anti-Jacksonian Anti-Masonic
Last election50
Seats won41
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

Vermont elected its members September 2, 1828. Vermont required a majority vote for election, so the 3rd district district election was settled on the second ballot on November 11, 1828 and the 5th district district election was settled on the eighth ballot on November 2, 1829.

Contents

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Vermont 1 Jonathan Hunt Anti-Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Jonathan Hunt (Anti-Jacksonian) 90.3%
  • Daniel Kellogg (Jacksonian) 9.7%
Vermont 2 Rollin C. Mallary Anti-Jacksonian 1818 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 3 George E. Wales Anti-Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian hold.
First ballot (September 2, 1828):

Second ballot (November 11, 1828):
Vermont 4 Benjamin Swift Anti-Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 5 Daniel A. A. Buck Anti-Jacksonian 1822
1824 (Lost)
1826
Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Anti-Masonic gain.
First ballot (September 2, 1828):

Second ballot (November 11, 1828):

Third ballot (January 5, 1829):

Fourth ballot (March 2, 1829):

Fifth ballot (May 4, 1829):

Sixth ballot (July 06, 1829):

Seventh ballot (September 7, 1829):

Eighth ballot (November 2, 1829):

See also

Notes

  1. Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source.

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