Office of the Vermont Secretary of State
Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
United States Representative (Five Districts): 1822-1832
Italics indicate the winner.
An asterisk * indicates that no candidate received a majority and a new election was required. These
additional elections are called "new elections" to distinguish them from the "special elections" held as a
result of a death or resignation.
1822
Rollin C. Mallary
Samuel C. Crafts
Charles Rich
D. Azro Buck
William C. Bradley
John Mattocks
Elias Keyes
Stephen Haight, Jr.
Phineas White
Orsamus C. Merrill
Horace Everett
Heman Allen (of Milton)
Henry Olin
Scattering
Total votes cast
17,242
15,825
13,617
10,151
9,816
6,772
5,712
3,755
2,959
1,184
1,060
810
190
2,851
91,944
18.8%
17.2%
14.8%
11.0%
10.7%
7.4%
6.2%
4.1%
3.2%
1.3%
1.2%
0.9%
0.2%
3.1%
100.0%
5,197
3,421
172
8,790
59.1%
38.9%
2.0%
100.0%
1,959
1,455
420
15
13
76
3,938
49.7%
36.9%
10.7%
0.4%
0.3%
1.9%
100.0%
1,624
1,033
88
2,745
59.2%
37.6%
3.2%
100.0%
1824
November 22, 1824, Special Election1
Henry Olin
Charles K. Williams
Scattering
Total votes cast
1
Charles Rich died October 15, 1824; election held to fill vacancy.
1824
First District*
William C. Bradley
Phineas White
Calvin Sheldon
Orsamus C. Merrill
Samuel Elliot
Scattering
Total votes cast
First District (December 6, 1824, New Election)
William C. Bradley
Phineas White
Horace Everett [Whig]
Total votes cast
General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 1 of 8
1824 (ctd.)
Second District
Rollin C. Mallary
Charles K. Williams
Charles Rich
Scattering
Total votes cast
3,284
74
32
46
3,436
95.6%
2.2%
0.9%
1.3%
100.0%
2,763
944
189
50
3,946
70.0%
23.9%
4.8%
1.3%
100.0%
3,093
1,836
408
204
131
5,672
54.5%
32.4%
7.2%
3.6%
2.3%
100.0%
2,629
2,476
93
5,198
50.6%
47.6%
1.8%
100.0%
958
495
494
389
329
1,389
4,054
23.6%
12.2%
12.2%
9.6%
8.1%
34.3%
100.0%
1,071
738
542
229
228
130
2,938
36.5%
25.1%
18.4%
7.8%
7.8%
4.4%
100.0%
1,763
1,588
87
3,438
51.3%
46.2%
2.5%
100.0%
Third District
George E. Wales
Horace Everett
Elias Keyes
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District
Ezra Meech
Benjamin Swift
Stephen Royce, Jr.
Heman Allen (of Milton)
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fifth District
John Mattocks
D. Azro A. Buck
Scattering
Total votes cast
1826
First District*
Jonathan Hunt
Orsamus C. Merrill
Calvin Sheldon
John Phelps
Samuel Elliot
Scattering
Total votes cast
First District (December 4, 1826, New Election)*
Jonathan Hunt
Orsamus C. Merrill
Samuel Elliot
Calvin Sheldon
John Phelps
Scattering
Total votes cast
First District (February 5, 1827, New Election)
Jonathan Hunt
Orsamus C. Merrill
Scattering
Total votes cast
General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 2 of 8
1826 (ctd.)
Second District
Rollin C. Mallary
Scattering
Total votes cast
3,050
53
3,103
98.3%
1.7%
100.0%
2,634
114
2,748
95.9%
4.1%
100.0%
2,632
2,544
193
131
154
5,654
46.6%
45.0%
3.4%
2.3%
2.7%
100.0%
2,613
2,499
66
47
50
5,275
49.5%
47.4%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
100.0%
4,135
3,919
161
8,215
50.3%
47.7%
2.0%
100.0%
4,400
1,542
84
6,026
73.0%
25.6%
1.4%
100.0%
3,028
327
50
108
3,513
86.2%
9.3%
1.4%
3.1%
100.0%
Third District
George E. Wales
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District*
Heman Allen
Benjamin Swift
Ira H. Allen
Samuel C. Crafts
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District (December 4, 1826, New Election)*
Heman Allen
Benjamin Swift
Samuel C. Crafts
Augustine Young
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District (February 5, 1827, New Election)
Benjamin Swift
Heman Allen
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fifth District
D. Azro A. Buck
James Bell
Scattering
Total votes cast
1828
First District
Jonathan Hunt
Daniel Kellogg
Orsamus C. Merrill
Scattering
Total votes cast
Second District
No returns can be found; Rollin C. Mallary was elected.
General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 3 of 8
1828 (ctd.)
Third District*
Horace Everett
George E. Wales
Jacob Collamer
Asa Aikens
Scattering
Total votes cast
2,227
1,269
1,176
365
145
5,182
43.0%
24.5%
22.7%
7.0%
2.8%
100.0%
2,752
1,206
736
161
31
4,886
56.3%
24.7%
15.1%
3.3%
0.6%
100.0%
4,350
1,931
158
6,439
67.6%
30.0%
2.5%
100.0%
2,700
1,815
1,674
610
134
6,933
38.9%
26.2%
24.1%
8.8%
1.9%
100.0%
2,849
2,580
1,366
192
3
6,990
40.8%
36.9%
19.5%
2.7%
0.0%
100.0%
2,670
2,641
1,213
78
2
6,604
40.4%
40.0%
18.4%
1.2%
0.0%
100.0%
2,947
2,355
1,701
152
31
7,186
41.0%
32.8%
23.7%
2.1%
0.4%
100.0%
Third District (November 3, 1828, New Election)
Horace Everett
George E. Wales
Jacob Collamer
Asa Aikens
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District
Benjamin Swift
Ezra Meech
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fifth District*
D. Azro A. Buck [Administration]
Seth Cushman [Jacksonian]
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
James Bell [Administration]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fifth District (November 11, 1828, New Election)*
D. Azro A. Buck [Administration]
Seth Cushman [Jacksonian]
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
James Bell [Administration]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fifth District (January 5, 1829, New Election)*
Seth Cushman [Jacksonian]
D. Azro A. Buck [Administration]
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
James Bell [Administration]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fifth District (March 2, 1829, New Election)*
Seth Cushman [Jacksonian]
D. Azro A. Buck [Administration]
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
James Bell [Administration]
Scattering
Total votes cast
General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 4 of 8
1828 (ctd.)
Fifth District (May 4, 1829, New Election)*
Seth Cushman [Jacksonian]
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
D. Azro A. Buck [Administration]
James Bell [Administration]
Scattering
Total votes cast
2,657
2,050
1,640
259
26
6,632
40.1%
30.9%
24.7%
3.9%
0.4%
100.0%
2,858
2,553
1,307
833
35
7,586
37.7%
33.7%
17.2%
11.0%
0.5%
100.0%
3,834
3,712
338
7,884
48.6%
47.1%
4.3%
100.0%
3,912
1,926
463
456
6,757
57.9%
28.5%
6.9%
6.7%
100.0%
2,735
1,483
286
75
97
4,676
58.5%
31.7%
6.1%
1.6%
2.1%
100.0%
3,750
484
188
4,422
84.8%
10.9%
4.3%
100.0%
2,876
2,038
790
23
140
5,867
49.0%
34.7%
13.5%
0.4%
2.4%
100.0%
Fifth District (July 6, 1829, New Election)*
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
Seth Cushman [Jacksonian]
James Bell [Administration]
D. Azro A. Buck [Administration]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fifth District (September 7, 1829, New Election)*
Samuel Prentiss
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fifth District (November 2, 1829, New Election)
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
James Bell [Administration]
Seth Cushman [Jacksonian]
Scattering
Total votes cast
1830
First District
Jonathan Hunt
Orsamus C. Merrill [Democratic Republican]
Samuel Elliot
John S. Pettibone [Anti-Masonic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Second District
Rollin C. Mallary
William Slade [Anti-Masonic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Third District*
Horace Everett [National Republican]
Royal M. Ransom
Alden Partridge [Jacksonian]
Jacob Collamer
Scattering
Total votes cast
General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 5 of 8
1830 (ctd.)
Third District (December 7, 1830, New Election)
Horace Everett [National Republican]
Royal M. Ransom
Alden Partridge [Jacksonian]
Scattering
Total votes cast
2,829
1,931
644
125
5,529
51.2%
34.9%
11.6%
2.3%
100.0%
3,475
2,112
1,376
15
2
2
164
7,146
48.6%
29.6%
19.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2.3%
100.0%
2,227
2,169
1,869
10
6,275
35.5%
34.6%
29.8%
0.2%
100.0%
2,801
2,644
1,954
67
7,466
37.5%
35.4%
26.2%
0.9%
100.0%
3,818
3,751
67
7,636
50.0%
49.1%
0.9%
100.0%
Fourth District*
Heman Allen [National Republican] 2
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian]
Samuel Swift
Stephen Royce
Alvah Sabin
Scattering
Total votes cast
2
Heman Allen of Burlington, formerly of Milton.
Fourth District (December 7, 1830, New Election)*
Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian]
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District (February 7, 1831, New Election)*
Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian]
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District (April 4, 1831, New Election)*3
Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian]
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Scattering
Total votes cast
3
Heman Allen withdrew his candidacy before the April 4 election. He was a candidate again by the June 6
election.
Fourth District (June 6, 1831, New Election)*
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian]
Scattering
Total votes cast
3,649
3,609
1,180
77
8,515
42.9%
42.4%
13.9%
0.9%
100.0%
3,218
2,844
1,325
47
7,434
43.3%
38.3%
17.8%
0.6%
100.0%
Fourth District (August 1, 1831, New Election)*
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Truman Galusha
Scattering
Total votes cast
General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 6 of 8
1830 (ctd.)
Fourth District (October 1, 1831, New Election)*
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Truman Galusha
Scattering
Total votes cast
3,273
2,939
1,370
62
7,644
42.8%
38.4%
17.9%
0.8%
100.0%
2,955
2,613
842
141
6,551
45.1%
39.9%
12.9%
2.2%
100.0%
3,707
2,893
1,714
34
8,348
44.4%
34.7%
20.5%
0.4%
100.0%
3,206
2,346
1,702
17
7,271
44.1%
32.3%
23.4%
0.2%
100.0%
3,575
1,510
1,213
448
94
6,840
52.3%
22.1%
17.7%
6.5%
1.4%
100.0%
Fourth District (December 5, 1831, New Election)*
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Truman Galusha
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District (February 6, 1832, New Election)*
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Asa Aldis [Anti-Masonic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District (April 2, 1832, New Election)*
Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican]
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Asa Aldis [Anti-Masonic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
Fourth District (June 4, 1832, New Election)4
Heman Allen [National Republican]
Asa Aldis [Anti-Masonic]
Stephen S. Brown [Republican]
Truman Chittenden [National Republican]
Scattering
Total votes cast
4
A major effect on the final fourth district election was the death of Benjamin F. Bailey on May 22, 1832. The
1830 fourth district election was probably a catalyst for a change in the election law in 1832.
Fifth District
William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic]
Israel P. Dana
James Bell [National Republican]
Scattering
Total votes cast
4,128
3,468
63
183
7,842
52.6%
44.2%
0.8%
2.3%
100.0%
3,527
2,833
792
35
7,187
49.1%
39.4%
11.0%
0.5%
100.0%
1831
Second District (July 5, 1831, Special Election)* 5
William Slade [Anti-Masonic]
Charles K. Williams
William White [Democratic Republican]
Scattering
Total votes cast
5
Rollin C. Mallary died April 15, 1831; elections held to fill vacancy.
General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 7 of 8
1831 (ctd.)
Second District (September 6, 1831, Special Election)*
William Slade [Anti-Masonic]
Charles K. Williams
William White [Democratic Republican]
Scattering
Total votes cast
4,614
3,815
833
145
9,407
49.0%
40.6%
8.9%
1.5%
100.0%
4,232
2,069
1,055
7,356
57.5%
28.1%
14.3%
100.0%
1,342
755
586
368
99
3,150
42.6%
24.0%
18.6%
11.7%
3.1%
100.0%
2,276
1,252
293
239
625
348
5,033
45.2%
24.9%
5.8%
4.7%
12.4%
6.9%
100.0%
2,261
1,315
569
357
128
36
20
33
4,719
47.9%
27.9%
12.1%
7.6%
2.7%
0.8%
0.4%
0.7%
100.0%
1,806
902
281
194
60
28
3,271
55.2%
27.6%
8.6%
5.9%
1.8%
0.9%
100.0%
Second District (November 1, 1831, Special Election)
William Slade [Anti-Masonic]
Robert Temple [National Republican]
William White [Democratic Republican]
Total votes cast
1832
First District (July 3, 1832, Special Election)* 6
Richard Skinner [National Republican]
William C. Bradley [Democratic]
Hiland Hall [National Republican]
John Phelps [Anti-Masonic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
6
Jonathan Hunt died May 14, 1832; elections held to fill vacancy.
First District (September 4, 1832, Special Election)*
Richard Skinner [National Republican]
O. C. Merrill [Democratic Republican]
William C. Bradley [Democratic]
John S. Pettibone [Anti-Masonic]
John Phelps [Anti-Masonic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
First District (November 6, 1832, Special Election)*
Hiland Hall [National Republican]
O. C. Merrill [Democratic Republican]
John Phelps [Anti-Masonic]
John S. Pettibone [Anti-Masonic]
Richard Skinner [National Republican]
Roswell M. Field
William C. Bradley [Democratic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
First District (January 1, 1833, Special Election)
Hiland Hall [National Republican]
O. C. Merrill [Democratic Republican]
John Phelps [Anti-Masonic]
Daniel Kellogg [Democratic Republican]
John S. Pettibone [Anti-Masonic]
Scattering
Total votes cast
General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 8 of 8