1828–1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

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1828–1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

← 1826–1827 September 2, 1828 (1828-09-02) – November 2, 1829 (1829-11-02)
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All 5 Vermont seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party
Anti-Jacksonian
Anti-Masonic
Last election 5 0
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 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.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Vermont 1
Jonathan Hunt
Anti-Jacksonian 1826 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY
    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):
  • Daniel A. A. Buck
    (Anti-Jacksonian) 39.58%
  • Seth Cushman (Jacksonian) 26.72%
  • William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 24.59%
  • James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 9.11%[1]

Second ballot (November 11, 1828):
  • Daniel A. A. Buck
    (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.78%
  • Seth Cushman (Jacksonian) 36.93%
  • William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 19.55%
  • James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 2.75%[2]

Third ballot (January 5, 1829):
  • Seth Cushman (Jacksonian) 40.44%
  • Daniel A. A. Buck
    (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.00%
  • William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 18.37%
  • James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 1.18%[3]

Fourth ballot (March 2, 1829):
  • Seth Cushman (Jacksonian) 41.19%
  • Daniel A. A. Buck
    (Anti-Jacksonian) 32.91%
  • William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 23.77%
  • James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 2.12%[4]

Fifth ballot (May 4, 1829):
  • Seth Cushman (Jacksonian) 39.35%
  • William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 30.71%
  • Daniel A. A. Buck
    (Anti-Jacksonian) 26.06%
  • James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 3.88%[5]

Sixth ballot (July 06, 1829):
  • William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 37.85%
  • Seth Cushman (Jacksonian) 33.81%
  • James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 17.31%
  • Daniel A. A. Buck (Anti-Jacksonian) 11.03%[6]

Seventh ballot (September 7, 1829):

Eighth ballot (November 2, 1829):

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source.

References

  1. ^ "VT - District 05 - First Trial". September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via Our Campaigns.
  2. ^ "VT - District 05 - Second Trial". September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via Our Campaigns.
  3. ^ "VT - District 05 - Third Trial". September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via Our Campaigns.
  4. ^ "VT - District 05 - Fourth Trial". September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via Our Campaigns.
  5. ^ "VT - District 05 - Fifth Trial". September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via Our Campaigns.
  6. ^ "VT - District 05 - Sixth Trial". September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via Our Campaigns.
  7. ^ "VT - District 05 - Seventh Trial". September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via Our Campaigns.
  8. ^ "VT - District 05 - Eighth Trial". September 2, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2019 – via Our Campaigns.