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 17,242 18.8% Samuel C. Crafts 15,825 17.2% Charles Rich 13,617 14.8% D. Azro Buck 10,151 11.0% William C. Bradley 9,816 10.7% John Mattocks 6,772 7.4% Elias Keyes 5,712 6.2% Stephen Haight, Jr. 3,755 4.1% Phineas White 2,959 3.2% Orsamus C. Merrill 1,184 1.3% Horace Everett 1,060 1.2% Heman Allen (of Milton) 810 0.9% Henry Olin 190 0.2% Scattering 2,851 3.1% Total votes cast 91,944 100.0% 1824 November 22, 1824, Special Election1 Henry Olin 5,197 59.1% Charles K. Williams 3,421 38.9% Scattering 172 2.0% Total votes cast 8,790 100.0% 1 Charles Rich died October 15, 1824; election held to fill vacancy. 1824 First District* William C. Bradley 1,959 49.7% Phineas White 1,455 36.9% Calvin Sheldon 420 10.7% Orsamus C. Merrill 15 0.4% Samuel Elliot 13 0.3% Scattering 76 1.9% Total votes cast 3,938 100.0% First District (December 6, 1824, New Election) William C. Bradley 1,624 59.2% Phineas White 1,033 37.6% Horace Everett [Whig] 88 3.2% Total votes cast 2,745 100.0% General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 1 of 8 1824 (ctd.) Second District Rollin C. Mallary 3,284 95.6% Charles K. Williams 74 2.2% Charles Rich 32 0.9% Scattering 46 1.3% Total votes cast 3,436 100.0% Third District George E. Wales 2,763 70.0% Horace Everett 944 23.9% Elias Keyes 189 4.8% Scattering 50 1.3% Total votes cast 3,946 100.0% Fourth District Ezra Meech 3,093 54.5% Benjamin Swift 1,836 32.4% Stephen Royce, Jr. 408 7.2% Heman Allen (of Milton) 204 3.6% Scattering 131 2.3% Total votes cast 5,672 100.0% Fifth District John Mattocks 2,629 50.6% D. Azro A. Buck 2,476 47.6% Scattering 93 1.8% Total votes cast 5,198 100.0% 1826 First District* Jonathan Hunt 958 23.6% Orsamus C. Merrill 495 12.2% Calvin Sheldon 494 12.2% John Phelps 389 9.6% Samuel Elliot 329 8.1% Scattering 1,389 34.3% Total votes cast 4,054 100.0% First District (December 4, 1826, New Election)* Jonathan Hunt 1,071 36.5% Orsamus C. Merrill 738 25.1% Samuel Elliot 542 18.4% Calvin Sheldon 229 7.8% John Phelps 228 7.8% Scattering 130 4.4% Total votes cast 2,938 100.0% First District (February 5, 1827, New Election) Jonathan Hunt 1,763 51.3% Orsamus C. Merrill 1,588 46.2% Scattering 87 2.5% Total votes cast 3,438 100.0% General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 2 of 8 1826 (ctd.) Second District Rollin C. Mallary 3,050 98.3% Scattering 53 1.7% Total votes cast 3,103 100.0% Third District George E. Wales 2,634 95.9% Scattering 114 4.1% Total votes cast 2,748 100.0% Fourth District* Heman Allen 2,632 46.6% Benjamin Swift 2,544 45.0% Ira H. Allen 193 3.4% Samuel C. Crafts 131 2.3% Scattering 154 2.7% Total votes cast 5,654 100.0% Fourth District (December 4, 1826, New Election)* Heman Allen 2,613 49.5% Benjamin Swift 2,499 47.4% Samuel C. Crafts 66 1.3% Augustine Young 47 0.9% Scattering 50 0.9% Total votes cast 5,275 100.0% Fourth District (February 5, 1827, New Election) Benjamin Swift 4,135 50.3% Heman Allen 3,919 47.7% Scattering 161 2.0% Total votes cast 8,215 100.0% Fifth District D. Azro A. Buck 4,400 73.0% James Bell 1,542 25.6% Scattering 84 1.4% Total votes cast 6,026 100.0% 1828 First District Jonathan Hunt 3,028 86.2% Daniel Kellogg 327 9.3% Orsamus C. Merrill 50 1.4% Scattering 108 3.1% Total votes cast 3,513 100.0% 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 2,227 43.0% George E. Wales 1,269 24.5% Jacob Collamer 1,176 22.7% Asa Aikens 365 7.0% Scattering 145 2.8% Total votes cast 5,182 100.0% Third District (November 3, 1828, New Election) Horace Everett 2,752 56.3% George E. Wales 1,206 24.7% Jacob Collamer 736 15.1% Asa Aikens 161 3.3% Scattering 31 0.6% Total votes cast 4,886 100.0% Fourth District Benjamin Swift 4,350 67.6% Ezra Meech 1,931 30.0% Scattering 158 2.5% Total votes cast 6,439 100.0% Fifth District* D. Azro A. Buck [Administration] 2,700 38.9% Seth Cushman [Jacksonian] 1,815 26.2% William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic] 1,674 24.1% James Bell [Administration] 610 8.8% Scattering 134 1.9% Total votes cast 6,933 100.0% Fifth District (November 11, 1828, New Election)* D. Azro A. Buck [Administration] 2,849 40.8% Seth Cushman [Jacksonian] 2,580 36.9% William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic] 1,366 19.5% James Bell [Administration] 192 2.7% Scattering 3 0.0% Total votes cast 6,990 100.0% Fifth District (January 5, 1829, New Election)* Seth Cushman [Jacksonian] 2,670 40.4% D. Azro A. Buck [Administration] 2,641 40.0% William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic] 1,213 18.4% James Bell [Administration] 78 1.2% Scattering 2 0.0% Total votes cast 6,604 100.0% Fifth District (March 2, 1829, New Election)* Seth Cushman [Jacksonian] 2,947 41.0% D. Azro A. Buck [Administration] 2,355 32.8% William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic] 1,701 23.7% James Bell [Administration] 152 2.1% Scattering 31 0.4% Total votes cast 7,186 100.0% General Election Results: U. S. Representative (1822-1832), p. 4 of 8 1828 (ctd.) Fifth District (May 4, 1829, New Election)* Seth Cushman [Jacksonian] 2,657 40.1% William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic] 2,050 30.9% D. Azro A. Buck [Administration] 1,640 24.7% James Bell [Administration] 259 3.9% Scattering 26 0.4% Total votes cast 6,632 100.0% Fifth District (July 6, 1829, New Election)* William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic] 2,858 37.7% Seth Cushman [Jacksonian] 2,553 33.7% James Bell [Administration] 1,307 17.2% D. Azro A. Buck [Administration] 833 11.0% Scattering 35 0.5% Total votes cast 7,586 100.0% Fifth District (September 7, 1829, New Election)* Samuel Prentiss 3,834 48.6% William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic] 3,712 47.1% Scattering 338 4.3% Total votes cast 7,884 100.0% Fifth District (November 2, 1829, New Election) William Cahoon [Anti-Masonic] 3,912 57.9% James Bell [Administration] 1,926 28.5% Seth Cushman [Jacksonian] 463 6.9% Scattering 456 6.7% Total votes cast 6,757 100.0% 1830 First District Jonathan Hunt 2,735 58.5% Orsamus C. Merrill [Democratic Republican] 1,483 31.7% Samuel Elliot 286 6.1% John S. Pettibone [Anti-Masonic] 75 1.6% Scattering 97 2.1% Total votes cast 4,676 100.0% Second District Rollin C. Mallary 3,750 84.8% William Slade [Anti-Masonic] 484 10.9% Scattering 188 4.3% Total votes cast 4,422 100.0% Third District* Horace Everett [National Republican] 2,876 49.0% Royal M. Ransom 2,038 34.7% Alden Partridge [Jacksonian] 790 13.5% Jacob Collamer 23 0.4% Scattering 140 2.4% Total votes cast 5,867 100.0% 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] 2,829 51.2% Royal M. Ransom 1,931 34.9% Alden Partridge [Jacksonian] 644 11.6% Scattering 125 2.3% Total votes cast 5,529 100.0% Fourth District* Heman Allen [National Republican] 2 3,475 48.6% Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican] 2,112 29.6% Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian] 1,376 19.3% Samuel Swift 15 0.2% Stephen Royce 2 0.0% Alvah Sabin 2 0.0% Scattering 164 2.3% Total votes cast 7,146 100.0% 2 Heman Allen of Burlington, formerly of Milton. Fourth District (December 7, 1830, New Election)* Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian] 2,227 35.5% Heman Allen [National Republican] 2,169 34.6% Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican] 1,869 29.8% Scattering 10 0.2% Total votes cast 6,275 100.0% Fourth District (February 7, 1831, New Election)* Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian] 2,801 37.5% Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican] 2,644 35.4% Heman Allen [National Republican] 1,954 26.2% Scattering 67 0.9% Total votes cast 7,466 100.0% Fourth District (April 4, 1831, New Election)*3 Benjamin Swift [Jacksonian] 3,818 50.0% Benjamin F. Bailey [Republican] 3,751 49.1% Scattering 67 0.9% Total votes cast 7,636 100.0% 3 Heman Allen withdrew his candidacy before the April 4 election. He was a candidate again by the June 6 election.