1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
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Only 1 of the 2 Vermont incumbents were re-elected.
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Vermont law required a candidate to win a majority to take office, necessitating a run-off election in the 2nd (Eastern) district.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[Note 1] | |
| Vermont 1 "Western district" |
Matthew Lyon | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 63.5% Daniel Chipman (Federalist) 34.8% Amos March 1.8% |
| Vermont 2 "Eastern district" |
Lewis R. Morris | Federalist | 1797 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot (September 2, 1800): Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 24.9% Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 24.7% Amasa Paine (Federalist) 15.6% Stephen Jacobs (Federalist) 11.3% William Chamberlain (Federalist) 10.6% Stephen R. Bradley 7.3% Lot Hall (Federalist) 5.5% Second ballot (December 2, 1800): √ Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 55.7% Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 25.4% Amasa Paine (Federalist) 12.4% William Chamberlain (Federalist) 4.5% Others 2.0% |
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