1828–1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

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.

1828–1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

← 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 party Minority party   Party Anti-Jacksonian Anti-Masonic Last election 5 0 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 1 1

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Vermont 1	Jonathan Hunt	Anti-Jacksonian	1826	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jonathan Hunt (Anti-Jacksonian) 90.3% Daniel Kellogg (Jacksonian) 9.7%
Vermont 2	Rollin C. Mallary	Anti-Jacksonian	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Rollin C. Mallary (Anti-Jacksonian)
Vermont 3	George E. Wales	Anti-Jacksonian	1824	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Anti-Jacksonian hold.	First ballot (September 2, 1828): Horace Everett (Anti-Jacksonian) 44.2% George E. Wales (Anti-Jacksonian) 25.2% Jacob Collamer (Anti-Jacksonian) 23.3% Asa Aiken 7.3% Second ballot (November 11, 1828): Y Horace Everett (Anti-Jacksonian) 56.7% George E. Wales (Anti-Jacksonian) 24.8% Jacob Collamer (Anti-Jacksonian) 15.2% Asa Aiken 3.3%
Vermont 4	Benjamin Swift	Anti-Jacksonian	1826	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Benjamin Swift (Anti-Jacksonian) 68.8% Ezra Meech (Jacksonian) 31.2%
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% (Jacksonian) 26.72% William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 24.59% James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 9.11% Second ballot (November 11, 1828): Daniel A. A. Buck (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.78% (Jacksonian) 36.93% William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 19.55% James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 2.75% Third ballot (January 5, 1829): (Jacksonian) 40.44% Daniel A. A. Buck (Anti-Jacksonian) 40.00% William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 18.37% James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 1.18% Fourth ballot (March 2, 1829): (Jacksonian) 41.19% Daniel A. A. Buck (Anti-Jacksonian) 32.91% William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 23.77% James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 2.12% Fifth ballot (May 4, 1829): (Jacksonian) 39.35% William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 30.71% Daniel A. A. Buck (Anti-Jacksonian) 26.06% James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 3.88% Sixth ballot (July 06, 1829): William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 37.85% (Jacksonian) 33.81% James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 17.31% Daniel A. A. Buck (Anti-Jacksonian) 11.03% Seventh ballot (September 7, 1829): Samuel Prentiss (Independent) 48.63% William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 47.08% Scattering 4.29% Eighth ballot (November 2, 1829): Y William Cahoon (Anti-Masonic) 57.90% James Bell (Anti-Jacksonian) 28.50% (Jacksonian) 6.85% Scattering 6.75%

See also

• 1828 and 1829 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Vermont

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.