1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

Following the September 1808 election for delegates to represent Vermont in the 11th United States Congress, two of its four districts had failed to choose representatives. A second ballot was held in December, giving Vermont a total of three Federalist representatives and one Democratic-Republican. District Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates James Witherell Democratic-Republican 1806 Incumbent resigned May 1, 1808.New member elected.Democratic-Republican hold. √ Samuel Shaw (Democratic-Republican)Nathan Robinson (Federalist)Chauncey Langdon (Federalist)Jonas Galusha (Democratic-Republican) James Elliot Federalist 1802 Incumbent retired.New member elected.Federalist hold. First ballot :Jonathan H. Hubbard (Federalist) 45.4%Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 36.2%William Czar Bradley (Democratic-Republican) 14.5%Others 4.0%Second ballot :√ Jonathan H. Hubbard (Federalist) 51.6%Aaron Leland (Democratic-Republican) 42.2%William Czar Bradley (Democratic-Republican) 4.3%Elias Keyes (Democratic-Republican) 1.4% James Fisk Democratic-Republican 1802 Lost re-election.New member elected.Federalist gain. First ballot :Jedediah Buckingham (Federalist) 47.9%James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 47.4%William Chamberlain (Federalist) 2.3%Others 2.3%Second ballot :√ William Chamberlain (Federalist) 51.5%James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 47.7%Others 0.8% Martin Chittenden Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected. √ Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 59.9%Ezra Butler (Democratic-Republican) 37.6%Others 2.5%

See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1808 and 1809 List of United States representatives from Vermont

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