1798 Vermont U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1798 Vermont U.S. House District 1 Election?

Matthew Lyon won the 1798 Vermont U.S. House District 1 Election. Matthew Lyon received 3,482 popular votes (49.82%). The main challenger was Samuel Williams (22.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Lyon and Williams

Lyon +27.7 pts · won by 1,938 votes

Matthew LyonIndependentWINNER49.82%

3,482 votes

Samuel WilliamsIndependent22.09%

1,544 votes

Nathaniel ChipmanIndependent19.6%

1,370 votes

Abel SpencerIndependent3.83%

268 votes

George W SmithIndependent3.23%

226 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.