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1843 Vermont U.S. House District 2 Election

Vermont · 3 candidates · See every 1843 U.S. House race

Who won the 1843 Vermont U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jacob Collamer won the 1843 Vermont U.S. House District 2 Election. Jacob Collamer received 5,825 popular votes (48.86%). The main challenger was Royal Ransom (40.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Collamer and Ransom

Collamer +8.3 pts · won by 992 votes
Jacob CollamerwhigWINNER48.86%
5,825 votes
Royal RansomDemocratic40.54%
4,833 votes
Titus Hutchinsonliberty8.41%
1,003 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% 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.