1797_South_Carolina's_1st_congressional_district_special_election
1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections
House elections for the 5th U.S. Congress
The 1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections took place in the various states took place between August 12, 1796 (in North Carolina), and October 15, 1797 (in Tennessee). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. The size of the House increased to 106 seats after Tennessee became the 16th state to join the union. The first session of the 5th United States Congress was convened on May 15, 1797, at the proclamation of the new President of the United States, John Adams. Since Kentucky and Tennessee had not yet voted, they were unrepresented until the second session began on November 13, 1797.
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Gains for the Federalist Party provided the president with a reliable majority in support of his policies. Many of the Federalist pick-ups in Congress came from the former Middle Colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware). New England remained heavily Federalist, whereas the South and West favored Democratic-Republican candidates. Federalist trade and infrastructure policies found widespread approval in the Mid-Atlantic states during this era. With the growth of cities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York, government intervention in the interest of industrialization and mercantilism became more attractive to voting citizens in these areas.
During this period, each state fixed its own date for a congressional general election. Elections to a Congress took place both in the even-numbered year before and in the odd-numbered year when the Congress convened. In some states the congressional delegation was not elected until after the legal start of the Congress (on the 4th day of March in the odd-numbered year).
During this period, each state fixed its own date for a congressional general election. Elections took place both in the even-numbered year before and in the odd-numbered year when a Congress convened. In some states, the congressional delegation was not elected until after the legal start of the Congress (on the 4th day of March in the odd-numbered year). The 1st session of the 5th Congress ran May 15 – July 10, 1797,[1] before the states of Kentucky and Tennessee had their elections, causing those states to be unrepresented in the 1st session.
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| North Carolina | Districts | August 12, 1796 | 10 | 9 |  |
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| New Hampshire | At-large | August 29, 1796[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 0 |  1 |
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| Rhode Island | At-large | August 30, 1796 | 2 | 0 | |
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| Vermont | Districts | September 9, 1796[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 1 | |
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| Connecticut | At-large | September 19, 1796 | 7 | 0 | |
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| Maryland | Districts | October 3, 1796 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
6 | 2 |
| Delaware | At-large | October 4, 1796 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Pennsylvania | Districts | October 11, 1796 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
6 | 2 |
| South Carolina | Districts | October 11, 1796 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
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| Georgia | At-large | November 7, 1796 | 2 | 2 | |
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| Massachusetts | Districts | November 7, 1796[lower-alpha 3] | 14 | 3 | 1 |
11 | 1 |
| New York | Districts | December 15, 1796 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
6 | 2 |
| New Jersey | At-large | January 11, 1797 | 5 | 0 | |
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| Virginia | Districts | March 20, 1797 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
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| Kentucky | Districts | September 2, 1797 | 2 | 2 | |
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| Tennessee | At-large | October 15, 1797 | 1 | 1 | |
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| Total | 106 | 49 46.2% |
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Elections are sorted by election date, then by district.
Fourth Congress
There were special and late elections to the 4th Congress in 1796.
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| Maryland 2 | Gabriel Duvall | Democratic-Republican | 1794 (Special) | Incumbent resigned March 28, 1796, having been elected judge of the Supreme Court of Maryland. New member elected April 18, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Democratic-Republican hold. New member was seated May 5, 1796. New member was later elected to the next term, see below. |
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| Massachusetts 10 | Benjamin Goodhue | Federalist | 1789 | Incumbent resigned sometime in June 1796 to become U.S. Senator. New member elected September 12, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated December 7, 1796.[1] New member was later elected to the next term, see below. |
First ballot (August 1, 1796):[4]
Second ballot (September 12, 1796):[5]
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| Connecticut at-large | James Hillhouse | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796 to become U.S. Senator. New member elected September 19, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated December 5, 1796. On the same day however, new member lost election to the next term, see below. |
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| Maryland 3 | Jeremiah Crabb | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1796. New member elected October 3, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated December 5, 1796. On the same ballot, new member elected to the next term, see below. |
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| Pennsylvania 5 | Daniel Hiester | Democratic-Republican | 1788 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796. New member elected October 11, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist gain. New member was seated December 8, 1796. |
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| Tennessee at-large | None (District created) | New state admitted June 1, 1796. New member elected October 15, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Democratic-Republican gain. New member was seated December 5, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] |
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| Rhode Island at-large | Benjamin Bourne | Federalist | 1790 (Late ratification) | Incumbent resigned in 1796 to become a U.S. district judge. New member elected November 15, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated December 19, 1796. New member was also elected to the next term, see below. |
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| Massachusetts 1 | Theodore Sedgwick | Federalist | 1789 | Incumbent resigned sometime in June 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator. New member elected November 21, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Democratic-Republican gain. New member was seated January 27, 1797.[1] |
First ballot (September 5, 1796):[10]
Second ballot (November 21, 1796):[11]
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| North Carolina 4 | Absalom Tatom | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent resigned June 1, 1796. New member elected November 28, 1796. Federalist gain. New member seated December 13, 1796. New member did not run for the next term. |
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| Connecticut at-large | Uriah Tracy | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent resigned October 13, 1796 to become U.S. Senator. New member elected December 5, 1796.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated January 3, 1797. New member had already been elected to the next term, see below. |
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Fifth Congress
There were special and late elections to the 5th Congress in 1797.
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| Vermont 2 | Daniel Buck | Federalist | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve. New member elected May 23, 1797.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. |
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| Massachusetts 11 | Theophilus Bradbury | Federalist | 1794–1795 | Incumbent resigned July 24, 1797. New member elected August 4, 1797.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated November 27, 1797. |
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| New Hampshire at-large | Jeremiah Smith | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1797. New member elected August 28, 1797.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated December 15, 1797. |
First ballot (August 28, 1797):
Second ballot (October 30, 1797):
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| Rhode Island at-large | Elisha Potter | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1797. New member elected August 29, 1797.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated November 13, 1797. |
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| South Carolina 1 | William L. Smith | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797. New member elected September 4–5, 1797.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated November 23, 1797. |
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| Connecticut at-large | James Davenport | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Died August 3, 1797. New member elected September 18, 1797.[lower-alpha 4] Federalist hold. New member was seated November 13, 1797. |
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| Tennessee at-large | Andrew Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1797 (New state) | Incumbent resigned sometime in September 1797 when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected September 26, 1797. Democratic-Republican hold. New member seated on November 23, 1797, despite being under the minimum age for service. |
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| Pennsylvania 5 | George Ege | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent resigned sometime in October 1797. New member elected October 10, 1797.[lower-alpha 4] Democratic-Republican gain. New member was seated December 1, 1797. |
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See also: Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election, 1796; Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election, 1797; and List of United States representatives from Connecticut
Connecticut elected its seven representatives at-large on a general ticket.
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| Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
Uriah Tracy | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner declined to serve. |
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| Roger Griswold | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joshua Coit | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Zephariah Swift | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner declined to serve. | ||
| Nathaniel Smith | Federalist | 1795 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Chauncey Goodrich | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James Hillhouse | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
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| Delaware at-large | John Patten | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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| Georgia at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Abraham Baldwin | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| John Milledge | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
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| Kentucky 1 "Southern District" |
Christopher Greenup | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Kentucky 2 "Northern District" |
Alexander D. Orr | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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See also: 1796 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election, 1796 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from Maryland
Two of the four Democratic-Republicans were replaced by Federalists, bringing the Federalists from a 4–4 split to a 6–2 majority.
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| Maryland 1 | George Dent | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 2 | Richard Sprigg Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 3 | William Craik | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 4 | Thomas Sprigg | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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| Maryland 5 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 6 | Gabriel Christie | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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| Maryland 7 | William Hindman | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 8 | William V. Murray | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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See also: 1796 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district special election, 1796 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election, 1797 Massachusetts's 11th congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election, necessitating additional trials in three districts.
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| Massachusetts 1 "1st Western District" |
Vacant | Incumbent representative-elect Theodore Sedgwick (Federalist) resigned sometime in June 1796 to become U.S. Senator. Democratic-Republican gain. New member also elected to finish the term on a later ballot, see above. |
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| Massachusetts 2 "2nd Western District" |
William Lyman | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
First ballot (November 7, 1796):
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| Massachusetts 3 "3rd Western District" |
Samuel Lyman | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 4 "4th Western District" |
Dwight Foster | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 5 "1st Southern District" |
Nathaniel Freeman | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 6 "2nd Southern District" |
John Reed Sr. | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 7 "3rd Southern District" |
George Leonard | Federalist | 1788 1794 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
First ballot (November 7, 1796):
Second ballot (January 16, 1797):
Third ballot (April 3, 1797):
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| Massachusetts 8 "1st Middle District" |
Fisher Ames | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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| Massachusetts 9 "2nd Middle District" |
Joseph Varnum | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 10 "3rd Middle District" |
Samuel Sewall | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 11 "4th Middle District" |
Theophilus Bradbury | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Y Theophilus Bradbury (Federalist) 100% |
| Massachusetts 12 "1st Eastern District of the District of Maine" |
Henry Dearborn | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
First ballot (November 7, 1796):
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| Massachusetts 13 "2nd Eastern District of the District of Maine" |
Peleg Wadsworth | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 100% |
| Massachusetts 14 "3rd Eastern District of the District of Maine" |
George Thatcher | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y George Thatcher (Federalist) 100% |
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In 1796, New Hampshire had a single at-large district with 4 seats. Each voter cast 4 votes and a majority of voters (12.5% of votes) was required to be elected. Since only three candidates received a majority, a run-off was held between the candidates in fourth and fifth place to fill the remaining seat.
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| New Hampshire at-large 4 seats on a general ticket |
Jeremiah Smith | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot (August 29, 1796):
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| Nicholas Gilman | Federalist | 1788/89 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
| John Samuel Sherburne | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. | ||
| Abiel Foster | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
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| New Jersey at-large 5 seats on a general ticket |
Jonathan Dayton | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mark Thomson | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Aaron Kitchell | Federalist | 1794 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
| Thomas Henderson | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
| Isaac Smith | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. | ||
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| New York 1 | Jonathan Nicoll Havens | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 2 | Edward Livingston | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 3 | Philip Van Courtlandt | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 4 | John Hathorn | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| New York 5 | Theodorus Bailey | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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| New York 6 | Ezekiel Gilbert | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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| New York 7 | John E. Van Alen | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 8 | Henry Glen | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 9 | John Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist. Federalist gain. |
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| New York 10 | William Cooper | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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See also: 1796 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from North Carolina
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| North Carolina 1 | James Holland | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 2 | Matthew Locke | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 3 | Jesse Franklin | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 4 | William F. Strudwick | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| North Carolina 5 | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 6] |
| North Carolina 6 | James Gillespie | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 7 | William B. Grove | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 8 | Dempsey Burges | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 9 | Thomas Blount | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 10 | Nathan Bryan | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See also: 1796 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election, 1797 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election, and List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania
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| Pennsylvania 1 | John Swanwick | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 2 | Frederick Muhlenberg | Democratic-Republican | 1788 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 3 | Richard Thomas | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats |
Samuel Sitgreaves | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| John Richards | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. | ||
| Pennsylvania 5 | Vacant | Representative Daniel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) resigned July 1, 1796. New member elected. Federalist gain. Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
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| Pennsylvania 6 | Samuel Maclay | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 7 | John W. Kittera | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 8 | Thomas Hartley | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 9 | Andrew Gregg | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 10 | David Bard | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 11 | William Findley | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 12 | Albert Gallatin | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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See also: Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election, 1796 and List of United States representatives from Rhode Island
Rhode Island had an at-large district with two seats, each of which were elected separately.
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| Rhode Island at-large Seat A |
Benjamin Bourne | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner later declined the seat. |
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| Rhode Island at-large Seat B |
Francis Malbone | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
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See also: 1797 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from South Carolina
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| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| South Carolina 1 Also known as the Charleston district |
William L. Smith | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 2 Also known as the Beaufort district |
Wade Hampton | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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| South Carolina 3 Also known as the Georgetown district |
Lemuel Benton | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 4 Also known as the Camden district |
Richard Winn | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| South Carolina 5 Also known as the Ninety-Six district |
Robert Goodloe Harper | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 6 Also known as the Washington district |
Samuel Earle | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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See also: Tennessee's at-large congressional district special election, 1797 and List of United States representatives from Tennessee
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| Tennessee at-large | Andrew Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner later resigned in September 1797 when elected U.S. senator. |
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See also: 1797 Vermont's 2nd congressional district special election and List of United States representatives from Vermont
Due to Vermont's law requiring a majority to secure a congressional seat, the 1st district required three ballots to choose a winner.
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| Vermont 1 "Western District" |
Israel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
First ballot (September 9, 1796):
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| Vermont 2 "Eastern District" |
Daniel Buck | Federalist | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner declined the seat. |
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| Virginia 1 | Robert Rutherford | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. The election was unsuccessfully challenged by Rutherford.[1] |
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| Virginia 2 | Andrew Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Virginia 3 | George Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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| Virginia 4 | Francis Preston | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
▌Y Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 6] |
| Virginia 5 | George Hancock | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
▌Y John J. Trigg (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 6] |
| Virginia 6 | Isaac Coles | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
▌Y Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 6] |
| Virginia 7 | Abraham B. Venable | Democratic-Republican | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 6] |
| Virginia 8 | Thomas Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 9 | William B. Giles | Democratic-Republican | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William B. Giles (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 6] |
| Virginia 10 | Carter B. Harrison | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 11 | Josiah Parker | Federalist | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Josiah Parker (Federalist)[lower-alpha 6] |
| Virginia 12 | John Page | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
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| Virginia 13 | John Clopton | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 14 | Samuel J. Cabell | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 6] |
| Virginia 15 | James Madison Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Virginia 16 | Anthony New | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 17 | Richard Brent | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 18 | John Nicholas | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 19 | John Heath | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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- Date cited is the election date, but the new member in some cases "took" the seat on a later date.[2]
- The source used does not list votes for Powell, but provides a citations stating "Col. Powell of Loudoun was expected to have been a candidate on this occasion; but from the present ill state of his health, it was understood he had declined and consequently had but a few votes."[24]
- "Fifth Congress (membership roster)". Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 0786402830.
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