United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland,_1792

1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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Maryland increased from 6 to 8 representatives after the 1790 census. The previous mixed district/at-large system was replaced with a conventional district system.

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District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maryland 1	Philip Key	Pro-Administration	1790	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Pro-Administration hold.	√ George Dent (Pro-Admin) 44.7% John Parnham (Pro-Admin) 29.8% Philip Key (Pro-Admin) 25.5%
Maryland 2	John F. Mercer Redistricted from the 3rd district	Anti-Administration	1791 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John F. Mercer (Anti-Admin) 57.0% John Thomas (Pro-Admin) 42.1% Richard A. Contee 0.9%
Maryland 3	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain.	√ Uriah Forrest (Pro-Admin) 71.8% William Dorsey (Anti-Admin) 28.1% Others 0.1%
Maryland 4	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Anti-Administration gain.	√ Thomas Sprigg (Anti-Admin) 100%
Maryland 5	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Anti-Administration gain.	√ Samuel Smith (Anti-Admin) 61.1% Charles Ridgely (Anti-Admin) 38.9%
Maryland 6	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Anti-Administration gain.	√ Gabriel Christie (Anti-Admin) 63.6% William Matthews (Pro-Admin) 36.4%
Maryland 7	Joshua Seney Redistricted from the 2nd district	Anti-Administration	1789	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. Incumbent then resigned December 6, 1792 to become Chief Justice of Maryland's 3rd Judicial District. Winner was then also elected to finish the term, see above.	√ William Hindman (Pro-Admin) 51.7% James Tilghman (Anti-Admin) 48.3%^[1]
Maryland 8	William V. Murray Redistricted from the 5th district	Pro-Administration	1790	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William V. Murray (Pro-Admin) 93.8% Littleton Dennis (Pro-Admin) 5.4% Others 0.9%

United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland,_1792

1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

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