1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 5th U.S. Congress January 2026 January 2025 1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections United States 1795 legislative no 1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections 1794 & 1795 1798–99 United States House of Representatives elections 1798 & 1799 4th_United_States_Congress#House_of_Representatives_3 5th United States Congress#House_of_Representatives_3 All 106 seats in the United States House of Representatives 54 August 12, 1796 – October 15, 1797 x180px Federalist Party Portrait of Jonathan Dayton.jpg Jonathan Dayton NJ AL X 47 seats 57 10 Democratic-Republican Party NC-Congress-NathanielMacon.jpg Nathaniel Macon NC 5 X 59 seats 49 10 1796–97 US House election.svg 350px Results:#f2bfa6ff Federalist hold #e27036ff Federalist gain#aacc99ff Democratic-Republican hold #008000ff Democratic-Republican gain#808080 Undistricted territory Jonathan Dayton Federalist Party Jonathan Dayton Federalist Party Speaker The 1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections took place in the various states 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 U.S. 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. 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). Election summaries 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, before the states of Kentucky and Tennessee had their elections, causing those states to be unrepresented in the 1st session. center|frameless|440x440px + ↓ 49 57 Democratic-Republican Federalist State Type ↑Date Totalseats Democratic-Republican Federalist Seats Change Seats Change Regular elections North Carolina Districts August 12, 1796 10 9 1 New Hampshire At-large August 29, 1796New Hampshire law required a majority for election, requiring an additional ballot on November 7, 1796. 4 0 1 4 1 Rhode Island At-large August 30, 1796 2 0 2 Vermont Districts September 9, 1796Vermont law required a majority for election, requiring additional ballots on December 11, 1796 and February 7, 1797. 2 1 1 Connecticut At-large September 19, 1796 7 0 7 Maryland Districts October 3, 1796 8 2 2 6 2 Delaware At-large October 4, 1796 1 0 1 1 1 Pennsylvania Districts October 11, 1796 13 7 2 6 2 South Carolina Districts October 11, 1796 6 3 1 3 1 Georgia At-large November 7, 1796 2 2 0 Massachusetts Districts November 7, 1796Massachusetts law required a majority for election, requiring additional ballots on January 16, 1797 and April 3, 1797. 14 3 11 New York Districts December 15, 1796 10 4 1 6 1 New Jersey At-large January 11, 1797 5 0 5 Late elections (after the March 4, 1797 start of Congress) Virginia Districts March 20, 1797 19 15 2 4 2 Kentucky Districts September 2, 1797 2 2 0 Tennessee At-large October 15, 1797 1 1 0 Total 106 4946.2% 10 5753.8% 10 House seats #ddd 900px 750px Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party 46.23 Federalist Federalist Party (US) 53.77 Special elections List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives Elections are sorted by election date, then by district. Fourth Congress There were special and late elections to the 4th Congress in 1796. |- ! Maryland 2 X | 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 and seated May 5, 1796."Dubin" Date cited is the election date, but the new member in some cases "took" the seat on a later date.Dubin Michael J. https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses McFarland and Company 1998 0786402830Democratic-Republican hold.Winner was later elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Richard Sprigg Jr. (Democratic-Republican) Unopposedhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=68977 Our Campaigns - MD District 2 Race - Apr 18, 1796 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Massachusetts 10 X | Benjamin Goodhue | | Federalist | 1789 | | Incumbent resigned in June 1796 to become a U.S. Senator.New member elected September 12, 1796 and seated December 7, 1796."Dubin"Fifth Congress (membership roster) http://historycms.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40191 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180919085413/http://historycms.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40191 September 19, 2018 September 11, 2018Federalist hold.Winner was later elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap | First ballot (August 1, 1796)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729755 Our Campaigns - MA - 3rd Middle - Special Election - 1st Trial Race - Aug 01, 1796 www.ourcampaigns.com Federalist PartySamuel Sewall (Federalist) 31.9% UnknownJonathan Ingersoll (Unknown) 22.5% UnknownJohn Morris (Unknown) 21.2% UnknownJohn Cabot (Unknown) 10.5% Federalist PartySamuel Holten (Federalist) 6.8% UnknownElias H. Dooly (Unknown) 4.0% Scattering 3.1% Second ballot (September 12, 1796)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729756 Our Campaigns - MA - 3rd Middle - Special Election - 2nd Trial Race - Sep 12, 1796 www.ourcampaigns.com Federalist Party Samuel Sewall (Federalist) 61.7% Federalist PartyLoammi Baldwin (Federalist) 38.3% |- ! Connecticut AL X | James Hillhouse | | Federalist | 1790 | | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796 to become U.S. Senator.New member elected September 19, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796."Dubin"Federalist hold.On the same day, winner lost election to the next term; see below. | nowrap | Federalist Party James Davenport (Federalist) February 2020 |- ! Maryland 3 X | Jeremiah Crabb | | Federalist | 1794 | | Incumbent resigned in 1796.New member elected October 3, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796."Dubin"Federalist hold.On the same ballot, winner was elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap | Federalist Party William Craik (Federalist) 50.7% Federalist PartyBenjamin Edwards (Federalist) 49.3%Maryland 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.uscongress3.special.1796 November 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20200306014712/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.uscongress3.special.1796 March 6, 2020 |- ! Pennsylvania 5 X | Daniel Hiester | | Democratic-Republican | 1788 | | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796.New member elected October 11, 1796 and seated December 8, 1796."Dubin"Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party George Ege (Federalist) 56.8% Democratic-Republican PartyJoseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 45.2%Pennsylvania 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:pa.uscongress5.specialelection.1796 November 29, 2022 A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University March 16, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200316042102/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:pa.uscongress5.specialelection.1796 |- ! TN AL X | colspan=3 | None (District created) | | New state admitted June 1, 1796.New member elected October 15, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796."Dubin"Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 98.9% UnknownJames Rody (Unknown) 1.1%Tennessee 1796 U.S. House of Representatives https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/r781wh38q January 20, 2021 A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University |- ! RI AL X | Benjamin Bourne | | Federalist | 1790 (late ratification) | | Incumbent resigned in 1796 to become a U.S. district judge.New member elected November 15, 1796 and seated December 19, 1796."Dubin"Federalist hold.Winner was also elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap | Federalist Party Elisha Reynolds Potter (Federalist) 71.0% Democratic-Republican PartyPeleg Arnold (Democratic-Republican) 29.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=282045 Our Campaigns - RI At-Large-1st Representative Race - Nov 15, 1796 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Massachusetts 1 X | Theodore Sedgwick | | Federalist | 1789 | | Incumbent resigned in June 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator.New member elected November 21, 1796 and seated January 27, 1797."Dubin"Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | First ballot (September 5, 1796)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729594 Our Campaigns - MA - 1st Western - Special Election - 1st Trial Race - Sep 05, 1796 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic-Republican PartyThomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 48.0% Federalist PartyEphraim Williams (Federalist) 49.9% Scattering 2.1% Second ballot (November 21, 1796)https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729593 Our Campaigns - MA - 1st Western - Special Election - 2nd Trial Race - Nov 21, 1796 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic-Republican Party Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 62.7% Federalist PartyEphraim Williams (Federalist) 32.0% Scattering 5.3% |- ! NC 4 X | Absalom Tatom | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | | Incumbent resigned June 1, 1796.New member elected November 28, 1796 and seated December 13, 1796.Federalist gain.Winner did not run for the next term. | nowrap | Federalist Party William F. Strudwick (Federalist) 76.3% Democratic-Republican PartyRichard Stanford (Democratic-Republican) 22.5% Scattering 1.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=176188 Our Campaigns - NC District 10 - Special Election Race - Nov 23, 1796 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Connecticut AL X | Uriah Tracy | | Federalist | 1792 | | Incumbent resigned October 13, 1796 to become U.S. Senator.New member elected December 5, 1796 and seated January 3, 1797."Dubin"Federalist hold.Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below. | nowrap | Federalist Party Samuel Dana (Federalist) February 2020 |} Fifth Congress There were special and late elections to the 5th Congress in 1797. |- ! VT 2 X | Daniel Buck | | Federalist | 1795 | | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve.New member elected May 23, 1797."Dubin"Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 56.9% Federalist PartyStephen Jacob (Federalist) 13.6% Democratic-Republican PartyNathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 11.2% Federalist PartyAmasa Paine (Federalist) 6.6% Scattering 11.8%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=282065 Our Campaigns - VT-Eastern District - Special Election Race May 23, 1797 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Massachusetts 11 X | Theophilus Bradbury | | Federalist | 1794/95 | | Incumbent resigned July 24, 1797.New member elected August 4, 1797 and seated November 27, 1797."Dubin"Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party Bailey Bartlett (Federalist) 81.4% Scattering 18.6%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729879 Our Campaigns - MA - 4th Middle - Special Election Race Aug 4, 1797 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! New Hampshire AL X | Jeremiah Smith | | Federalist | 1794 | | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1797.New member elected August 28, 1797 and seated December 15, 1797."Dubin"Federalist hold. | nowrap | First ballot (August 28, 1797) Federalist PartyPeleg Sprague (Federalist) 43.3% Democratic-Republican PartyWoodbury Langdon (Democratic-Republican) 22.5% Federalist PartyEdward Livermore (Federalist) 21.3% Others 12.8%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=713664 Our Campaigns - NH At-Large - Special Election Race - Aug 28, 1797 www.ourcampaigns.com Second ballot (October 30, 1797): Federalist Party Peleg Sprague (Federalist) 66.6% Democratic-Republican PartyWoodbury Langdon (Democratic-Republican) 33.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=713665 Our Campaigns - NH At-Large - Special Runoff Race Oct 30, 1797 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! Rhode Island AL X | Elisha Potter | | Federalist | 1796 (special) | | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1797.New member elected August 29, 1797 and seated November 13, 1797."Dubin"Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party Thomas Tillinghast (Federalist)Source mistakenly gives party as Democratic-Republican; Tillinghast did later become a Democratic-Republican, but in the 5th Congress, he was a Federalist 78.3% Federalist PartyJames Burrill Jr. (Federalist) 18.1% Scattering 3.6%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=282047 Our Campaigns - RI At-Large-1st Representative Race - Aug 29, 1797 www.ourcampaigns.com |- ! South Carolina 1 X | William L. Smith | | Federalist | 1788 | | Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797.New member elected September 4–5, 1797 and seated November 23, 1797."Dubin"Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party Thomas Pinckney (Federalist) UnopposedSouth Carolina 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:sc.uscongress.specialelection.1797 A New Nation Votes November 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20200319123630/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:sc.uscongress.specialelection.1797 March 19, 2020 |- ! Connecticut AL X | James Davenport | | Federalist | 1796 (special) | | Died August 3, 1797.New member elected September 18, 1797 and seated November 13, 1797."Dubin"Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party William Edmond (Federalist) 56.3% Federalist PartyJohn Treadwell (Federalist) 24.8% Democratic-RepublicanGideon Granger (Democratic-Republican) 16.1% Federalist PartyDavid Daggett (Federalist) 2.8%Connecticut 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ct.special.congress.1797 A New Nation Votes November 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20200301233146/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ct.special.congress.1797 March 1, 2020 |- ! TN AL X | Andrew Jackson | | Democratic-Republican | 1797 (new state) | | Incumbent resigned in September 1797 when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected September 26, 1797 and seated November 23, 1797, despite being under the minimum age for service.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party William C. C. Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) UnknownJohn Rhea (Unknown) UnknownJohn Carter (Unknown)Tennessee 1797 U.S. House of Representatives https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ushouserepresentatives.1797 August 6, 2018 A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University March 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200311003325/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ushouserepresentatives.1797 dead |- ! Pennsylvania 5 X | George Ege | | Federalist | 1796 (special) | | Incumbent resigned in October 1797.New member elected October 10, 1797 and seated December 1, 1797."Dubin"Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) UnopposedPennsylvania 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:pa.uscongress5.specialelection.1797 A New Nation Votes November 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20200304234459/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:pa.uscongress5.specialelection.1797 March 4, 2020 |} Connecticut Connecticut's results|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election, 1796 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election, 1797 List of United States representatives from Connecticut Connecticut elected its seven representatives at-large on a general ticket. |- ! rowspan=7 | Connecticut AL X7 seats on a general ticket | Uriah Tracy | | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected.Winner declined to serve. | rowspan=7 nowrap | Federalist Party Uriah Tracy (Federalist) 13.8% Federalist Party Roger Griswold (Federalist) 13.3% Federalist Party Joshua Coit (Federalist) 12.1% Federalist Party Zephaniah Swift (Federalist) 12.0% Federalist Party Nathaniel Smith (Federalist) 11.9% Federalist Party Chauncey Goodrich (Federalist) 9.7% Federalist Party Samuel W. Dana (Federalist) 7.5% Federalist PartyJames Davenport (Federalist) 6.2% Federalist PartyDavid Daggett (Federalist) 4.7% Federalist PartyJohn Allen (Federalist) 3.3% Federalist PartyWilliam Edmond (Federalist) 3.3% UnknownJonathan Treadwell 2.6% Democratic-Republican PartyGideon Granger (Democratic-Republican) 2.2% |- | 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.Federalist hold. |} Delaware Delaware's result|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware List of United States representatives from Delaware |- ! Delaware AL X | John Patten | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party James A. Bayard (Federalist) 56.3% Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Perry (Democratic-Republican) 43.7% |} Georgia Georgia's results|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia List of United States representatives from Georgia |- ! rowspan=2 | Georgia AL X2 seats on a general ticket | Abraham Baldwin | | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=2 nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Abraham Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 35.8% Democratic-Republican Party John Milledge (Democratic-Republican) 33.1% Federalist PartyThomas P. Carnes (Federalist) 18.7% Democratic-Republican PartyFrancis Willis (Democratic-Republican) 10.5% Democratic-Republican PartyGeorge Nailor (Democratic-Republican) 1.8% |- | John Milledge | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |} Kentucky Kentucky's results by district|thumb 1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky List of United States representatives from Kentucky |- ! Kentucky 1 X"Southern District" | Christopher Greenup | | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Thomas Davis (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! Kentucky 2 X"Northern District" | Alexander D. Orr | | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party John Fowler (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data UnknownNotley Conn (Unknown) UnknownEdmund Bullock (Unknown) |} Maryland Maryland's results by district|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland 1796 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election 1796 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election 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. |- ! Maryland 1 X | George Dent | | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party George Dent (Federalist) 99.7% UnknownPhilip Key (Unknown) 0.3% |- ! Maryland 2 X | Richard Sprigg Jr. | | Democratic-Republican | 1796 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Richard Sprigg Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! Maryland 3 X | William Craik | | Federalist | 1796 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party William Craik (Federalist) 51.0% Federalist PartyBenjamin Edwards (Federalist) 49.0% |- ! Maryland 4 X | Thomas Sprigg | | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party George Baer Jr. (Federalist) 72.1% Democratic-Republican PartySamuel Ringgold (Democratic-Republican) 27.9% |- ! Maryland 5 X | Samuel Smith | | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! Maryland 6 X | Gabriel Christie | | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party William Matthews (Federalist) 51.5% Democratic-Republican PartyGabriel Christie (Democratic-Republican) 48.5% |- ! Maryland 7 X | William Hindman | | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party William Hindman (Federalist) 62.6% Democratic-Republican PartyRobert Wright (Democratic-Republican) 37.4% |- ! Maryland 8 X | William V. Murray | | Federalist | 1790 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party John Dennis (Federalist) 100% |} Massachusetts center center Massachusetts's results Massachusetts1796.GIF 200 Massachusetts's results by district Maine1796.GIF 156 Maine District of Massachusetts's results by district 1796–1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts 1796 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district special election 1796 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election 1797 Massachusetts's 11th congressional district special election List of United States representatives from Massachusetts Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election, necessitating additional trials in three districts. |- ! MA 1 X"1st Western District" | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Incumbent rep.-elect Theodore Sedgwick (F) resigned 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. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 56.4% Federalist PartyEphraim Williams (Federalist) 43.6% |- ! MA 2 X"2nd Western District" | William Lyman | | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist gain. | nowrap | First ballot (November 7, 1796) Federalist PartyWilliam Shepard (Federalist) 46.3% UnknownSam Hinshaw (Unknown) 23.9% Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Lyman (Democratic-Republican) 21.4% UnknownJohn Williams (Unknown) 4.0% UnknownNahum Park (Unknown) 2.0% Scattering 2.4% Second ballot (January 16, 1797) Federalist Party William Shepard (Federalist) 100% |- ! MA 3 X"3rd Western District" | Samuel Lyman | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Samuel Lyman (Federalist) 83.3% Democratic-Republican PartyDaniel Bigelow (Democratic-Republican) 16.7% |- ! MA 4 X"4th Western District" | Dwight Foster | | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Dwight Foster (Federalist) 80.8% Democratic-Republican PartyLevi Lincoln Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 19.2% |- ! MA 5 X"1st Southern District" | Nathaniel Freeman | | Federalist | 1794 | | Incumbent switched parties and was re-elected.Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Nathaniel Freeman (Democratic-Republican) 82.1% Federalist PartyPeleg Coffin Jr. (Federalist) 17.9% |- ! MA 6 X"2nd Southern District" | John Reed Sr. | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party John Reed Sr. (Federalist) 78.8% Federalist PartyEdward H. Robbins (Federalist) 21.2% |- ! MA 7 X"3rd Southern District" | George Leonard | | Federalist | 17881794 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist hold. | nowrap | First ballot (November 7, 1796) Federalist PartyElisha May (Federalist) 45.3% Federalist PartyStephen Bullock (Federalist) 28.3% Federalist PartyLaban Wheaton (Federalist) 26.4% Second ballot (January 16, 1797) Federalist PartyStephen Bullock (Federalist) 35.8% Federalist PartyLaban Wheaton (Federalist) 32.7% Federalist PartyElisha May (Federalist) 31.5% Third ballot (April 3, 1797) Federalist Party Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 56.7% Federalist PartyElisha May (Federalist) 28.3% Federalist PartyLaban Wheaton (Federalist) 15.1% |- ! MA 8 X"1st Middle District" | Fisher Ames | | Federalist | 1788 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party Harrison Gray Otis (Federalist) 57.0% Democratic-Republican PartyJames Bowdoin (Democratic-Republican) 43.0% |- ! MA 9 X"2nd Middle District" | Joseph Varnum | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Joseph Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 69.0% Federalist PartyEbenezer Bridge (Federalist) 16.8% Federalist PartySamuel Dexter (Federalist) 14.3% |- ! MA 10 X"3rd Middle District" | Samuel Sewall | | Federalist | 1796 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Samuel Sewall (Federalist) 67.9% Federalist PartyLoammi Baldwin (Federalist) 22.1% |- ! MA 11 X"4th Middle District" | Theophilus Bradbury | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Theophilus Bradbury (Federalist) 100% |- ! MA 12 XDistrict of Maine"1st Eastern District" | Henry Dearborn | | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist gain. | nowrap | First ballot (November 7, 1796) Federalist PartyIsaac Parker (Federalist) 40.5% Democratic-Republican PartyHenry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 31.7% UnknownJohn Bowman (Unknown) 27.8% Second ballot (January 16, 1797) Federalist PartyIsaac Parker (Federalist) 48.2% Democratic-Republican PartyHenry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 33.8% UnknownJohn Bowman (Unknown) 18.0% Third ballot (April 3, 1797) Federalist Party Isaac Parker (Federalist) 52.6% Democratic-Republican PartyHenry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 47.5% |- ! MA 13 XDistrict of Maine"2nd Eastern District" | Peleg Wadsworth | | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 100% |- ! MA 14 XDistrict of Maine"3rd Eastern District" | George Thatcher | | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party George Thatcher (Federalist) 100% |} New Hampshire New Hampshire's results|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire List of United States representatives from New Hampshire 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. "m1" |- ! rowspan=4 | New Hampshire AL X4 seats on a general ticket | Jeremiah Smith | | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=4 nowrap | First ballot (August 29, 1796) Federalist Party Jeremiah Smith (Federalist) 25.0% Federalist Party Abiel Foster (Federalist) 24.3% Federalist Party William Gordon (Federalist) 14.9% Federalist Party Jonathan Freeman (Federalist) 9.5% Federalist Party Peleg Sprague (Federalist) 4.4% Democratic-Republican PartyWoodbury Langdon (Democratic-Republican) 4.2% UnknownJohn Prentice 4.1% UnknownThomas Cogwell 3.4% UnknownNathaniel Peabody 2.3% UnknownJohn Bellows 2.1% UnknownJoseph Cilley 1.9% UnknownNathaniel Rogers 1.9% Second ballot (November 7, 1796) Federalist Party Jonathan Freeman (Federalist) 72.5% Federalist PartyPeleg Sprague (Federalist) 27.5% |- | Nicholas Gilman | | Federalist | 1788/89 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist hold. |- | John S. Sherburne | | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist gain. |- | Abiel Foster | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |} New Jersey New Jersey's results|thumb 1797 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey List of United States representatives from New Jersey "m1" Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed |- ! rowspan=5 | New Jersey AL X5 seats on a general ticket | Jonathan Dayton | | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=5 nowrap | Federalist Party Jonathan Dayton (Federalist) 15.8% Federalist Party Mark Thomson (Federalist) 10.4% Federalist Party James H. Imlay (Federalist) 9.6% Federalist Party James Schureman (Federalist) 9.3% Federalist Party Thomas Sinnickson (Federalist) 9.1% Democratic-Republican PartyAaron Kitchell (Democratic-Republican) 8.6% Democratic-Republican PartyJoseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican) 5.5% Democratic-Republican PartyJames Linn (Democratic-Republican) 5.3% Democratic-Republican PartyEbenezer Elmer (Democratic-Republican) 4.8% Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Condit (Democratic-Republican) 4.6% Federalist PartyWilliam Crane (Federalist) 3.5% Democratic-Republican PartyJoseph Cooper (Democratic-Republican) 3.5% Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Helms (Democratic-Republican) 2.8% Federalist PartyThomas Lowrey (Federalist) 1.5% Federalist PartyJonathan Elmer (Federalist) 1.3% |- | Mark Thomson | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |- | Aaron Kitchell | | Federalist | 1794 (special) | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist hold. |- | Thomas Henderson | | Federalist | 1794 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist hold. |- | Isaac Smith | | Federalist | 1794 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist hold. |} New York New York's results by district|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives elections in New York List of United States representatives from New York |- ! New York 1 X | Jonathan Nicoll Havens | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Jonathan Nicoll Havens (Democratic-Republican) 66.0% Federalist PartySelah Strong (Federalist) 34.0% |- ! New York 2 X | Edward Livingston | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Edward Livingston (Democratic-Republican) 56.6% Federalist PartyJames Watson (Federalist) 43.3% |- ! New York 3 X | Philip Van Cortlandt | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Philip Van Cortlandt (Democratic-Republican) 50.3% Federalist PartySamuel Haight (Federalist) 49.7% |- ! New York 4 X | John Hathorn | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Lucas Elmendorf (Democratic-Republican) 56.1% Federalist PartyConrad E. Elmendorf (Federalist) 43.9% |- ! New York 5 X | Theodorus Bailey | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party David Brooks (Federalist) 54.5% Democratic-Republican PartyTheodorus Bailey (Democratic-Republican) 45.5% |- ! New York 6 X | Ezekiel Gilbert | | Federalist | 1793 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party Hezekiah L. Hosmer (Federalist) 57.7% Democratic-Republican PartyJohn P. Van Ness (Democratic-Republican) 42.3% |- ! New York 7 X | John E. Van Alen | | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party John E. Van Alen (Federalist) 57.9% Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Woodworth (Democratic-Republican) 42.1% |- ! New York 8 X | Henry Glen | | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Henry Glen (Federalist) 77.7% Democratic-Republican PartyPeter Swart (Democratic-Republican) 22.3% |- ! New York 9 X | John Williams | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist.Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party John Williams (Federalist) 62.8% Federalist PartyJames Gordon (Federalist) 27.3% Democratic-Republican PartyDouw I. Fonda (Democratic-Republican) 10.0% |- ! New York 10 X | William Cooper | | Federalist | 1794 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party James Cochran (Federalist) 50.6% Federalist PartyWilliam Cooper (Federalist) 48.7% Democratic-Republican PartyCharles Williamson (Democratic-Republican) 0.7% |} North Carolina North Carolina's results by district|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina 1796 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election List of United States representatives from North Carolina |- ! North Carolina 1 X | James Holland | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Joseph McDowell (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data Democratic-RepublicanJames Holland (Democratic-Republican) |- ! North Carolina 2 X | Matthew Locke | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Matthew Locke (Democratic-Republican) 56.9% Democratic-RepublicanNathaniel Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 27.1% Federalist PartyRobert Irwin (Federalist) 15.8% Others 0.2% |- ! North Carolina 3 X | Jesse Franklin | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Robert Williams (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Democratic-RepublicanJesse Franklin (Democratic-Republican) |- ! North Carolina 4 X | William F. Strudwick | | Federalist | 1796 (special) | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Democratic-RepublicanAbsalom Tatom (Democratic-Republican) Federalist PartyWilliam Sheppard (Federalist) Federalist PartyStephen Moore (Federalist) |- ! North Carolina 5 X | Nathaniel Macon | | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! North Carolina 6 X | James Gillespie | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican James Gillespie (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Federalist PartyWilliam H. Hill (Federalist) UnknownJames Keenan (Unknown) IndependentGabriel Holmes (Independent) |- ! North Carolina 7 X | William B. Grove | | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party William B. Grove (Federalist) 73.4% Democratic-RepublicanDuncan MacFarland (Democratic-Republican) 26.6% |- ! North Carolina 8 X | Dempsey Burgess | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Dempsey Burgess (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Democratic-RepublicanJoseph Riddick (Democratic-Republican) Federalist PartyJames Gregory (Federalist) Federalist PartyJames Brown (Federalist) |- ! North Carolina 9 X | Thomas Blount | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Federalist PartyWillis Alston (Federalist) |- ! North Carolina 10 X | Nathan Bryan | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Nathan Bryan (Democratic-Republican) 54.1% Democratic-RepublicanRichard D. Spaight (Democratic-Republican) 45.9% |} Pennsylvania Pennsylvania's results by district|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania 1796 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election 1797 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201796.pdf Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project 29 November 2022 |- ! Pennsylvania 1 X | John Swanwick | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party John Swanwick (Democratic-Republican) 51.3% Federalist PartyEdward Tilghman (Federalist) 48.7% |- ! Pennsylvania 2 X | Frederick Muhlenberg | | Democratic-Republican | 1788 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Blair McClenachan (Democratic-Republican) 60.2% Federalist PartyRobert Waln (Federalist) 39.8% |- ! Pennsylvania 3 X | Richard Thomas | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Richard Thomas (Federalist) 52.9% Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Gibbons (Democratic-Republican) 47.1% |- ! rowspan=2 | Pennsylvania 4 XPlural district with 2 seats | Samuel Sitgreaves | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=2 nowrap | Federalist Party Samuel Sitgreaves (Federalist) 42.6% Federalist Party John Chapman (Federalist) 25.2% Democratic-Republican PartyPeter Muhlenberg (Democratic-Republican) 13.0% Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Richards (Democratic-Republican) 12.3% Democratic-Republican PartyRobert Lollar (Democratic-Republican) 6.9% |- | John Richards | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist gain. |- ! Pennsylvania 5 X | colspan=3 | Vacant | | Representative Daniel Hiester (D-R) resigned July 1, 1796.Federalist gain.Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above. | nowrap | Federalist Party George Ege (Federalist) 56.8% Democratic-Republican PartyJoseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 43.2% |- ! Pennsylvania 6 X | Samuel Maclay | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party John A. Hanna (Democratic-Republican) 74.3% Federalist PartyJohn Carson (Federalist) 21.1% Democratic-Republican PartySamuel Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 4.6% |- ! Pennsylvania 7 X | John W. Kittera | | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party John W. Kittera (Federalist) 95.6% Federalist PartyWilliam Webb (Federalist) 4.4% |- ! Pennsylvania 8 X | Thomas Hartley | | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Thomas Hartley (Federalist) 100% |- ! Pennsylvania 9 X | Andrew Gregg | | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Andrew Gregg (Democratic-Republican) 53.8% Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Irvine (Democratic-Republican) 32.0% Federalist PartyJames Wallace (Federalist) 7.9% Democratic-Republican PartyRobert Whitehall (Democratic-Republican) 4.1% Federalist PartyThomas Kennedy (Federalist) 2.3% |- ! Pennsylvania 10 X | David Bard | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party David Bard (Democratic-Republican) 45.1% Democratic-Republican PartyAbraham Smith (Democratic-Republican) 30.3% Federalist PartyWilliam M. Brown (Federalist) 24.6% |- ! Pennsylvania 11 X | William Findley | | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party William Findley (Democratic-Republican) 79.3% Federalist PartyJames Findley (Federalist) 20.7% |- ! Pennsylvania 12 X | Albert Gallatin | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Albert Gallatin (Democratic-Republican) 61.7% Federalist PartyJohn Woods (Federalist) 26.4% Federalist PartyThomas Stokely (Federalist) 11.9% |} Rhode Island Rhode Island's results|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election, 1796 List of United States representatives from Rhode Island Rhode Island had an at-large district with two seats, each of which were elected separately. |- ! RI AL XSeat A | Benjamin Bourne | | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected.Winner later declined the seat. | nowrap | Federalist Party Benjamin Bourne (Federalist) 99.9% Others 0.1% |- ! RI AL XSeat B | Francis Malbone | | Federalist | 1792 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist hold. | nowrap | Federalist Party Christopher G. Champlin (Federalist) 51.4% Federalist PartyWilliam Greene (Federalist) 48.4% Others 0.2% |} South Carolina South Carolina's results by district|thumb 1796 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1797 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election List of United States representatives from South Carolina |- ! South Carolina 1 X"Charleston district" | William L. Smith | | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party William L. Smith (Federalist) 84.8% Democratic-Republican PartyRobert Simons (Democratic-Republican) 13.6% Democratic-Republican PartyJohn Rutledge (Democratic-Republican) 1.6% |- ! South Carolina 2 X"Beaufort district" | Wade Hampton | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | | Incumbent retired.Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party John Rutledge Jr. (Federalist) 87.3% Democratic-Republican PartyElnathan Haskell (Democratic-Republican) 16.7% |- ! South Carolina 3 X"Georgetown district" | Lemuel Benton | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 63.3% Federalist PartyTristam Thomas (Federalist) 24.4% Federalist PartyJoseph Blyth (Federalist) 12.3% |- ! South Carolina 4 X"Camden district" | Richard Winn | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Thomas Sumter (Democratic-Republican) 50.7% Federalist PartyRichard Winn (Federalist)Although Winn had run as a Democratic-Republican in the previous election, the source used stated that he'd run as a Federalist in this election, however, by the time he returned to Congress in 1801 he was a Democratic-Republican again 49.3% |- ! South Carolina 5 X"Ninety-Six district" | Robert Goodloe Harper | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Robert Goodloe Harper (Federalist) 67.6% Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Butler (Democratic-Republican) 32.4% |- ! South Carolina 6 X"Washington district" | Samuel Earle | | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 37.0% Federalist PartyAbraham Nott (Federalist) 32.5% Democratic-Republican PartyWilliam Will (Democratic-Republican) 25.4% Federalist PartySamuel Lowrie (Federalist) 2.6% Democratic-Republican PartyRobert Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 2.5% |} Tennessee Tennessee's result|thumb 1797 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee Tennessee's at-large congressional district special election, 1797 List of United States representatives from Tennessee |- ! Tennessee AL X | Andrew Jackson | | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected.Winner later resigned in September 1797 when elected U.S. senator. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data February 2020 |} Vermont Vermont's results by district|thumb 1796–1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont 1797 Vermont's 2nd congressional district special election 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. "m1" |- ! Vermont 1 X"Western District" | Israel Smith | | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | First ballot (September 9, 1796) Democratic-Republican PartyMatthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 40.7% Democratic-Republican PartyIsrael Smith (Democratic-Republican) 22.1% UnknownSamuel Williams (Unknown) 7.3% Federalist PartyNathaniel Chipman (Federalist) 7.1% Federalist PartyIsaac Tichenor (Federalist) 6.5% Democratic-Republican PartyGideon Olin (Democratic-Republican) 4.5% UnknownEnoch Woodbridge (Unknown) 4.3% Democratic-Republican PartyJonas Galusha (Democratic-Republican) 3.4% Federalist PartyDaniel Chipman (Federalist) 2.0% Federalist PartySamuel Hitchcock (Federalist) 1.2% Others 1.0% Second ballot (December 11, 1796) Democratic-Republican PartyMatthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 46.7% Federalist PartySamuel Hitchcock (Federalist) 25.7% Democratic-Republican PartyIsrael Smith (Democratic-Republican) 21.4% UnknownSamuel Williams (Unknown) 2.9% Democratic-Republican PartyGideon Olin (Democratic-Republican) 1.1% Others 2.3% Third ballot (February 7, 1797) Democratic-Republican Party Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 55.1% Federalist PartySamuel Hitchcock (Federalist) 29.4% Democratic-Republican PartyIsrael Smith (Democratic-Republican) 8.9% Democratic-Republican PartyJonas Galusha (Democratic-Republican) 3.9% UnknownSamuel Williams (Unknown) 0.7% Scattering 2.1% |- ! Vermont 2 X"Eastern District" | Daniel Buck | | Federalist | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected.Winner declined the seat. | nowrap | Federalist Party Daniel Buck (Federalist) 97.1% Scattering 2.9% |} Virginia Virginia's results by district|thumb 1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia List of United States representatives from Virginia Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/ 2024-09-06 Virginia Elections Database en-US |- ! Virginia 1 X | Robert Rutherford | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist gain.Election unsuccessfully challenged by Rutherford. | nowrap | Federalist Party Daniel Morgan (Federalist) Democratic-RepublicanRobert Rutherford (Democratic-Republican) |- ! Virginia 2 X | Andrew Moore | | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican David Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 60.4% Federalist PartyJohn Steele (Federalist) 27.5% Democratic-RepublicanJohn Bowyer (Democratic-Republican) 12.1% |- ! Virginia 3 X | George Jackson | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party James Machir (Federalist) 45.4% Democratic-RepublicanGeorge Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 28.7% Democratic-RepublicanJohn Mitchell (Democratic-Republican) 20.1% Federalist PartyThomas Wilson (Federalist) 5.7% |- ! Virginia 4 X | Francis Preston | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! Virginia 5 X | George Hancock | | Federalist | 1793 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican John J. Trigg (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! Virginia 6 X | Isaac Coles | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! Virginia 7 X | Abraham B. Venable | | Democratic-Republican | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican)"nr" |- ! Virginia 8 X | Thomas Claiborne | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 62.3% Federalist PartyJesse Browne (Federalist) 37.7% |- ! Virginia 9 X | William B. Giles | | Democratic-Republican | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican William B. Giles (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! Virginia 10 X | Carter B. Harrison | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Carter B. Harrison (Democratic-Republican) 55.4% Federalist PartyEdwin Gray (Federalist) 44.6% |- ! Virginia 11 X | Josiah Parker | | Federalist | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Federalist Party Josiah Parker (Federalist) 100% |- ! Virginia 12 X | John Page | | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Federalist gain. | nowrap | Federalist Party Thomas Evans (Federalist)"nr" Democratic-RepublicanJohn Page (Democratic-Republican) |- ! Virginia 13 X | John Clopton | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican John Clopton (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Federalist PartyBurwell Bassett (Federalist) |- ! Virginia 14 X | Samuel J. Cabell | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican) 100% |- ! Virginia 15 X | James Madison | | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican John Dawson (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Federalist PartyThomas Posey (Federalist) |- ! Virginia 16 X | Anthony New | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 70.6% Federalist PartyCarter Braxton Jr. (Federalist) 29.3% UnknownRobert P. Waring (Unknown) 0.1% |- ! Virginia 17 X | Richard Brent | | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Party Richard Brent (Democratic-Republican) 100% Federalist PartyLeven Powell (Federalist)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."Columbian Mirror and Alexandria Gazette. March 21, 1797. |- ! Virginia 18 X | John Nicholas | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican John Nicholas (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Federalist PartyJohn Blackwell (Federalist) Federalist PartyWilliam Fitzhugh (Federalist) |- ! Virginia 19 X | John Heath | | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | | Incumbent retired.Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | Democratic-Republican Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican)"nr" Federalist PartyBurgess Ball (Federalist) |} See also 1796 United States elections List of United States House of Representatives elections (1789–1822) 1796–97 United States Senate elections 1796 United States presidential election 4th United States Congress 5th United States Congress Notes References Bibliography A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.uscongress.1789 January 17, 2015 Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University January 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150129054451/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.uscongress.1789 dead Dubin Michael J. https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ&q=United+States+Congressional+Elections,+1788-1997:+The+Official+Results United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses March 1, 1998 McFarland and Company 978-0786402830 Martis Kenneth C. https://books.google.com/books?id=q0hyQgAACAAJ&q=The+Historical+Atlas+of+Political+Parties+in+the+United+States+Congress,+1789-1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989 January 1, 1989 Macmillan Publishing Company 978-0029201701 Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ January 21, 2015 Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives Mapping Early American Elections https://earlyamericanelections.org/maps/ 2024-09-06 Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University 2019 Mapping Early American Elections project team External links Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives) Category:Jonathan Dayton