1793 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special elections

none February 2026 September 2023 Three special elections were held in CT AL in 1793 to fill vacancies caused by the resignation, prior to the start of the 3rd Congress, of three representatives-elect. First special election The first special election was held on April 8, 1793, after Jonathan Sturges (P) declined to serve the term for which he'd been elected Candidate Party Voteshttps://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/k3569503j A New Nation Votes elections.lib.tufts.edu Percent Uriah Tracy Pro-Administration 2,197 49.8% Zephaniah Swift Pro-Administration 817 18.5% Asher Miller Party affiliation not given in source 708 16.1% Jonathan Ingersoll Pro-Administration 436 9.9% Tapping Reeve 252 5.7% Second special election Benjamin Huntington (P) also resigned his seat before the start of Congress and was replaced by Jonathan Ingersoll in a special election held on September 16, 1793.United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998) Third special election A pair of openings lead to a two-seat special election: 1. Member-elect Jonathan Ingersoll declined to serve from the September special election; and 2. Member-elect Stephen M. Mitchell declined to serve from the general election when he was appointed to the U.S. Senate. A third election was held for their replacements, with the top two winning seats in the 3rd Congress: Joshua Coit (Pro-Administration) and Zephaniah Swift (Pro-Administration). Candidate Party Voteshttps://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/79407x60h A New Nation Votes elections.lib.tufts.edu Percent Joshua Coit Pro-Administration 2,448 35.7% Zephaniah Swift Pro-Administration 1,657 24.2% James Davenport Pro-Administration 1,183 17.2% Roger Griswold Pro-Administration 864 12.6% Chauncey Goodrich Pro-Administration 352 5.1% Nathaniel Smith Pro-Administration 211 3.1% Samuel W. Dana Pro-Administration 144 2.1% See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives 1792 and 1793 United States House of Representatives elections References Connecticut at-large 1793 special Connecticut at-large United States House Category:United States House of Representatives special elections in Connecticut