1796 Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in RI AL on November 15, 1796, to fill a vacancy left in both the 4th and 5th Congresses by the resignation of Benjamin Bourne (F). Election results Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Elisha R. Potter Federalist 1,619 71.0% Peleg Arnold Democratic-Republican 662 29.0% Potter took his seat December 19, 17964th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20121213104926/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/4.pdf December 13, 2012 but the subsequently resigned after the 1st Session of the 5th Congress, resulting in a second special election See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Rhode Island 1796 at-large Rhode Island 1796 at-large Rhode Island 1796 at-large 1796 at-large Special Rhode Island at-large Special United States House of Representatives at-large Special United States House of Representatives 1796 at-large