1797 Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in RI AL on August 29, 1797, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Elisha R. Potter (F) shortly after the end of the 1st session of the 5th Congress. Election results Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Thomas Tillinghast FederalistNote: Source mistakenly gives party as Democratic-Republican; Tillinghast did later become a Democratic-Republican, but in the 5th Congress, he was a Federalist 234 78.3% James Burrill, Jr. Federalist 54 18.1% ClarkSource does not have full name Democratic-Republican 11 3.7% Tillinghast took office on November 13, 17975th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20121213104437/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/5.pdf December 13, 2012 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Rhode Island 1797 at-large Rhode Island 1797 at-large 1797 at-large Special Rhode Island at-large Special United States House of Representatives at-large Special United States House of Representatives 1797 at-large