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1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections#Virginia

{{Short description|House elections for the 5th U.S. Congress}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections

| country = United States

| flag_year = 1795

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections

| previous_year = {{Nowrap|1794 & 1795}}

| next_election = 1798–99 United States House of Representatives elections

| next_year = {{Nowrap|1798 & 1799}}

| outgoing_members = 4th_United_States_Congress#House_of_Representatives_3

| elected_members = 5th United States Congress#House_of_Representatives_3

| seats_for_election = All 106 seats in the United States House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 54

| election_date = August 12, 1796 – October 15, 1797

| image_size = x180px

| party1 = Federalist Party

| image1 = JDayton.jpg

| leader1 = Jonathan Dayton

| leaders_seat1 = {{Ushr|NJ|AL|X}}

| last_election1 = 47 seats

| seats1 = 57

| seat_change1 = {{Increase}} 10

| popular_vote1 =

| percentage1 =

| swing1 =

| party2 = Democratic-Republican Party

| image2 = NC-Congress-NathanielMacon.jpg

| leader2 = Nathaniel Macon

| leaders_seat2 = {{Ushr|NC|5|X}}

| last_election2 = 59 seats

| seats2 = 49

| seat_change2 = {{Decrease}} 10

| popular_vote2 =

| percentage2 =

| swing2 =

| map_image = 1796–97 US House election.svg

| map_size = 350px

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Results:
{{Legend0|#f2bfa6ff|Federalist hold}} {{legend0|#e27036ff|Federalist gain}}
{{Legend0|#aacc99ff|Democratic-Republican hold}} {{legend0|#008000ff|Democratic-Republican gain}}
{{Legend0|#808080|Undistricted territory}}

| before_election = Jonathan Dayton

| before_party = Federalist Party

| after_election = Jonathan Dayton

| after_party = Federalist Party

}}

The 1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections took place in the various states took place 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 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.

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| style="background:{{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}}; width:46.23%" | 49

| style="background:{{party color|Federalist Party}}; width:48.57%" | 57

Democratic-Republican

| Federalist

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! rowspan=2 | State

! rowspan=2 | Type

! rowspan=2 | ↑
Date

! rowspan=2 | Total
seats

! colspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

! colspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Seats

! {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Change

! {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Seats

! {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Change

colspan=8 | Regular elections
North Carolina

| Districts

| August 12, 1796

| 10

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 9

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 1

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

New Hampshire

| At-large

| August 29, 1796{{Efn|New Hampshire law required a majority for election, requiring an additional ballot on November 7, 1796.}}

| 4

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 0

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} 1

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 4

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} 1

Rhode Island

| At-large

| August 30, 1796

| 2

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 0

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 2

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

Vermont

| Districts

| September 9, 1796{{Efn|Vermont law required a majority for election, requiring additional ballots on December 11, 1796 and February 7, 1797.}}

| 2

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 1

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 1

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

Connecticut

| At-large

| September 19, 1796

| 7

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 0

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 7

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

Maryland

| Districts

| October 3, 1796

| 8

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 2

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=-2 | {{Decrease}} 2

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 6

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=2 | {{Increase}} 2

Delaware

| At-large

| October 4, 1796

| 1

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 0

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} 1

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 1

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} 1

Pennsylvania

| Districts

| October 11, 1796

| 13

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 7

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=-2 | {{Decrease}} 2

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 6

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=2 | {{Increase}} 2

South Carolina

| Districts

| October 11, 1796

| 6

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 3

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} 1

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 3

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} 1

Georgia

| At-large

| November 7, 1796

| 2

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 2

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 0

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

Massachusetts

| Districts

| November 7, 1796{{Efn|Massachusetts law required a majority for election, requiring additional ballots on January 16, 1797 and April 3, 1797.}}

| 14

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 3

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=-1 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 11

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=1 | {{Steady}}

New York

| Districts

| December 15, 1796

| 10

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 4

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=-2 | {{Decrease}} 1

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 6

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=2 | {{Increase}} 1

New Jersey

| At-large

| January 11, 1797

| 5

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 0

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 5

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

colspan=8 | Late elections {{Small|(after the March 4, 1797 start of Congress)}}
Virginia

| Districts

| March 20, 1797

| 19

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 15

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=-2 | {{Decrease}} 2

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 4

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=2 | {{Increase}} 2

Kentucky

| Districts

| September 2, 1797

| 2

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 2

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 0

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

Tennessee

| At-large

| October 15, 1797

| 1

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 1

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 0

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}

colspan=3 | Total

! 106

! {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 49
{{Small|46.2%}}

! {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | {{Decrease}}10

! {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 57
{{Small|53.8%}}

! {{Party shading/Federalist}} | {{Increase}}10

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{{Bar percent|Democratic-Republican|{{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}}|46.23}}

{{Bar percent|Federalist|{{party color|Federalist Party (US)}}|53.77}}

}}

Special elections

{{See also|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.

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|2|X}}

| Gabriel Duvall

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | 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.{{Efn|name="Dubin"|Date cited is the election date, but the new member in some cases "took" the seat on a later date.{{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ |title=United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses |publisher=McFarland and Company |year=1998 |isbn=0786402830}}}}
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner was later elected to the next term; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Richard Sprigg Jr. (Democratic-Republican)
  • Unopposed{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=68977|title=Our Campaigns - MD District 2 Race - Apr 18, 1796|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Massachusetts|10|X}}

| Benjamin Goodhue

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1789

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned in June 1796 to become a U.S. Senator.
New member elected September 12, 1796 and seated December 7, 1796.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}{{Cite web |title=Fifth Congress (membership roster) |url=http://historycms.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40191 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919085413/http://historycms.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40191 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |access-date=September 11, 2018}}
Federalist hold.
Winner was later elected to the next term; see below.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(August 1, 1796)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729755|title=Our Campaigns - MA - 3rd Middle - Special Election - 1st Trial Race - Aug 01, 1796|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}|

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Samuel Sewall (Federalist) 31.9%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Jonathan Ingersoll (Unknown) 22.5%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Morris (Unknown) 21.2%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Cabot (Unknown) 10.5%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Samuel Holten (Federalist) 6.8%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Elias H. Dooly (Unknown) 4.0%

| Scattering 3.1%

}}

Second ballot {{Small|(September 12, 1796)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729756|title=Our Campaigns - MA - 3rd Middle - Special Election - 2nd Trial Race - Sep 12, 1796|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}{{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel Sewall (Federalist) 61.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Loammi Baldwin (Federalist) 38.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Connecticut|AL|X}}

| James Hillhouse

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1790

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected September 19, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.
On the same day, winner lost election to the next term; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} James Davenport (Federalist)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|3|X}}

| Jeremiah Crabb

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned in 1796.
New member elected October 3, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.
On the same ballot, winner was elected to the next term; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William Craik (Federalist) 50.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Benjamin Edwards (Federalist) 49.3%{{cite web |title=Maryland 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3, Special |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.uscongress3.special.1796 |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306014712/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.uscongress3.special.1796 |archive-date=March 6, 2020}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|5|X}}

| Daniel Hiester

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1788

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796.
New member elected October 11, 1796 and seated December 8, 1796.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} George Ege (Federalist) 56.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 45.2%{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania 1796 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Special|url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:pa.uscongress5.specialelection.1796|access-date=November 29, 2022|series=A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825|publisher=Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University|archive-date=March 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316042102/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:pa.uscongress5.specialelection.1796}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|TN|AL|X}}

| colspan=3 | None (District created)

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | New state admitted June 1, 1796.
New member elected October 15, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Democratic-Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 98.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}James Rody (Unknown) 1.1%{{Cite web |title=Tennessee 1796 U.S. House of Representatives |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/r781wh38q |access-date=January 20, 2021 |series=A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 |publisher=Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|RI|AL|X}}

| Benjamin Bourne

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| August 1790 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned in 1796 to become a U.S. district judge.
New member elected November 15, 1796 and seated December 19, 1796.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.
Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Elisha Reynolds Potter (Federalist) 71.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Peleg Arnold (Democratic-Republican) 29.0%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=282045|title=Our Campaigns - RI At-Large-1st Representative Race - Nov 15, 1796|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Massachusetts|1|X}}

| Theodore Sedgwick

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1789

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent resigned in June 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 21, 1796 and seated January 27, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Democratic-Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(September 5, 1796)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729594|title=Our Campaigns - MA - 1st Western - Special Election - 1st Trial Race - Sep 05, 1796|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}|

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 48.0%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 49.9%

| Scattering 2.1%}}

{{Plainlist|

  • Second ballot {{Small|(November 21, 1796)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729593|title=Our Campaigns - MA - 1st Western - Special Election - 2nd Trial Race - Nov 21, 1796|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 62.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 32.0%
  • Scattering 5.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|NC|4|X}}

| Absalom Tatom

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1795

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | 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 | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William F. Strudwick (Federalist) 76.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican) 22.5%
  • Scattering 1.2%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=176188|title=Our Campaigns - NC District 10 - Special Election Race - Nov 23, 1796|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Connecticut|AL|X}}

| Uriah Tracy

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned October 13, 1796 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected December 5, 1796 and seated January 3, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.
Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel Dana (Federalist)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

|}

= Fifth Congress =

There were special and late elections to the 5th Congress in 1797.

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! {{Ushr|VT|2|X}}

| Daniel Buck

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1795

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve.
New member elected May 23, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 56.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Stephen Jacob (Federalist) 13.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 11.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Amasa Paine (Federalist) 6.6%
  • Scattering 11.8%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=282065|title=Our Campaigns - VT-Eastern District - Special Election Race|date=May 23, 1797|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Massachusetts|11|X}}

| Theophilus Bradbury

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794/95

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned July 24, 1797.
New member elected August 4, 1797 and seated November 27, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Bailey Bartlett (Federalist) 81.4%
  • Scattering 18.6%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729879|title=Our Campaigns - MA - 4th Middle - Special Election Race|date=Aug 4, 1797|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New Hampshire|AL|X}}

| Jeremiah Smith

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1797.
New member elected August 28, 1797 and seated December 15, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(August 28, 1797)}}|

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Peleg Sprague (Federalist) 43.3%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Woodbury Langdon (Democratic-Republican) 22.5%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Edward Livermore (Federalist) 21.3%

| Others 12.8%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=713664|title=Our Campaigns - NH At-Large - Special Election Race - Aug 28, 1797|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

Second ballot {{Small|(October 30, 1797):}}{{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Peleg Sprague (Federalist) 66.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Woodbury Langdon (Democratic-Republican) 33.4%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=713665|title=Our Campaigns - NH At-Large - Special Runoff Race|date=Oct 30, 1797|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Rhode Island|AL|X}}

| Elisha Potter

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

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

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1797.
New member elected August 29, 1797 and seated November 13, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Thomas Tillinghast (Federalist){{Efn|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%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Burrill Jr. (Federalist) 18.1%
  • Scattering 3.6%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=282047|title=Our Campaigns - RI At-Large-1st Representative Race - Aug 29, 1797|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|South Carolina|1|X}}

| William L. Smith

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1788

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797.
New member elected September 4–5, 1797 and seated November 23, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Thomas Pinckney (Federalist)
  • Unopposed{{cite web |title=South Carolina 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:sc.uscongress.specialelection.1797 |publisher=A New Nation Votes |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319123630/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:sc.uscongress.specialelection.1797 |archive-date=March 19, 2020}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Connecticut|AL|X}}

| James Davenport

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election, 1796

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Died August 3, 1797.
New member elected September 18, 1797 and seated November 13, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William Edmond (Federalist) 56.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}John Treadwell (Federalist) 24.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}Gideon Granger (Democratic-Republican) 16.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}David Daggett (Federalist) 2.8%{{cite web |title=Connecticut 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, Special |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ct.special.congress.1797 |publisher=A New Nation Votes |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301233146/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ct.special.congress.1797 |archive-date=March 1, 2020}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|TN|AL|X}}

| Andrew Jackson

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1797 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | 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 | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} William C. C. Claiborne (Democratic-Republican)
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Rhea (Unknown)
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Carter (Unknown){{Cite web |title=Tennessee 1797 U.S. House of Representatives |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ushouserepresentatives.1797 |access-date=August 6, 2018 |series=A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 |publisher=Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University |archive-date=March 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311003325/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ushouserepresentatives.1797 |url-status=dead }}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|5|X}}

| George Ege

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1796 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent resigned in October 1797.
New member elected October 10, 1797 and seated December 1, 1797.{{Efn|name="Dubin"}}
Democratic-Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican)
  • Unopposed{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Special |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:pa.uscongress5.specialelection.1797 |publisher=A New Nation Votes |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304234459/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:pa.uscongress5.specialelection.1797 |archive-date=March 4, 2020}}

}}

|}

Connecticut

File:Connecticut1796.png

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut}}

{{See also|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.

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! rowspan=7 | {{Ushr|Connecticut|AL|X}}
{{Small|7 seats on a general ticket}}

| Uriah Tracy

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected.
Winner declined to serve.

| rowspan=7 nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Uriah Tracy (Federalist) 13.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Roger Griswold (Federalist) 13.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Joshua Coit (Federalist) 12.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Zephaniah Swift (Federalist) 12.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Nathaniel Smith (Federalist) 11.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Chauncey Goodrich (Federalist) 9.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel W. Dana (Federalist) 7.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Davenport (Federalist) 6.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}David Daggett (Federalist) 4.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}John Allen (Federalist) 3.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William Edmond (Federalist) 3.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Jonathan Treadwell 2.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Gideon Granger (Democratic-Republican) 2.2%

}}

|-

| Roger Griswold

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

|-

| Joshua Coit

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected.

|-

| Zephariah Swift

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected.
Winner declined to serve.

|-

| Nathaniel Smith

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election, 1795

| Incumbent re-elected.

|-

| Chauncey Goodrich

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

|-

| James Hillhouse

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1790

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796.
Federalist hold.

|}

{{Clear}}

Delaware

File:Delaware1796.png

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Delaware}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

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! {{Ushr|Delaware|AL|X}}

| John Patten

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} James A. Bayard (Federalist) 56.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Perry (Democratic-Republican) 43.7%

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

Georgia

File:Georgia1796.GIF

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Georgia}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! rowspan=2 | {{Ushr|Georgia|AL|X}}
{{Small|2 seats on a general ticket}}

| Abraham Baldwin

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1789

| Incumbent re-elected.

| rowspan=2 nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Abraham Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 35.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} John Milledge (Democratic-Republican) 33.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas P. Carnes (Federalist) 18.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Francis Willis (Democratic-Republican) 10.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}George Nailor (Democratic-Republican) 1.8%

}}

|-

| John Milledge

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

|}

{{Clear}}

Kentucky

File:Kentucky1796.GIF

{{Main|1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Kentucky}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

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! {{Ushr|Kentucky|1|X}}
{{Small|"Southern District"}}

| Christopher Greenup

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Thomas Davis (Democratic-Republican) 100%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Kentucky|2|X}}
{{Small|"Northern District"}}

| Alexander D. Orr

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} John Fowler (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"|Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data}}
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Notley Conn (Unknown)
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Edmund Bollock (Unknown)

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

Maryland

File:Maryland1796.GIF

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland}}

{{See also|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.

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|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|1|X}}

| George Dent

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} George Dent (Federalist) 99.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Philip Key (Unknown) 0.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|2|X}}

| Richard Sprigg Jr.

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1796 Maryland's 2nd congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Richard Sprigg Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 100%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|3|X}}

| William Craik

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1796 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|4|X}}

| Thomas Sprigg

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} George Baer Jr. (Federalist) 72.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Samuel Ringgold (Democratic-Republican) 27.9%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|5|X}}

| Samuel Smith

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 100%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|6|X}}

| Gabriel Christie

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William Matthews (Federalist) 51.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Gabriel Christie (Democratic-Republican) 48.5%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|7|X}}

| William Hindman

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William Hindman (Federalist) 62.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Robert Wright (Democratic-Republican) 37.4%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Maryland|8|X}}

| William V. Murray

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1790

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} John Dennis (Federalist) 100%

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

Massachusetts

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{{Main|1796–1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts}}

{{See also|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.

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|-

! {{Ushr|MA|1|X}}
{{Small|"1st Western District"}}

| colspan=3 | Vacant

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | 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 | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 56.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 43.6%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|2|X}}
{{Small|"2nd Western District"}}

| William Lyman

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(November 7, 1796)}}|

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William Shepard (Federalist) 46.3%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Sam Hinshaw (Unknown) 23.9%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Lyman (Democratic-Republican) 21.4%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Williams (Unknown) 4.0%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Nahum Park (Unknown) 2.0%

| Scattering 2.4%}}

{{Plainlist|

  • Second ballot {{Small|(January 16, 1797)}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William Shepard (Federalist) 100%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|3|X}}
{{Small|"3rd Western District"}}

| Samuel Lyman

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel Lyman (Federalist) 83.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Daniel Bigelow (Democratic-Republican) 16.7%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|4|X}}
{{Small|"4th Western District"}}

| Dwight Foster

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Dwight Foster (Federalist) 80.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Levi Lincoln Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 19.2%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|5|X}}
{{Small|"1st Southern District"}}

| Nathaniel Freeman

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent switched parties and was re-elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Nathaniel Freeman (Democratic-Republican) 82.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Peleg Coffin Jr. (Federalist) 17.9%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|6|X}}
{{Small|"2nd Southern District"}}

| John Reed Sr.

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} John Reed Sr. (Federalist) 78.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Edward H. Robbins (Federalist) 21.2%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|7|X}}
{{Small|"3rd Southern District"}}

| George Leonard

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1788
1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(November 7, 1796)}}|

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Elisha May (Federalist) 45.3%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 28.3%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 26.4%}}

{{collapsible list|title=Second ballot {{Small|(January 16, 1797)}}|

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 35.8%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 32.7%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Elisha May (Federalist) 31.5%}}

Third ballot {{Small|(April 3, 1797)}}{{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Stephen Bullock (Federalist) 56.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Elisha May (Federalist) 28.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 15.1%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|8|X}}
{{Small|"1st Middle District"}}

| Fisher Ames

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1788

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Harrison Gray Otis (Federalist) 57.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}James Bowdoin (Democratic-Republican) 43.0%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|9|X}}
{{Small|"2nd Middle District"}}

| Joseph Varnum

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Joseph Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 69.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Ebenezer Bridge (Federalist) 16.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Samuel Dexter (Federalist) 14.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|10|X}}
{{Small|"3rd Middle District"}}

| Samuel Sewall

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1796 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel Sewall (Federalist) 67.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Loammi Baldwin (Federalist) 22.1%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|11|X}}
{{Small|"4th Middle District"}}

| Theophilus Bradbury

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Theophilus Bradbury (Federalist) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|12|X}}
{{Small|District of Maine
"1st Eastern District"}}

| Henry Dearborn

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(November 7, 1796)}}|

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Isaac Parker (Federalist) 40.5%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Henry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 31.7%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Bowman (Unknown) 27.8%}}

{{collapsible list|title=Second ballot {{Small|(January 16, 1797)}}|

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Isaac Parker (Federalist) 48.2%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Henry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 33.8%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Bowman (Unknown) 18.0%}}

{{Plainlist|

  • Third ballot {{Small|(April 3, 1797)}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Isaac Parker (Federalist) 52.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Henry Dearborn (Democratic-Republican) 47.5%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|13|X}}
{{Small|District of Maine
"2nd Eastern District"}}

| Peleg Wadsworth

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|MA|14|X}}
{{Small|District of Maine
"3rd Eastern District"}}

| George Thatcher

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1788

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} George Thatcher (Federalist) 100%

|}

{{Clear}}

New Hampshire

File:Newhampshire1796.GIF

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire}}

{{See also|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.

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Efn|name="m1"}}}}

|-

! rowspan=4 | {{Ushr|New Hampshire|AL|X}}
{{Small|4 seats on a general ticket}}

| Jeremiah Smith

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1790

| Incumbent re-elected.

| rowspan=4 nowrap | First ballot {{Small|(August 29, 1796)}}{{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Jeremiah Smith (Federalist) 25.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Abiel Foster (Federalist) 24.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William Gordon (Federalist) 14.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Mby}} Jonathan Freeman (Federalist) 9.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Mby}} Peleg Sprague (Federalist) 4.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Woodbury Langdon (Democratic-Republican) 4.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Prentice 4.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Thomas Cogwell 3.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Nathaniel Peabody 2.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Bellows 2.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Joseph Cilley 1.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Nathaniel Rogers 1.9%
  • Second ballot {{Small|(November 7, 1796)}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Jonathan Freeman (Federalist) 72.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Peleg Sprague (Federalist) 27.5%

}}

|-

| Nicholas Gilman

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1788/89

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

|-

| John S. Sherburne

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.

|-

| Abiel Foster

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

|}

{{Clear}}

New Jersey

File:Newjersey1796.GIF

{{Main|1797 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New Jersey}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Efn|name="m1"|Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed}}}}

|-

! rowspan=5 | {{Ushr|New Jersey|AL|X}}
{{Small|5 seats on a general ticket}}

| Jonathan Dayton

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1791

| Incumbent re-elected.

| rowspan=5 nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Jonathan Dayton (Federalist) 15.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Mark Thomson (Federalist) 10.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} James H. Imlay (Federalist) 9.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} James Schureman (Federalist) 9.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Thomas Sinnickson (Federalist) 9.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Aaron Kitchell (Democratic-Republican) 8.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican) 5.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}James Linn (Democratic-Republican) 5.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Ebenezer Elmer (Democratic-Republican) 4.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Condit (Democratic-Republican) 4.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William Crane (Federalist) 3.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Joseph Cooper (Democratic-Republican) 3.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Helms (Democratic-Republican) 2.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas Lowrey (Federalist) 1.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Jonathan Elmer (Federalist) 1.3%

}}

|-

| Mark Thomson

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

|-

| Aaron Kitchell

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794 (special)

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist hold.

|-

| Thomas Henderson

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist hold.

|-

| Isaac Smith

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

|}

{{Clear}}

New York

File:Newyork1796.GIF

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives elections in New York}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from New York}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|1|X}}

| Jonathan Nicoll Havens

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Jonathan Nicoll Havens (Democratic-Republican) 66.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Selah Strong (Federalist) 34.0%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|2|X}}

| Edward Livingston

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Edward Livingston (Democratic-Republican) 56.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Watson (Federalist) 43.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|3|X}}

| Philip Van Cortlandt

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Philip Van Cortlandt (Democratic-Republican) 50.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Samuel Haight (Federalist) 49.7%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|4|X}}

| John Hathorn

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Lucas Elmendorf (Democratic-Republican) 56.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Conrad E. Elmendorf (Federalist) 43.9%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|5|X}}

| Theodorus Bailey

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1793

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} David Brooks (Federalist) 54.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Theodorus Bailey (Democratic-Republican) 45.5%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|6|X}}

| Ezekiel Gilbert

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1793

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Hezekiah L. Hosmer (Federalist) 57.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John P. Van Ness (Democratic-Republican) 42.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|7|X}}

| John E. Van Alen

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} John E. Van Alen (Federalist) 57.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Woodworth (Democratic-Republican) 42.1%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|8|X}}

| Henry Glen

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Henry Glen (Federalist) 77.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Peter Swart (Democratic-Republican) 22.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|9|X}}

| John Williams

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} John Williams (Federalist) 62.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Gordon (Federalist) 27.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Douw I. Fonda (Democratic-Republican) 10.0%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|New York|10|X}}

| William Cooper

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} James Cochran (Federalist) 50.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William Cooper (Federalist) 48.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Charles Williamson (Democratic-Republican) 0.7%

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

North Carolina

File:Northcarolina1796.GIF

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina}}

{{See also|1796 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election|List of United States representatives from North Carolina}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|1|X}}

| James Holland

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1795

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Joseph McDowell (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"|Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data}}
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}James Holland (Democratic-Republican)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|2|X}}

| Matthew Locke

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Matthew Locke (Democratic-Republican) 56.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}Nathaniel Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 27.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Robert Irwin (Federalist) 15.8%
  • Others 0.2%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|3|X}}

| Jesse Franklin

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1795

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Robert Williams (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}Jesse Franklin (Democratic-Republican)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|4|X}}

| William F. Strudwick

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1796 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}Absalom Tatom (Democratic-Republican)
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William Sheppard (Federalist)
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Stephen Moore (Federalist)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|5|X}}

| Nathaniel Macon

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1791

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|6|X}}

| James Gillespie

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} James Gillespie (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William H. Hill (Federalist)
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}James Keenan (Unknown)
  • {{Party stripe|Independent (US)}}Gabriel Holmes (Independent)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|7|X}}

| William B. Grove

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1791

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William B. Grove (Federalist) 73.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}Duncan MacFarland (Democratic-Republican) 26.6%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|8|X}}

| Dempsey Burgess

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1795

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Dempsey Burgess (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}Joseph Riddick (Democratic-Republican)
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Gregory (Federalist)
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Brown (Federalist)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|9|X}}

| Thomas Blount

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Willis Alston (Federalist)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|North Carolina|10|X}}

| Nathan Bryan

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1795

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Nathan Bryan (Democratic-Republican) 54.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}Richard D. Spaight (Democratic-Republican) 45.9%

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

Pennsylvania

File:Pennsylvania1796.GIF

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania}}

{{See also|1796 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election|1797 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election|List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Cite web|url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201796.pdf|title=Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project|accessdate=29 November 2022}}}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|1|X}}

| John Swanwick

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} John Swanwick (Democratic-Republican) 51.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Edward Tilghman (Federalist) 48.7%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|2|X}}

| Frederick Muhlenberg

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1788

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Blair McClenachan (Democratic-Republican) 60.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Robert Waln (Federalist) 39.8%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|3|X}}

| Richard Thomas

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Richard Thomas (Federalist) 52.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Gibbons (Democratic-Republican) 47.1%

}}

|-

! rowspan=2 | {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|4|X}}
{{Small|Plural district with 2 seats}}

| Samuel Sitgreaves

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| rowspan=2 nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Samuel Sitgreaves (Federalist) 42.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} John Chapman (Federalist) 25.2%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Peter Muhlenberg (Democratic-Republican) 13.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Richards (Democratic-Republican) 12.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Robert Lollar (Democratic-Republican) 6.9%

}}

|-

| John Richards

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|5|X}}

| colspan=3 | Vacant

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Representative Daniel Hiester (D-R) resigned July 1, 1796.
Federalist gain.
Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} George Ege (Federalist) 56.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 43.2%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|6|X}}

| Samuel Maclay

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} John A. Hanna (Democratic-Republican) 74.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}John Carson (Federalist) 21.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Samuel Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 4.6%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|7|X}}

| John W. Kittera

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1791

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} John W. Kittera (Federalist) 95.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William Webb (Federalist) 4.4%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|8|X}}

| Thomas Hartley

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1788

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Thomas Hartley (Federalist) 100%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|9|X}}

| Andrew Gregg

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1791

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Andrew Gregg (Democratic-Republican) 53.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Irvine (Democratic-Republican) 32.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Wallace (Federalist) 7.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Robert Whitehall (Democratic-Republican) 4.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas Kennedy (Federalist) 2.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|10|X}}

| David Bard

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} David Bard (Democratic-Republican) 45.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Abraham Smith (Democratic-Republican) 30.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William M. Brown (Federalist) 24.6%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|11|X}}

| William Findley

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1791

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} William Findley (Democratic-Republican) 79.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}James Findley (Federalist) 20.7%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Pennsylvania|12|X}}

| Albert Gallatin

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Albert Gallatin (Democratic-Republican) 61.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}John Woods (Federalist) 26.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas Stokely (Federalist) 11.9%

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

Rhode Island

File:Rhodeisland1796.GIF

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island}}

{{See also|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.

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! {{Ushr|RI|AL|X}}
{{Small|Seat A}}

| Benjamin Bourne

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1790

| Incumbent re-elected.
Winner later declined the seat.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Benjamin Bourne (Federalist) 99.9%
  • Others 0.1%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|RI|AL|X}}
{{Small|Seat B}}

| Francis Malbone

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1792

| {{Party shading/Federalist/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Christopher G. Champlin (Federalist) 51.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William Greene (Federalist) 48.4%
  • Others 0.2%

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

South Carolina

File:Southcarolina1796.GIF

{{Main|1796 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina}}

{{See also|1797 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election|List of United States representatives from South Carolina}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! {{Ushr|South Carolina|1|X}}
{{Small|"Charleston district"}}

| William L. Smith

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1788

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} William L. Smith (Federalist) 84.8%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Robert Simons (Democratic-Republican) 13.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}John Rutledge (Democratic-Republican) 1.6%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|South Carolina|2|X}}
{{Small|"Beaufort district"}}

| Wade Hampton

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent retired.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} John Rutledge Jr. (Federalist) 87.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Elnathan Haskell (Democratic-Republican) 16.7%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|South Carolina|3|X}}
{{Small|"Georgetown district"}}

| Lemuel Benton

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 63.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Tristam Thomas (Federalist) 24.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Joseph Blyth (Federalist) 12.3%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|South Carolina|4|X}}
{{Small|"Camden district"}}

| Richard Winn

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1793

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Thomas Sumter (Democratic-Republican) 50.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Richard Winn (Federalist){{Efn|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%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|South Carolina|5|X}}
{{Small|"Ninety-Six district"}}

| Robert Goodloe Harper

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1794

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Robert Goodloe Harper (Federalist) 67.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Butler (Democratic-Republican) 32.4%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|South Carolina|6|X}}
{{Small|"Washington district"}}

| Samuel Earle

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1794

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 37.0%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Abraham Nott (Federalist) 32.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}William Will (Democratic-Republican) 25.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Samuel Lowrie (Federalist) 2.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Robert Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 2.5%

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

Tennessee

File:Tennessee1796.GIF

{{Main|1797 United States House of Representatives election in Tennessee}}

{{See also|Tennessee's at-large congressional district special election, 1797|List of United States representatives from Tennessee}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Tennessee|AL|X}}

| Andrew Jackson

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1796

| Incumbent re-elected.
Winner later resigned in September 1797 when elected U.S. senator.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"|Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data}}
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

Vermont

File:Vermont1796.GIF

{{Main|1796–1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont}}

{{See also|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.

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Efn|name="m1"}}}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Vermont|1|X}}
{{Small|"Western District"}}

| Israel Smith

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-
Republican

| 1791

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{collapsible list|title=First ballot {{Small|(September 9, 1796)}}|

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 40.7%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 22.1%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Samuel Williams (Unknown) 7.3%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Nathaniel Chipman (Federalist) 7.1%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Isaac Tichenor (Federalist) 6.5%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Gideon Olin (Democratic-Republican) 4.5%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Enoch Woodbridge (Unknown) 4.3%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Jonas Galusha (Democratic-Republican) 3.4%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Daniel Chipman (Federalist) 2.0%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Samuel Hitchcock (Federalist) 1.2%

| Others 1.0%}}

{{collapsible list|title=Second ballot {{Small|(December 11, 1796)}}|

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 46.7%

| {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Samuel Hitchcock (Federalist) 25.7%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 21.4%

| {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Samuel Williams (Unknown) 2.9%

| {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Gideon Olin (Democratic-Republican) 1.1%

| Others 2.3%}}

Third ballot {{Small|(February 7, 1797)}}{{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 55.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Samuel Hitchcock (Federalist) 29.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 8.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}Jonas Galusha (Democratic-Republican) 3.9%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Samuel Williams (Unknown) 0.7%
  • Scattering 2.1%}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Vermont|2|X}}
{{Small|"Eastern District"}}

| Daniel Buck

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1795

| Incumbent re-elected.
Winner declined the seat.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Daniel Buck (Federalist) 97.1%
  • Scattering 2.9%

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

Virginia

File:Virginia1796.GIF

{{Main|1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia}}

{{See also|List of United States representatives from Virginia}}

{{USCongressElectionTableHead|Candidates Ref={{Cite web|title=Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics|url=https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/|access-date=2024-09-06|website=Virginia Elections Database|language=en-US}}}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|1|X}}

| Robert Rutherford

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1793

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.
Election unsuccessfully challenged by Rutherford.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|2|X}}

| Andrew Moore

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1789

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} David Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 60.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}John Steele (Federalist) 27.5%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}John Bowyer (Democratic-Republican) 12.1%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|3|X}}

| George Jackson

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1795

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} James Machir (Federalist) 45.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}George Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 28.7%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}John Mitchell (Democratic-Republican) 20.1%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas Wilson (Federalist) 5.7%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|4|X}}

| Francis Preston

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1793

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|5|X}}

| George Hancock

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1793

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican gain.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} John J. Trigg (Democratic-Republican) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|6|X}}

| Isaac Coles

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1793

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|7|X}}

| Abraham B. Venable

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1790

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|8|X}}

| Thomas Claiborne

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 62.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Jesse Browne (Federalist) 37.7%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|9|X}}

| William B. Giles

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1790

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} William B. Giles (Democratic-Republican) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|10|X}}

| Carter B. Harrison

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Carter B. Harrison (Democratic-Republican) 55.4%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Edwin Gray (Federalist) 44.6%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|11|X}}

| Josiah Parker

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| 1789

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Josiah Parker (Federalist) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|12|X}}

| John Page

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1789

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
Federalist gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}{{Aye}} Thomas Evans (Federalist){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}John Page (Democratic-Republican)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|13|X}}

| John Clopton

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1795

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} John Clopton (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Burwell Bassett (Federalist)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|14|X}}

| Samuel J. Cabell

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1795

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican) 100%

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|15|X}}

| James Madison

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1789

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} John Dawson (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Thomas Posey (Federalist)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|16|X}}

| Anthony New

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 70.6%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Carter Braxton Jr. (Federalist) 29.3%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}Robert P. Waring (Unknown) 0.1%

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|17|X}}

| Richard Brent

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1795

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican Party}}{{Aye}} Richard Brent (Democratic-Republican) 100%
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Leven Powell (Federalist){{Efn|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.}}

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|18|X}}

| John Nicholas

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1793

| Incumbent re-elected.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} John Nicholas (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}John Blackwell (Federalist)
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}William Fitzhugh (Federalist)

}}

|-

! {{Ushr|Virginia|19|X}}

| John Heath

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| 1793

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Republican hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic-Republican}}{{Aye}} Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican){{Efn|name="nr"}}
  • {{Party stripe|Federalist Party}}Burgess Ball (Federalist)

}}

|}

{{Clear}}

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

Bibliography

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  • {{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ&q=United+States+Congressional+Elections,+1788-1997:+The+Official+Results |title=United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses |date=March 1, 1998 |publisher=McFarland and Company |isbn=978-0786402830}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Martis |first=Kenneth C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0hyQgAACAAJ&q=The+Historical+Atlas+of+Political+Parties+in+the+United+States+Congress,+1789-1989 |title=The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989 |date=January 1, 1989 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |isbn=978-0029201701}}
  • {{Cite web |title=Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present |url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ |access-date=January 21, 2015 |publisher=Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives}}
  • {{Cite web|title=Mapping Early American Elections|url=https://earlyamericanelections.org/maps/|access-date=2024-09-06|publisher=Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University|year=2019|author=Mapping Early American Elections project team}}

External links

  • [http://history.house.gov/ Office of the Historian] (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)

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