1797 Vermont's 2nd congressional district special election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1797 Vermont's 2nd congressional district special election

| country = Vermont

| flag_image = File:Flag of the Vermont Republic.svg

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1796–1797 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

| previous_year = 1796/97

| election_date = May 23, 1797

| next_election = 1798 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont

| next_year = 1798

| image1 = File:Lewis Richard Morris (Vermont Congressman).jpg

| candidate1 = Lewis R. Morris

| party1 = Federalist Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,033

| percentage1 = 56.9%

| candidate2 = Stephen Jacob

| party2 = Federalist Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 246

| percentage2 = 13.6%

| candidate4 = Nathaniel Niles

| party4 = Democratic-Republican Party

| popular_vote4 = 203

| percentage4 = 11.2%

| candidate5 = Amasa Paine

| party5 = Federalist Party (United States)

| popular_vote5 = 119

| percentage5 = 6.6%

| title = Representative

| before_election = Daniel Buck

| before_party = Federalist Party (US)

| posttitle =

| after_election = Lewis R. Morris

| after_party = Federalist Party (US)

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{{Elections in Vermont}}

A special election was held in {{ushr|VT|2}} on May 23, 1797, to fill a vacancy left by Daniel Buck (F) declining to serve the term to which he had been re-elected in the previous election.