A special election was held in Rhode Island's at-large congressional district on November 15, 1796 to fill a vacancy left in both the 4th and 5th Congresses by the resignation of Benjamin Bourne (F).
Candidate | Party | Votes [1] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Elisha R. Potter | Federalist | 1,619 | 71.0% |
Peleg Arnold | Democratic-Republican | 662 | 29.0% |
Potter took his seat December 19, 1796 [2] but the subsequently resigned after the 1st Session of the 5th Congress, resulting in a second special election
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1798, for the 6th Congress.
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