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

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A special election was held in Rhode Island's at-large congressional district 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.

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [1] Percent
Thomas Tillinghast Federalist [2] 23478.3%
James Burrill, Jr. Federalist5418.1%
Clark [3] Democratic-Republican113.7%

Tillinghast took office on November 13, 1797 [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
  2. ↑ Note: Source mistakenly gives party as Democratic-Republican; Tillinghast did later become a Democratic-Republican, but in the 5th Congress, he was a Federalist
  3. ↑ Source does not have full name
  4. ↑ 5th Congress membership roster Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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