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Rhode Island held elections for the Second Congress on October 18, 1790, about a month and a half after elections for the First Congress due to the late ratification of the Constitution.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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| Rhode Island at-large | Benjamin Bourne | Pro-Administration | August 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin Bourne (Pro-Administration) 56.6% Paul Mumford 33.0% James Sheldon 10.1% |
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