A special election was held in Rhode Island s at large congressional district on August 29 1797 to fill a vacancy left b

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.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Thomas Tillinghast	Federalist	234	78.3%
James Burrill, Jr.	Federalist	54	18.1%
Clark	Democratic-Republican	11	3.7%

Tillinghast took office on November 13, 1797

References

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

[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

A special election was held in Rhode Island s at large congressional district on August 29 1797 to fill a vacancy left b

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

Election results

See also

References