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

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

CandidatePartyVotes[1]Percent
Thomas TillinghastFederalist[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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