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1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections took place in the various states took place between August 12, 1796 (in North Carolina), and October 15, 1797 (in Tennessee). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. The size of the House increased to 106 seats after Tennessee became the 16th state to join the union. The first session of the 5th United States Congress was convened on May 15, 1797, at the proclamation of the new President of the United States, John Adams. Since Kentucky and Tennessee had not yet voted, they were unrepresented until the second session began on November 13, 1797.

1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1794 & 1795August 12, 1796 – October 15, 17971798 & 1799 →
All 106 seats in the United States House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderJonathan Dayton[1]Nathaniel Macon
PartyFederalistDemocratic-Republican
Leader's seatNew Jersey at-largeNorth Carolina 5
Last election47 seats59 seats
Seats won5749
Seat changeIncrease 10Decrease 10
Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Undistricted

Gains for the Federalist Party provided the president with a reliable majority in support of his policies. Many of the Federalist pick-ups in Congress came from the former Middle Colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware). New England remained heavily Federalist, whereas the South and West favored Democratic-Republican candidates. Federalist trade and infrastructure policies found widespread approval in the Mid-Atlantic states during this era. With the growth of cities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York, government intervention in the interest of industrialization and mercantilism became more attractive to voting citizens in these areas.

During this period, each state fixed its own date for a congressional general election. Elections to a Congress took place both in the even-numbered year before and in the odd-numbered year when the Congress convened. In some states the congressional delegation was not elected until after the legal start of the Congress (on the 4th day of March in the odd-numbered year).

Election summaries

During this period, each state fixed its own date for a congressional general election. Elections took place both in the even-numbered year before and in the odd-numbered year when a Congress convened. In some states, the congressional delegation was not elected until after the legal start of the Congress (on the 4th day of March in the odd-numbered year). The 1st session of the 5th Congress ran May 15 – July 10, 1797,[1] before the states of Kentucky and Tennessee had their elections, causing those states to be unrepresented in the 1st session.

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4957
Democratic-RepublicanFederalist
StateType↑
Date		Total
seats		Democratic-
Republican		Federalist
SeatsChangeSeatsChange
Regular elections
North CarolinaDistrictsAugust 12, 1796109 1
New HampshireAt-largeAugust 29, 1796[a]40 14 1
Rhode IslandAt-largeAugust 30, 179620 2
VermontDistrictsSeptember 9, 1796[b]21 1
ConnecticutAt-largeSeptember 19, 179670 7
MarylandDistrictsOctober 3, 179682 26 2
DelawareAt-largeOctober 4, 179610 11 1
PennsylvaniaDistrictsOctober 11, 1796137 26 2
South CarolinaDistrictsOctober 11, 179663 13 1
GeorgiaAt-largeNovember 7, 179622 0
MassachusettsDistrictsNovember 7, 1796[c]143 111 1
New YorkDistrictsDecember 15, 1796104 26 2
New JerseyAt-largeJanuary 11, 179750 5
Late elections (after the March 4, 1797 start of Congress)
VirginiaDistrictsMarch 20, 17971915 24 2
KentuckyDistrictsSeptember 2, 179722 0
TennesseeAt-largeOctober 15, 179711 0
Total10649
46.2%		 1057
53.8%		 10
House seats
Democratic-Republican
 
46.23%
Federalist
 
53.77%

Special elections

Elections are sorted by election date, then by district.

Fourth Congress

There were special and late elections to the 4th Congress in 1796.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Maryland 2Gabriel DuvallDemocratic-Republican1794 (Special)Incumbent resigned March 28, 1796, having been elected judge of the Supreme Court of Maryland.
New member elected April 18, 1796.[d]
Democratic-Republican hold.
New member was seated May 5, 1796.
New member was later elected to the next term, see below.
Massachusetts 10Benjamin GoodhueFederalist1789Incumbent resigned sometime in June 1796 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected September 12, 1796.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated December 7, 1796.[1]
New member was later elected to the next term, see below.		First ballot (August 1, 1796):[4]
  • ▌Samuel Sewall (Federalist) 31.9%
  • ▌Jonathan Ingersoll (Unknown) 22.5%
  • ▌John Morris (Unknown) 21.2%
  • ▌John Cabot (Unknown) 10.5%
  • ▌Samuel Holten (Federalist) 6.8%
  • ▌Elias H. Dooly (Unknown) 4.0%
  • Scattering 3.1%

Second ballot (September 12, 1796):[5]
Connecticut at-largeJames HillhouseFederalist1790Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected September 19, 1796.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated December 5, 1796.
On the same day however, new member lost election to the next term, see below.
Maryland 3Jeremiah CrabbFederalist1794Incumbent resigned sometime in 1796.
New member elected October 3, 1796.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated December 5, 1796.
On the same ballot, new member elected to the next term, see below.
Pennsylvania 5Daniel HiesterDemocratic-Republican1788Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796.
New member elected October 11, 1796.[d]
Federalist gain.
New member was seated December 8, 1796.
Tennessee at-largeNone (District created)New state admitted June 1, 1796.
New member elected October 15, 1796.[d]
Democratic-Republican gain.
New member was seated December 5, 1796.[d]
Rhode Island at-largeBenjamin BourneFederalist1790 (Late ratification)Incumbent resigned in 1796 to become a U.S. district judge.
New member elected November 15, 1796.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated December 19, 1796.
New member was also elected to the next term, see below.
Massachusetts 1Theodore SedgwickFederalist1789Incumbent resigned sometime in June 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected November 21, 1796.[d]
Democratic-Republican gain.
New member was seated January 27, 1797.[1]		First ballot (September 5, 1796):[10]
  • ▌Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 48.0%
  • ▌Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 49.9%
  • Scattering 2.1%

Second ballot (November 21, 1796):[11]
  • ▌ Y Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 62.7%
  • ▌Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 32.0%
  • Scattering 5.3%
North Carolina 4Absalom TatomDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent resigned June 1, 1796.
New member elected November 28, 1796.
Federalist gain.
New member seated December 13, 1796.
New member did not run for the next term.
Connecticut at-largeUriah TracyFederalist1792Incumbent resigned October 13, 1796 to become U.S. Senator.
New member elected December 5, 1796.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated January 3, 1797.
New member had already been elected to the next term, see below.

Fifth Congress

There were special and late elections to the 5th Congress in 1797.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Vermont 2Daniel BuckFederalist1795Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve.
New member elected May 23, 1797.[d]
Federalist hold.
  • ▌ Y Lewis R. Morris (Federalist) 56.9%
  • ▌Stephen Jacob (Federalist) 13.6%
  • ▌Nathaniel Niles (Democratic-Republican) 11.2%
  • ▌Amasa Paine (Federalist) 6.6%
  • Scattering 11.8%[13]
Massachusetts 11Theophilus BradburyFederalist1794–1795Incumbent resigned July 24, 1797.
New member elected August 4, 1797.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated November 27, 1797.
New Hampshire at-largeJeremiah SmithFederalist1794Incumbent resigned July 26, 1797.
New member elected August 28, 1797.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated December 15, 1797.		First ballot (August 28, 1797):

Second ballot (October 30, 1797):
Rhode Island at-largeElisha PotterFederalist1796 (Special)Incumbent resigned sometime in 1797.
New member elected August 29, 1797.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated November 13, 1797.
South Carolina 1William L. SmithFederalist1788Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797.
New member elected September 4–5, 1797.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated November 23, 1797.
Connecticut at-largeJames DavenportFederalist1796 (Special)Died August 3, 1797.
New member elected September 18, 1797.[d]
Federalist hold.
New member was seated November 13, 1797.
Tennessee at-largeAndrew JacksonDemocratic-Republican1797 (New state)Incumbent resigned sometime in September 1797 when elected U.S. Senator.
New member elected September 26, 1797.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New member seated on November 23, 1797, despite being under the minimum age for service.
Pennsylvania 5George EgeFederalist1796 (Special)Incumbent resigned sometime in October 1797.
New member elected October 10, 1797.[d]
Democratic-Republican gain.
New member was seated December 1, 1797.

Connecticut

Connecticut's results

Connecticut elected its seven representatives at-large on a general ticket.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket		Uriah TracyFederalist1792Incumbent re-elected.
Winner declined to serve.
Roger GriswoldFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.
Joshua CoitFederalist1792Incumbent re-elected.
Zephariah SwiftFederalist1792Incumbent re-elected.
Winner declined to serve.
Nathaniel SmithFederalist1795 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.
Chauncey GoodrichFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.
James HillhouseFederalist1790Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

Delaware

Delaware's result
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Delaware at-largeJohn PattenDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
  • ▌ Y James A. Bayard (Federalist) 56.3%
  • ▌William Perry (Democratic-Republican) 43.7%

Georgia

Georgia's results
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Georgia at-large
2 seats on a general ticket		Abraham BaldwinDemocratic-Republican1789Incumbent re-elected.
John MilledgeDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.

Kentucky

Kentucky's results by district
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Kentucky 1
"Southern District"		Christopher GreenupDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 2
"Northern District"		Alexander D. OrrDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Maryland

Maryland's results by district

Two of the four Democratic-Republicans were replaced by Federalists, bringing the Federalists from a 4–4 split to a 6–2 majority.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Maryland 1George DentFederalist1792Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 2Richard Sprigg Jr.Democratic-Republican1796 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 3William CraikFederalist1796 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 4Thomas SpriggDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Maryland 5Samuel SmithDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6Gabriel ChristieDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Maryland 7William HindmanFederalist1792Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 8William V. MurrayFederalist1790Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts's results

Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election, necessitating additional trials in three districts.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Massachusetts 1
"1st Western District"		VacantIncumbent representative-elect Theodore Sedgwick (Federalist) resigned sometime in June 1796 to become U.S. Senator.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New member also elected to finish the term on a later ballot, see above.
  • ▌ Y Thomson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 56.4%
  • ▌Ephraim Williams (Federalist) 43.6%
Massachusetts 2
"2nd Western District"		William LymanDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.		First ballot (November 7, 1796):
  • ▌William Shepard (Federalist) 46.3%
  • ▌Sam Hinshaw 23.9%
  • ▌William Lyman (Democratic-Republican) 21.4%
  • ▌John Williams 4.0%
  • ▌Nahum Park 2.0%
  • Scattering 2.4%
  • Second ballot (January 16, 1797):
  • ▌ Y William Shepard (Federalist) 100%
Massachusetts 3
"3rd Western District"		Samuel LymanFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Samuel Lyman (Federalist) 83.3%
  • ▌Daniel Bigelow (Democratic-Republican) 16.7%
Massachusetts 4
"4th Western District"		Dwight FosterFederalist1792Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5
"1st Southern District"		Nathaniel FreemanDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6
"2nd Southern District"		John Reed Sr.Federalist1794Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y John Reed Sr. (Federalist) 78.8%
  • ▌Edward H. Robbins (Federalist) 21.2%
Massachusetts 7
"3rd Southern District"		George LeonardFederalist1788
1794		Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.		First ballot (November 7, 1796):

Second ballot (January 16, 1797):

Third ballot (April 3, 1797):
Massachusetts 8
"1st Middle District"		Fisher AmesFederalist1788Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Massachusetts 9
"2nd Middle District"		Joseph VarnumDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10
"3rd Middle District"		Samuel SewallFederalist1796 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 11
"4th Middle District"		Theophilus BradburyFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.▌ Y Theophilus Bradbury (Federalist) 100%
Massachusetts 12
"1st Eastern District of the District of Maine"		Henry DearbornDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.		First ballot (November 7, 1796):
Massachusetts 13
"2nd Eastern District of the District of Maine"		Peleg WadsworthFederalist1792Incumbent re-elected.▌ Y Peleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 100%
Massachusetts 14
"3rd Eastern District of the District of Maine"		George ThatcherFederalist1788Incumbent re-elected.▌ Y George Thatcher (Federalist) 100%

New Hampshire

New Hampshire's results

In 1796, New Hampshire had a single at-large district with 4 seats. Each voter cast 4 votes and a majority of voters (12.5% of votes) was required to be elected. Since only three candidates received a majority, a run-off was held between the candidates in fourth and fifth place to fill the remaining seat.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates[g]
New Hampshire at-large
4 seats on a general ticket		Jeremiah SmithFederalist1790Incumbent re-elected.First ballot (August 29, 1796):
Nicholas GilmanFederalist1788/89Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
John Samuel SherburneDemocratic-Republican1792Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Abiel FosterFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.

New Jersey

New Jersey's results
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates[g]
New Jersey at-large
5 seats on a general ticket		Jonathan DaytonFederalist1791Incumbent re-elected.
Mark ThomsonFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.
Aaron KitchellFederalist1794 (special)Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Thomas HendersonFederalist1794Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Isaac SmithFederalist1794Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

New York

New York's results by district
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
New York 1Jonathan Nicoll HavensDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.
New York 2Edward LivingstonDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.
New York 3Philip Van CourtlandtDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
New York 4John HathornDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y Lucas Elmendorf (Democratic-Republican) 56.1%
  • ▌Conrad E. Elmendorf (Federalist) 43.9%
New York 5Theodorus BaileyDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
New York 6Ezekiel GilbertFederalist1793Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
New York 7John E. Van AlenFederalist1793Incumbent re-elected.
New York 8Henry GlenFederalist1793Incumbent re-elected.
New York 9John WilliamsDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist.
Federalist gain.
New York 10William CooperFederalist1794Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

North Carolina

North Carolina's results by district
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
North Carolina 1James HollandDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 2Matthew LockeDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3Jesse FranklinDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 4William F. StrudwickFederalist1796 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
North Carolina 5Nathaniel MaconDemocratic-Republican1791Incumbent re-elected.▌ Y Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican)[f]
North Carolina 6James GillespieDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7William B. GroveFederalist1791Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y William B. Grove (Federalist) 73.4%
  • ▌Duncan MacFarland (Democratic-Republican) 26.6%
North Carolina 8Dempsey BurgesDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Dempsey Burges (Democratic-Republican)[f]
  • ▌Joseph Riddick (Democratic-Republican)
  • ▌James Gregory (Federalist)
  • ▌James Brown (Federalist)
North Carolina 9Thomas BlountDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 10Nathan BryanDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent re-elected.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's results by district
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates[22]
Pennsylvania 1John SwanwickDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y John Swanwick (Democratic-Republican) 51.3%
  • ▌Edward Tilghman (Federalist) 48.7%
Pennsylvania 2Frederick MuhlenbergDemocratic-Republican1788Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 3Richard ThomasFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Richard Thomas (Federalist) 52.9%
  • ▌William Gibbons (Democratic-Republican) 47.1%
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 2 seats		Samuel SitgreavesFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.
John RichardsDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Pennsylvania 5VacantRepresentative Daniel Hiester (Democratic-Republican) resigned July 1, 1796.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above.
Pennsylvania 6Samuel MaclayDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 7John W. KitteraFederalist1791Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 8Thomas HartleyFederalist1788Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9Andrew GreggDemocratic-Republican1791Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Andrew Gregg (Democratic-Republican) 53.8%
  • ▌William Irvine (Democratic-Republican) 32.0%
  • ▌James Wallace (Federalist) 7.9%
  • ▌Robert Whitehall (Democratic-Republican) 4.1%
  • ▌Thomas Kennedy (Federalist) 2.3%
Pennsylvania 10David BardDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y David Bard (Democratic-Republican) 45.1%
  • ▌Abraham Smith (Democratic-Republican) 30.3%
  • ▌William M. Brown (Federalist) 24.6%
Pennsylvania 11William FindleyDemocratic-Republican1791Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y William Findley (Democratic-Republican) 79.3%
  • ▌James Findley (Federalist) 20.7%
Pennsylvania 12Albert GallatinDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent re-elected.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island's results

Rhode Island had an at-large district with two seats, each of which were elected separately.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Rhode Island at-large
Seat A		Benjamin BourneFederalist1790Incumbent re-elected.
Winner later declined the seat.
Rhode Island at-large
Seat B		Francis MalboneFederalist1792Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.

South Carolina

South Carolina's results by district
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
South Carolina 1
Also known as the Charleston district		William L. SmithFederalist1788Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 2
Also known as the Beaufort district		Wade HamptonDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
  • ▌ Y John Rutledge Jr. (Federalist) 87.3%
  • ▌Elnathan Haskell (Democratic-Republican) 16.7%
South Carolina 3
Also known as the Georgetown district		Lemuel BentonDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 63.3%
  • ▌Tristam Thomas (Federalist) 24.4%
  • ▌Joseph Blyth (Federalist) 12.3%
South Carolina 4
Also known as the Camden district		Richard WinnDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina 5
Also known as the Ninety-Six district		Robert Goodloe HarperFederalist1794Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 6
Also known as the Washington district		Samuel EarleDemocratic-Republican1794Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 37.0%
  • ▌Abraham Nott (Federalist) 32.5%
  • ▌William Will (Democratic-Republican) 25.4%
  • ▌Samuel Lowrie (Federalist) 2.6%
  • ▌Robert Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 2.5%

Tennessee

Tennessee's result
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Tennessee at-largeAndrew JacksonDemocratic-Republican1796Incumbent re-elected.
Winner later resigned in September 1797 when elected U.S. senator.

Vermont

Vermont's results by district

Due to Vermont's law requiring a majority to secure a congressional seat, the 1st district required three ballots to choose a winner.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates[g]
Vermont 1
"Western District"		Israel SmithDemocratic-Republican1791Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.		First ballot (September 9, 1796):
Vermont 2
"Eastern District"		Daniel BuckFederalist1795Incumbent re-elected.
Winner declined the seat.

Virginia

Virginia's results by district
DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Virginia 1Robert RutherfordDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
The election was unsuccessfully challenged by Rutherford.[1]
Virginia 2Andrew MooreDemocratic-Republican1789Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y David Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 60.4%
  • ▌John Steele (Federalist) 27.5%
  • ▌John Bowyer (Democratic-Republican) 12.1%
Virginia 3George JacksonDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Virginia 4Francis PrestonDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.		▌ Y Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican)[f]
Virginia 5George HancockFederalist1793Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.		▌ Y John J. Trigg (Democratic-Republican)[f]
Virginia 6Isaac ColesDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.		▌ Y Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican)[f]
Virginia 7Abraham B. VenableDemocratic-Republican1790Incumbent re-elected.▌ Y Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican)[f]
Virginia 8Thomas ClaiborneDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Thomas Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 62.3%
  • ▌Jesse Browne (Federalist) 37.7%
Virginia 9William B. GilesDemocratic-Republican1790Incumbent re-elected.▌ Y William B. Giles (Democratic-Republican)[f]
Virginia 10Carter B. HarrisonDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 11Josiah ParkerFederalist1789Incumbent re-elected.▌ Y Josiah Parker (Federalist)[f]
Virginia 12John PageDemocratic-Republican1789Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Virginia 13John CloptonDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 14Samuel J. CabellDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent re-elected.▌ Y Samuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican)[f]
Virginia 15James Madison Jr.Democratic-Republican1789Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  • ▌ Y John Dawson (Democratic-Republican)[f]
  • ▌Thomas Posey (Federalist)
Virginia 16Anthony NewDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Y Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 70.6%
  • ▌Carter Braxton Jr. (Federalist) 29.3%
  • ▌Robert P. Waring 0.1%
Virginia 17Richard BrentDemocratic-Republican1795Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 18John NicholasDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 19John HeathDemocratic-Republican1793Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

See also

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