1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election

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1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election

← 1789 June 22, 1789 1790 →

New Hampshire's at-large congressional district
 
Candidate Abiel Foster
John Samuel Sherburne
James Sheafe
Party
Pro-Administration
Anti-Administration
Pro-Administration
Popular vote 1,804 538 190
Percentage 59.3% 17.7% 6.2%

U.S. Representative before election

Vacant

Elected U.S. Representative

Abiel Foster

Pro-Administration

The 1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election was held on June 22, 1789 to fill a vacancy left by Representative-elect Benjamin West, who had declined to serve in the 1st United States Congress. This was the first special election in the history of the United States House of Representatives.

Election results

1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Pro-Administration
Abiel Foster 1,804 59.26
Anti-Administration
John Samuel Sherburne
538 17.67
Pro-Administration
James Sheafe 190 6.24
Elisha Payne 139 4.57
Joshua Atherton 112 3.68
Anti-Administration
Nathaniel Peabody 86 2.83
Pro-Administration
Simeon Olcott 76 2.50
Scattering 99 3.25
Total votes 3,044 100.00
Pro-Administration
win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "NH At-Large - Special Race - Jun 22, 1789". Our Campaigns. November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2022.