1792 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut
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Connecticut gained two seats in reapportionment following the
1790 census
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District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
James Hillhouse | Pro-Administration | 1790
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Incumbent re-elected. | √ Stephen M. Mitchell (Pro-Admin) 7.8% (Pro-Admin) 4.3%Uriah Tracy (Pro-Admin) 6.3% Jonathan Ingersoll 5.4% Asher Miller 4.3% Zephaniah Swift Tapping Reeve 3.0% |
Amasa Learned | Pro-Administration | 1791 (Special)
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Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Jonathan Sturges | Pro-Administration | 1788
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Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
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Pro-Administration | 1788
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Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Jeremiah Wadsworth | Pro-Administration | 1788
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Incumbent re-elected. | ||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. | ||||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. |
Three special elections
followed the 1792 elections in Connecticut after Representatives-elect Sturges and Huntington resigned before the start of Congress and Mitchell was elected to the Senate.
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1792 and 1793
- List of United States representatives from Connecticut
References
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