1806 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island
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Elections in Rhode Island |
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Rhode Island elected its members August 26, 1806. Rhode Island law required a majority of votes to win. In this election, only one candidate won a majority on the first ballot, and so a run-off election was required to choose the second seat.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[a] |
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Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Nehemiah Knight | Democratic-Republican | 1802
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Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot: √ William Hunter (Federalist) 41.3%
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Joseph Stanton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1800
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Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1806 and 1807
- List of United States representatives from Rhode Island
Notes
- ^ Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote are listed.