1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
[edit]- 1788 and 1789 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
References
[edit]- ^ "NH At-Large - Special Race - Jun 22, 1789". Our Campaigns. November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2022.