Connecticut 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, Special, Nomination
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Connecticut 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, Special, Nomination
- Date:
- 1797
- State:
- Connecticut
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Stephen Titus Hosmer, Jonathan Brace, Sylvester Gilbert, John Davenport, Jr., Elizur Goodrich, Ephraim Kirby, Marvin Wait, John C. Smith, Timothy Pitkin, Jr., William Hart, William Moseley, Calvin Goddard, Asa Spalding, Simeon Baldwin, Elias Perkins, Samuel W. Johnson, Tapping Reeve, Hezekiah Bissell, Benjamin Tallmadge, Aaron Austin, Josiah Meigs, Timothy Larrabee, William Judd, Elisha Hyde, Thomas Grosvenor, Alexander Wolcott, Jeremiah G. Brainard, David Smith, Heman Swift, Henry Champion, Elijah Hubbard, Uriel Holmes, Lewis B. Sturges, Elisha Whittlesey, Epaph Champion, Jonathan O. Mosely, Roger Newbury, Matthew Griswold
| Candidates: | Stephen Titus Hosmer[1] | Jonathan Brace[2] | Sylvester Gilbert[3] | John Davenport, Jr.[4] | Elizur Goodrich[5] | Ephraim Kirby[6] | Marvin Wait | John C. Smith | Timothy Pitkin, Jr. | William Hart | William Moseley | Calvin Goddard | Asa Spalding | Simeon Baldwin | Elias Perkins | Samuel W. Johnson | Tapping Reeve | Hezekiah Bissell | Benjamin Tallmadge | Aaron Austin | Josiah Meigs | Timothy Larrabee | William Judd | Elisha Hyde | Thomas Grosvenor | Alexander Wolcott | Jeremiah G. Brainard | David Smith | Heman Swift | Henry Champion | Elijah Hubbard | Uriel Holmes | Lewis B. Sturges | Elisha Whittlesey | Epaph Champion | Jonathan O. Mosely | Roger Newbury | Matthew Griswold |
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| Final Result: [7] | 1364 | 1331 | 1120 | 1011 | 1004 | 928 | 811 | 785 | 757 | 708 | 657 | 624 | 594 | 517 | 508 | 424 | 417 | 390 | 386 | 302 | 274 | 268 | 267 | 245 | 241 | 237 | 213 | 190 | 190 | 183 | 175 | 171 | 167 | 140 | 127 | 126 | 114 | 101 |
Notes:
[1]Nominated.
[2]Nominated.
[3]Nominated.
[4]Nominated.
[5]Nominated.
[6]Nominated.
[7]"The Gentlemen nominated by the Votes of the Freemen of the State of Connecticut, at their meeting holden on the first Monday of December instant, to stand for election to supply such vacancies as may happen in the representation of this state in the present Congress of the United States." Republican Journal (Danbury, CT). January 1, 1798.
References:
Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). December 25, 1797.
Springer's Weekly Oracle (New London, CT). December 30, 1797.
Republican Journal (Danbury, CT). January 1, 1798.
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