Connecticut 1802 U.S. Senate

Office:: U.S. Senate (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Senator
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Connecticut 1802 U.S. Senate
Date:: 1802
State:: Connecticut
Type:: Legislative
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. Senate/U.S. Senator
Candidates:: James Hillhouse, Ephraim Kirby, Oliver Ellsworth, Nathaniel Smith

Candidates:	James Hillhouse [1]	Ephraim Kirby	Oliver Ellsworth	Nathaniel Smith
Affiliation:	Federalist		Federalist
Final Result: [2]	117	53	2	1
General Assembly	117	53	2	1

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]"On Wednesday Oct. 27th, in the House of Representatives, agreeably to the order of the day, after Roll call, the House proceeded to Ballot for a Senator of the United States, to serve for six years, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1803. The state of the Ballots were as follows: . . . A number of republicans were absent from the House at the time the ballot was taken." American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.

References:

Impartial Journal (Stonington, CT). November 2, 1802.

American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.

The Visitor (New Haven, CT). November 6, 1802.

Connecticut Courant (Hartford, CT). November 8, 1802.

Connecticut Centinel (Norwich, CT). November 9, 1802.

Impartial Journal (Stonington, CT). November 16, 1802.

Vermont Centinel (Burlington, VT). November 18, 1802.

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