Connecticut 1790 U.S. House of Representatives

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: Connecticut 1790 U.S. House of Representatives
Date:: 1790
State:: Connecticut
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Roger Sherman, Pierpont Edwards, James Hillhouse, Jonathan Sturges, Jonathan Trumbull, Tapping Reeve, Jeremiah Wadsworth, Amasa Learned, Stephen M. Mitchell, Benjamin Huntington, John Chester, James Davenport

Candidates:	Roger Sherman [1]	Pierpont Edwards [2]	James Hillhouse [3]	Jonathan Sturges [4]	Jonathan Trumbull [5]	Tapping Reeve	Jeremiah Wadsworth	Amasa Learned	Stephen M. Mitchell	Benjamin Huntington	John Chester	James Davenport
Affiliation:			Federalist		Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [6]	2969	2239	2035	1730	1720	1672	1658	1463	1435	1372	811	786

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]Elected.

[3]Elected.

[4]Elected.

[5]Elected.

[6]The General Advertiser, Vox Populi Norwich Packet (Norwich, CT) and The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) list Stephen M. Mitchell with 1735 votes.

References:

The Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). October 22, 1790.

Vox Populi Norwich Packet (Norwich, CT). October 22, 1790.

The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). October 25, 1790.

General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 29, 1790.

The Pennsylvania Mercury and Universal Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). October 30, 1790.

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