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1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1790 & 1791 August 27, 1792 – September 6, 1793 1794 & 1795 ⊟
All 105 seats in the United States House of Representatives
53 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Frederick Muhlenberg[1][a] Theodore Sedgwick
Party Anti-Administration Pro-Administration
Leader's seat Pennsylvania at-large Massachusetts 2nd
Last election 30 seats 39 seats
Seats won 54[3] 51[3]
Seat change Increase 24 Increase 12
Results:
     Pro-Administration hold      Pro-Administration gain
     Anti-Administration hold      Anti-Administration gain
     Undistricted territory
Speaker before election

Jonathan Trumbull
Pro-Administration

Elected Speaker

Frederick Muhlenberg
Pro-Administration

The 1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 27, 1792, and September 6, 1793. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 3rd United States Congress convened on December 2, 1793. With the addition of the new state of Kentucky's representatives, and the congressional reapportionment based on the 1790 United States census, the size of the House increased to 105 seats.

They coincided with the re-election of President George Washington. While Washington ran for president as an independent, his followers (more specifically, the supporters of Alexander Hamilton) formed the nation's first organized political party, the Federalist Party, whose members and sympathizers are identified as pro-Administration on this page. In response, followers of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison created the opposition Democratic-Republican Party, who are identified as anti-Administration on this page. The Federalists promoted urbanization, industrialization, mercantilism, centralized government, and a broad interpretation of the United States Constitution. In contrast, Democratic-Republicans supported the ideal of an agrarian republic made up of self-sufficient farmers and small, localized governments with limited power.

Despite nearly unanimous support for Washington as a presidential candidate, Jeffersonian ideas edged out Hamiltonian principles at the ballot box for congressional candidates, with the Democratic-Republicans taking 24 seats more than they had prior to the organization of their political movement. Most of the increase was due to the addition of new seats in Western regions as a result of the 1790 census. Dominated by agrarian culture, these Western territories offered strong support to Democratic-Republican congressional candidates. As a result, they secured a thin majority in the legislature.

Election summaries

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In this period, each state fixed its own date for its congressional election as early as August 1792 (in New Hampshire and Rhode Island) and as late as September 1793 (in Kentucky). In some states, the congressional delegation was not elected until after the legal start of the Congress (on the 4th day of March in the odd-numbered year), but as the first session of Congress typically began in November or December, the elections took place before Congress actually met. The 3rd Congress first met on December 2, 1793.

These were the first elections held after reapportionment following the first census. Thirty-six new seats were added,[4] with 1 state losing 1 seat, 3 states having no change, and the remaining 11 states gaining between 1 and 9 seats. This was the first apportionment based on actual census data, the apportionment for the 1st and 2nd Congresses being set by the Constitution using estimated populations.

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54 51
Anti-Administration Pro-Administration
State Type Date Total
seats 		Anti-
Administration 		Pro-Administration
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
General elections
New Hampshire At-large August 27, 1792 4 Increase1 1 Increase1 3 Steady
Rhode Island At-large August 28, 1792 2 Increase1 0 Steady 2 Increase1
Connecticut At-large September 17, 1792 7 Increase2 0 Steady 7 Increase2
Georgia At-large October 1, 1792 2 Decrease1 2 Decrease1 0 Steady
Maryland Districts October 1, 1792 8 Increase2 4 Increase1 4 Increase1
Delaware At-large October 2, 1792 1 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady
New Jersey At-large October 9, 1792 5 Increase1 0 Steady 5 Increase1
Pennsylvania At-large October 9, 1792 13 Increase5 8 Increase4 5 Increase1
Massachusetts Mixed November 2, 1792[b] 14 Increase6 3 Increase2 11 Increase4
New York Districts January 2, 1793 10 Increase4 3 Increase1 7 Increase3
Vermont Districts January 7, 1793[c] 2 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
South Carolina Districts February 5, 1793 6 Increase1 5 Increase3 1 Decrease2
North Carolina Districts February 15, 1793 10 Increase5 9 Increase6 1 Decrease1
Late elections (after the March 4, 1793 beginning of the 3rd Congress)
Virginia Districts March 18, 1793 19 Increase9 15 Increase7 4 Increase2
Kentucky Districts September 6, 1793 2 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Total 105 Increase 36 54
51.4% 		Increase 24 51
48.6% 		Increase 12
House seats
Anti-Admin
 
 51.43%
Pro-Admin
 
 48.57%

Change in composition

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End of the 2nd Congress

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With new seats, due to reapportionment, outlined.

 
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A V P P P
Majority → P
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
 

Result of the elections

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A A A A A A A A A A A A
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Majority → A
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P A A
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
P P P P P P P P P P P P
Key:
A Anti-Administration
P Pro-Administration
V Vacant

Special elections

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See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

There were special elections in 1792 and 1793 during the 2nd and 3rd United States Congresses.

Elections are sorted here by state then district.

2nd Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1
"Southern District" 		Kentucky admitted June 1, 1792. New member elected September 7, 1792 and seated November 9, 1792.[5]
Anti-Administration gain.
Winner was later re-elected to the next term; see below.
Kentucky 2
"Northern District" 		Kentucky admitted June 1, 1792. New member elected September 7, 1792 and seated November 8, 1792.[5].
Anti-Administration gain.
Winner was later re-elected to the next term; see below.
Georgia 1 Anthony Wayne Anti-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent disqualified March 21, 1792.
New member elected July 9, 1792.
Anti-Administration hold.
Winner later lost re-election to the next term; see below.
Maryland 2 Joshua Seney Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent resigned December 6, 1792 to become Chief Justice of Maryland's 3rd Judicial District.
New member elected January 7–10, 1793.
Pro-Administration gain.
Winner was already elected to the next term; see below.

3rd Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large Jonathan Sturges Pro-
Administration 		1788 Incumbent resigned to become Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
New member elected April 8, 1793.[e]
Pro-Administration hold.
Connecticut at-large Benjamin Huntington Pro-
Administration 		1788 Representative-elect resigned.
New member elected September 16, 1793.
Pro-Administration hold.
Connecticut at-large Jonathan Ingersoll Pro-
Administration 		1793 (special) Representative-elect Ingersoll declined the seat and Representative-elect Mitchell resigned to become U.S. Senator.
Two new members elected on a general ticket November 11, 1793.
Two Pro-Administration holds.
Stephen M. Mitchell Pro-
Administration 		1792

Connecticut

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut
See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut gained two seats in reapportionment following the 1790 census.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket 		James Hillhouse Pro-Administration 1790 Incumbent re-elected.
Amasa Learned Pro-Administration 1791 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Jonathan Sturges Pro-Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected.
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Pro-Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected.
Jeremiah Wadsworth Pro-Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected.
None (new seat) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
None (new seat) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.

Three special elections followed the 1792 elections in Connecticut after Representatives-elect Sturges and Huntington resigned before the start of Congress and Mitchell was elected to the Senate.

Delaware

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

Delaware's apportionment did not change following the 1790 census. As in the 1st and 2nd Congresses, each voter cast votes for two separate candidates, at least one of whom had to be from a different county as the voter.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large John M. Vining Pro-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent lost re-election.
Anti-Administration gain.
Election was later challenged and overturned.[1]

Georgia

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia
See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia

Following the 1790 census, Georgia's apportionment was decreased from 3 seats to 2 (the only state whose representation decreased after the census). Georgia switched from separate districts to at-large seats.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large
2 seats on a general ticket 		Abraham Baldwin
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected.
John Milledge
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Anti-
Administration 		1792 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Anti-Administration hold.
Francis Willis
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent lost re-election.
Anti-Administration loss.

Kentucky

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Main article: 1793 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1
"Southern district" 		Christopher Greenup Anti-
Administration 		1792 (new state) Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2
"Northern district" 		Alexander D. Orr Anti-
Administration 		1792 (new state) Incumbent re-elected.

Maryland

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

Maryland increased from 6 to 8 representatives after the 1790 census. The previous mixed district/at-large system was replaced with a conventional district system.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 Philip Key Pro-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent lost re-election.
Pro-Administration hold.
Maryland 2 John Francis Mercer
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1791 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 3 None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Uriah Forrest (Pro-Admin.) 71.8%
  • ▌William Dorsey (Anti-Admin.) 28.1%
  • Others 0.1%
Maryland 4 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Maryland 5 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Smith (Anti-Admin.) 61.1%
  • ▌Charles Ridgely (Anti-Admin.) 38.9%
Maryland 6 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Maryland 7 Joshua Seney
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent retired.
Pro-Administration gain.
Incumbent resigned December 6, 1792 to become Chief Justice of Maryland's 3rd Judicial District.
Winner was also elected to finish the term; see above.
Maryland 8 William V. Murray
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William V. Murray (Pro-Admin.) 93.8%
  • ▌Littleton Dennis (Pro-Admin.) 5.4%
  • Others 0.9%

Massachusetts

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

Following the 1790 census, Massachusetts's representation increased from eight to fourteen Representatives and was redistricted into four plural districts, plus a single at-large district. The 4th district covered the District of Maine (the modern-day State of Maine). The plural districts were concurrent tickets rather than a single general ticket, though the 1st and 2nd districts appeared to have also had a general ticket alongside the more specific tickets.

As before, a majority was required for election, in those districts where a majority was not achieved, additional ballots were required.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 (4 seats)
Seat A: At-large 		None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
First ballot (November 2, 1792)
Second ballot (January 14, 1793)
Third ballot (April 1, 1793)
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Holten (Anti-Admin.) 69.9%
  • ▌Benjamin Austin (Unknown) 30.1%
Massachusetts 1 (4 seats)
Seat B: Essex County 		Benjamin Goodhue
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Pro-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 1 (4 seats)
Seat C: Middlesex County 		Elbridge Gerry
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent lost re-election.
Pro-Administration gain.
Massachusetts 1 (4 seats)
Seat D: Suffolk County 		Fisher Ames Pro-
Administration 		1788 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Fisher Ames (Pro-Admin.) 62.4%
  • ▌Benjamin Austin (Unknown) 37.6%
Massachusetts 2 (4 seats)
Seat A: At-large 		None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
First ballot (November 2, 1792)
Second ballot (January 14, 1793)
Third ballot (April 1, 1793)
Massachusetts 2 (4 seats)
Seat B: Berkshire County 		Theodore Sedgwick
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 (4 seats)
Seat C: Hampshire County 		None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
First ballot (November 2, 1792)
Second ballot (January 14, 1793)
Third ballot (April 1, 1793)
Massachusetts 2 (4 seats)
Seat D: Worcester County 		Artemas Ward
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3 (2 seats)
Seat A: Barnstable, Dukes, & Nantucket Counties 		George Leonard
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1788 Incumbent lost re-election.
Pro-Administration hold.
Massachusetts 3 (2 seats)
Seat B: Bristol & Plymouth Counties 		Shearjashub Bourne
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent re-elected.
First ballot (November 2, 1792)
Second ballot (January 14, 1793)
Massachusetts 4 (3 seats)
District of Maine
Seat A: Cumberland County 		None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
First ballot (November 2, 1792)
  • ▌Daniel Davis (Unknown) 40.0%
  • ▌Peleg Wadsworth (Pro-Admin.) 38.6%
  • ▌Robert Southgate (Unknown) 11.7%
  • ▌Josiah Thacker (Unknown) 9.8%
Second ballot (January 14, 1793)
  • ▌Peleg Wadsworth (Pro-Admin.) 48.4%
  • ▌Daniel Davis (Unknown) 42.2%
  • ▌Robert Southgate (Unknown) 9.4%
Third ballot (April 1, 1793)
Massachusetts 4 (3 seats)
District of Maine
Seat B: Lincoln, Hancock, & Washington Counties 		None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
First ballot (November 2, 1792)
Second ballot (January 14, 1793)
Massachusetts 4 (3 seats)
District of Maine
Seat C: York County 		George Thatcher
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1788 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George Thatcher (Pro-Admin.) 57.7%
  • ▌Nathaniel Wells (Pro-Admin.) 35.4%
  • ▌Tristan Jordan (Unknown) 6.9%
Massachusetts at-large None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.

New Hampshire

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire
See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire

New Hampshire increased from 3 seats to 4 seats after the 1790 census.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire at-large
4 seats on a general ticket 		Jeremiah Smith Pro-Administration 1790 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel Livermore Pro-Administration 1789 Incumbent retired.
Anti-Administration gain.
Nicholas Gilman Pro-Administration 1789 Incumbent re-elected.
None (new seat) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.

New Jersey

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey
See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

Following the 1790 census, New Jersey's apportionment increased from 4 to 5 seats.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[g]
New Jersey at-large
5 seats on a general ticket 		Elias Boudinot Pro-Administration 1789 Incumbent re-elected.
Abraham Clark Pro-Administration 1791 Incumbent re-elected.
Jonathan Dayton Pro-Administration 1791 Incumbent re-elected.
Aaron Kitchell Pro-Administration 1791 Incumbent lost re-election.
Pro-Administration hold.
None (new seat) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.

New York

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Main article: 1793 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
See also: List of United States representatives from New York

Due to re-apportionment following the 1790 census, New York's congressional delegation grew from 6 to 10. Three incumbents ran for re-election, two of whom won, and the other three incumbents retired. With the increase following re-apportionment, this left seven open seats.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 Thomas Tredwell Anti-
Administration 		1791 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 2 None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Watts (Pro-Admin.) 72.6%
  • ▌William S. Livingston (Anti-Admin.) 27.3%
New York 3 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
New York 4 Cornelius C. Schoonmaker Anti-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent lost re-election.
Pro-Administration gain.
New York 5 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
New York 6 None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
New York 7 None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John Evert Van Alen (Pro-Admin.) 56.9%
  • ▌Henry K. Van Rensselaer (Anti-Admin.) 42.5%
  • ▌Thomas Sickles (Anti-Admin.) 0.6%
New York 8 None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
New York 9 James Gordon
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10 None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Silas Talbot (Pro-Admin.) 34.1%
  • ▌William Cooper (Pro-Admin.) 26.6%
  • ▌John Winn (Anti-Admin.) 25.7%
  • ▌Andrew Fink (Anti-Admin.) 11.3%
  • ▌Josiah Crane (Anti-Admin.) 2.4%

North Carolina

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Main article: 1793 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina

Following the 1790 census, North Carolina's apportionment increased from 5 to 10 seats.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
North Carolina 2 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
North Carolina 3 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
North Carolina 4 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Alexander Mebane (Anti-Admin.) 44.8%
  • ▌Stephen Moore (Pro-Admin.) 39.0%
  • ▌Ambrose Ramsay (Pro-Admin.) 16.2%
North Carolina 5 Nathaniel Macon
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 6 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
North Carolina 7 William B. Grove
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 8 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
North Carolina 9 John B. Ashe
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent lost re-election.
Anti-Administration hold.
North Carolina 10 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.

Pennsylvania

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania
See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania switched from using districts to electing its representatives on an at-large basis for the 3rd Congress, just as it had done for the 1st Congress. This would be the last time that Pennsylvania would elect all of its Representatives at-large. Due to re-apportionment following the 1790 census, Pennsylvania's delegation increased from 8 representatives to 13.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[10]
Pennsylvania at-large
13 seats on a general ticket 		Thomas Fitzsimons
Redistricted from the 1st district 		Pro-
Administration 		1788 Incumbent re-elected.
Frederick Muhlenberg
Redistricted from the 2nd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1788 Incumbent re-elected.
Israel Jacobs
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Pro-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent lost re-election.
Pro-Administration hold.
Daniel Hiester
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Anti-
Administration 		1788 Incumbent re-elected.
John W. Kittera
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
Andrew Gregg
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Anti-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas Hartley
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1788 Incumbent re-elected.
William Findley
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Anti-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
None (new seat) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
None (new seat) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
None (new seat) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
None (new seat) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
None (new seat) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.

Rhode Island

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Main article: 1792 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island
See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

Rhode Island gained a second representative from the results of the 1790 census. Rhode Island did not divide itself into districts, but elected two at-large representatives.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats elected at-large on a general ticket 		Benjamin Bourne Pro-Administration 1790 Incumbent re-elected.
None (new seat) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.

South Carolina

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Main article: 1793 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina

South Carolina gained one representative as a result of the 1790 census, increasing from 5 to 6.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 William L. Smith Pro-Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected.
Thomas Tudor Tucker
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Anti-Administration 1788 Incumbent lost re-election.
Anti-Administration loss.
South Carolina 2 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
South Carolina 3 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
South Carolina 4 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
South Carolina 5 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
South Carolina 6 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.

Vermont

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Main article: 1793 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont
See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

Vermont had no apportionment in the House of Representatives before 1790 census because it was not admitted to the Union until 1791. Vermont's election laws at the time required a majority to win election to the House of Representatives. If no candidate won a majority, a runoff election was held, which happened in the 1st district.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[g]
Vermont 1
"Western district" 		Israel Smith Anti-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.
First ballot (January 7, 1793)
Second ballot (March 20, 1793)
Vermont 2
"Eastern district" 		Nathaniel Niles Anti-
Administration 		1791 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia

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Main article: 1793 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

Virginia gained nine representatives from the 1790 census, and in addition, the old 2nd district was lost after its territory became the new State of Kentucky. There were, therefore, ten new districts created for the 3rd Congress.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[12]
Virginia 1 Alexander White Pro-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent lost re-election.
Anti-Administration gain.
Virginia 2 Andrew Moore
Redistricted from the 3rd district 		Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 3 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Virginia 4 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Results subsequently challenged but upheld.
Virginia 5 None (new district) New seat.
Pro-Administration gain.
  • ▌Green tickY George Hancock (Pro-Admin.) 60.5%
  • ▌Charles Clay (Anti-Admin.) 34.0%
  • ▌Calohill Minnis (Anti-Admin.) 5.5%
Virginia 6 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Virginia 7 Abraham B. Venable
Redistricted from the 6th district 		Anti-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Abraham B. Venable (Anti-Admin.) 79.2%
  • ▌Joseph Wyatt (Unknown) 12.1%
  • ▌Thomas Scott (Pro-Admin.) 8.3%
  • ▌Tarlton Woodson (Pro-Admin.) 0.4%
Virginia 8 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Claiborne (Anti-Admin.)[d]
  • ▌Richard Kennon (Unknown)
  • ▌Jesse Brown (Unknown)
  • ▌J. Nicholson (Unknown)
Virginia 9 William B. Giles Anti-
Administration 		1790 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 10 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Virginia 11 Josiah Parker
Redistricted from the 8th district 		Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected as Pro-Administration.
Pro-Administration gain.
Virginia 12 John Page
Redistricted from the 7th district 		Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 13 Samuel Griffin
Redistricted from the 10th district 		Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected as Pro-Administration.
Pro-Administration gain.
Virginia 14 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Virginia 15 James Madison
Redistricted from the 5th district 		Anti-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Virginia 17 Richard Bland Lee
Redistricted from the 4th district 		Pro-
Administration 		1789 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 18 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.
Virginia 19 None (new district) New seat.
Anti-Administration gain.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Muhlenberg was elected speaker by Anti-Administration Party members but continued to affiliate with the Pro-Administration Party.[2]
  2. ^ Massachusetts required a majority for election, which led to additional ballots on January 14, 1793 and April 1, 1793.
  3. ^ Vermont required a majority for election, which led to an additional ballot on March 20, 1793.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data.
  5. ^ Date given for the start of the term, of the person elected at the special election.[8] In some cases this is clearly wrong as the date of the legal start of the Congress is given, even though the member was elected at a later date.
  6. ^ a b Party affiliation not given in source
  7. ^ a b Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed.
  8. ^ a b Source does not give full name.
  9. ^ Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source.
  10. ^ Four individuals received 1 vote each.
  11. ^ a b Had been Anti-Administration in the previous election.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Third Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Jeffrey A. (2013). Fighting for the Speakership: The House and the Rise of Party Government. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University. pp. 26–27.
  3. ^ a b "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives, 1789 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ 1 Stat. 253
  5. ^ a b "Second Congress (membership roster) – see footnotes 12 and 13" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  8. ^ See Congressional Biographical Directory.
  9. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project" (PDF).
  11. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

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