1792 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

The 1792 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on October 2, 1792. The former Continental Congressman John Vining chose not to run for reelection and was followed by John Patten.

1792 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

October 2, 1792

Nominee John Patten Henry Latimer Party Anti-Administration Pro-Administration Popular vote 2,273 2,243 Percentage 38.78% 38.27%   Nominee Francis Many Edward Roche Party Independent Independent Popular vote 685 465 Percentage 11.69% 7.93%

U.S. Representative before election John Vining Pro-Administration Elected U.S. Representative John Patten Anti-Administration

Results

1792 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Anti-Administration	John Patten	2,273	38.78%
	Pro-Administration	Henry Latimer	2,243	38.27%
	Independent	Francis Many	685	11.69%
	Anti-Administration	Edward Roche	465	7.93%
	Pro-Administration	Andrew Barrett	195	3.33%
Total votes			5,861	100%

Recount

1794 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, recount

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Henry Latimer	2,238	50.37%
	Democratic-Republican	John Patten	2,205	49.63%
Total votes			4,443	100%