1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election

The 1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election was held on June 22, 1789, to fill a vacancy left by Representative-elect Benjamin West, who had declined to serve in the 1st United States Congress. This was the first special election in the history of the United States House of Representatives.

1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election

June 22, 1789
New Hampshire's at-large congressional district
Candidate Abiel Foster John Samuel Sherburne James Sheafe Party Pro-Administration Anti-Administration Pro-Administration Popular vote 1,804 538 190 Percentage 59.3% 17.7% 6.2%
U.S. Representative before election Vacant Elected U.S. Representative Abiel Foster Pro-Administration

Election results

1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Pro-Administration	Abiel Foster	1,804	59.26
	Anti-Administration	John Samuel Sherburne	538	17.67
	Pro-Administration	James Sheafe	190	6.24
		Elisha Payne	139	4.57
		Joshua Atherton	112	3.68
	Anti-Administration	Nathaniel Peabody	86	2.83
	Pro-Administration	Simeon Olcott	76	2.50
		Scattering	99	3.25
Total votes			3,044	100.00
	Pro-Administration win (new seat)

See also

• 1788 and 1789 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives