1789 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election
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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.
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Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "NH At-Large - Special Race - Jun 22, 1789". Our Campaigns. November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2022.