1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
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Rhode Island had an at-large district with two seats, each of which were elected separately.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhode Island at-large Seat A |
Benjamin Bourne | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner later declined the seat. |
√ Benjamin Bourne (Federalist) 99.9% Others 0.1% |
Rhode Island at-large Seat B |
Francis Malbone | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ Christopher G. Champlin (Federalist) 51.4% William Greene (Federalist) 48.4% Others 0.2% |
See also
edit- Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election, 1796
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1796 and 1797
- List of United States representatives from Rhode Island