1796 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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The 1796 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held October 4, 1796. James A. Bayard Sr. won the election.

1796 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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Nominee	James A. Bayard Sr.	William Perry
Party	Federalist	Democratic-Republican
Popular vote	2,292	1,779
Percentage	56.30%	43.70%

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives before election

John Patten
Democratic-Republican

Elected Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

James A. Bayard Sr.
Federalist

Results

1796 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	James A. Bayard Sr.	2,292	56.30%
	Democratic-Republican	William Perry	1,779	43.70%
Total votes			4,071	100%

References

^ "United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, 1796".

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