1792 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut
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Connecticut gained two seats in reapportionment following the 1790 census.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
James Hillhouse | Pro-Administration | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (Pro-Admin) 14.1% √ James Hillhouse (Pro-Admin) 13.0% √ Jonathan Sturges (Pro-Admin) 11.5% √ Benjamin Huntington (Pro-Admin) 10.6% √ Jeremiah Wadsworth (Pro-Admin) 10.4% √ Amasa Learned (Pro-Admin) 9.5% √ Stephen M. Mitchell (Pro-Admin) 7.8% Uriah Tracy (Pro-Admin) 6.3% Jonathan Ingersoll 5.4% Asher Miller 4.3% Zephaniah Swift (Pro-Admin) 4.3% Tapping Reeve 3.0% |
Amasa Learned | Pro-Administration | 1791 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Jonathan Sturges | Pro-Administration | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. | Pro-Administration | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Jeremiah Wadsworth | Pro-Administration | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. | ||||
None (Seat created) | New seat. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. |
Three special elections followed the 1792 elections in Connecticut after Representatives-elect Sturges and Huntington resigned before the start of Congress and Mitchell was elected to the Senate.
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