A special election was held in New Hampshire's at-large congressional district on August 28, 1797, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Jeremiah Smith (F) on July 26 of the same year. Smith had been appointed United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.
Election results
New Hampshire electoral law required a majority for election. As no candidate won a majority on the first ballot, a run-off election was held October 30, 1797
Candidate | Party | First ballot | Second ballot | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
Peleg Sprague | Federalist | 2,739 | 43.3% | 3,697 | 66.6% |
Woodbury Langdon | Democratic-Republican | 1,423 | 22.5% | 1,858 | 33.4% |
Edward Livermore | Federalist | 1,349 | 21.3% | ||
Others | 811 | 12.8% |
See also
References
- New Hampshire Special Election Race from Ourcampaigns.com
- New Hampshire Special Election Runoff Race from Ourcampaigns.com
This New Hampshire elections-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- Special elections to the 5th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
- 1797 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1797 New Hampshire elections
- New Hampshire special elections
- New Hampshire election stubs