1802 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 1802

October 9–20, 1802

Nominee Caesar Augustus Rodney James A. Bayard Sr. Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 3,421 3,406 Percentage 50.11% 49.89%

U.S. Representative before election James A. Bayard Sr. Federalist Elected U.S. Representative Caesar Augustus Rodney Democratic-Republican

The Delaware United States House election for 1802 was held from October 9–20, 1802. The incumbent Representative James A. Bayard Sr. was defeated by the former state representative Caesar Augustus Rodney with 50.11% of the vote and 15 votes.

Results

United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware, 1802

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Caesar Augustus Rodney	3,421	50.11%
	Federalist	James A. Bayard Sr. (incumbent)	3,406	49.89%
Total votes			6,827	100%

Results by county

County	Rodney#	Rodney%	Bayard#	Bayard%	Total votes cast
Kent	943	44.80%	1,162	55.20%	2,105
New Castle	1,664	70.18%	707	29.82%	2,371
Sussex	814	34.62%	1,537	65.38%	2,351
Totals	3,421	50.11%	3,406	49.89%	6,827