1790 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election
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A special election was held in Connecticut's at-large congressional district on December 16, 1790, to fill a vacancy left when Representative-elect Pierpont Edwards (P) declined to serve.
Election results
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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Jeremiah Wadsworth | Pro-Administration | 1,222 | 48.6% |
Amasa Learned | Pro-Administration | 800 | 23.9% |
Benjamin Huntington | Pro-Administration | 333 | 13.2% |
Tapping Reeve | [2] | 203 | 8.1% |
Stephen M. Mitchell | [2] | 103 | 4.1% |
James Davenport | [2] | 37 | 1.5% |
John Chester | [2] | 17 | 0.7% |