1795 United States Senate special election in Delaware

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United States Senate special election in Delaware, 1795

March 16, 1795

Nominee Henry Latimer John Dickinson Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 15 14 Percentage 51.72% 48.28%

U.S. senator before election George Read Federalist Elected U.S. Senator Henry Latimer Federalist

The Delaware United States Senate special election for 1795 was held on March 16, 1795. The former Senator George Read had resigned to take the position of Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Henry Latimer defeated the former governor of Delaware, governor of Pennsylvania and Continental Congressmen from Delaware and Pennsylvania by one vote.

Results

United States Senate election in Delaware, 1795

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Henry Latimer	15	51.72%
	Democratic-Republican	John Dickinson	14	48.28%
Total votes			29	100%

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1794 and 1795