1794 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire
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Three of the four New Hampshire incumbents were re-elected.
Under New Hampshire law a majority of voters (12.5% of votes) was required for election. Only three candidates achieved a majority, and so a run-off election was held for the fourth seat.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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| First ballot | Second ballot | ||||
| New Hampshire at-large (General ticket) |
Jeremiah Smith | Pro-Administration | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain. |
First ballot August 25, 1794: √ Jeremiah Smith (Federalist) 20.5% √ John Samuel Sherburne (Democratic-Republican) 17.2% √ Nicholas Gilman (Federalist) 13.0% Abiel Foster (Federalist) 11.1% Paine Wingate (Federalist) 8.1% Others 30.1% Second ballot December 8, 1794: √ Abiel Foster (Federalist) 82.7% Paine Wingate (Federalist) 17.3% |
| New Hampshire at-large (General ticket) |
John Samuel Sherburne | Anti-Administration | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. | |
| New Hampshire at-large (General ticket) |
Nicholas Gilman | Pro-Administration | 1788/89 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain. | |
| New Hampshire at-large (General ticket) |
Paine Wingate | Pro-Administration | 1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
See also
[edit]- List of United States representatives from New Hampshire
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1794 and 1795
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