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1797 Vermont's 2nd congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Vermont's 2nd congressional district on May 23, 1797 to fill a vacancy left by Daniel Buck (F) declining to serve the term to which he'd been re-elected in the previous election.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Lewis R. Morris Federalist 1,033 56.9%
Stephen Jacob Federalist 246 13.6%
Nathaniel Niles Democratic-Republican 203 11.2%
Amasa Paine Federalist 119 6.6%
Scattering 214 11.8%

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