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% |