A special election was held in on August 29, 1797, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Elisha R. Potter (F) shortly after the end of the 1st session of the 5th Congress.
Election results Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Thomas Tillinghast FederalistNote: Source mistakenly gives party as Democratic-Republican; Tillinghast did later become a Democratic-Republican, but in the 5th Congress, he was a Federalist 234 78.3% James Burrill, Jr. Federalist 54 18.1% ClarkSource does not have full name Democratic-Republican 11 3.7%
Tillinghast took office on November 13, 17975th Congress membership roster
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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