1797 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election

A special election was held in on August 28, 1797, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Jeremiah Smith (F) on July 26 of the same year. Smith had been appointed United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.

Election results New Hampshire electoral law required a majority for election. As no candidate won a majority on the first ballot, a run-off election was held October 30, 1797 CandidatePartyFirst ballotNew Hampshire Special Election Race from Ourcampaigns.comSecond ballotNew Hampshire Special Election Runoff Race from Ourcampaigns.com Votes Percent Votes Percent Peleg Sprague Federalist 2,739 43.3% 3,697 66.6% Woodbury Langdon Democratic-Republican 1,423 22.5% 1,858 33.4% Edward Livermore Federalist 1,349 21.3%Others 811 12.8%

See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

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