1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland explained

Maryland increased from 6 to 8 representatives after the 1790 census. The previous mixed district/at-large system was replaced with a conventional district system.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Philip KeyPro-Administration1790Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Pro-Administration hold.
nowrap George Dent (Pro-Admin) 44.7%
John Parnham (Pro-Admin) 29.8%
Philip Key (Pro-Admin) 25.5%
John F. Mercer
Anti-Administrationnowrap 1791 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap John F. Mercer (Anti-Admin) 57.0%
John Thomas (Pro-Admin) 42.1%
Richard A. Contee 0.9%
None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Pro-Administration gain.
nowrap Uriah Forrest (Pro-Admin) 71.8%
William Dorsey (Anti-Admin) 28.1%
Others 0.1%
None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Anti-Administration gain.
nowrap Thomas Sprigg (Anti-Admin) 100%
None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Anti-Administration gain.
nowrap Samuel Smith (Anti-Admin) 61.1%
Charles Ridgely (Anti-Admin) 38.9%
None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Anti-Administration gain.
nowrap Gabriel Christie (Anti-Admin) 63.6%
William Matthews (Pro-Admin) 36.4%
Joshua Seney
Anti-Administration1789Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Pro-Administration gain.
Incumbent then resigned December 6, 1792 to become Chief Justice of Maryland's 3rd Judicial District.
Winner was then also elected to finish the term, see above.
nowrap William Hindman (Pro-Admin) 51.7%
James Tilghman (Anti-Admin) 48.3%[1]
William V. Murray
Pro-Administration1790Incumbent re-elected.nowrap William V. Murray (Pro-Admin) 93.8%
Littleton Dennis (Pro-Admin) 5.4%
Others 0.9%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Congress 1792 . 2018-08-30 . 2020-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200412115536/https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.uscongress7.1792 . dead .