1797 Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election explained

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	Votes^[1]	Percent
Thomas Tillinghast	Federalist^[2]	234	78.3%
James Burrill, Jr.	Federalist	54	18.1%
Clark^[3]	Democratic-Republican	11	3.7%

Tillinghast took office on November 13, 1797^[4]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

References

1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=282047 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
2. Note: Source mistakenly gives party as Democratic-Republican; Tillinghast did later become a Democratic-Republican, but in the 5th Congress, he was a Federalist
3. Source does not have full name
4. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/5.pdf 5th Congress membership roster