A special election was held in on December 16, 1790, to fill a vacancy left when Representative-elect Pierpont Edwards (P) declined to serve.
| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Wadsworth | Pro-Administration | 1,222 | 48.6% | ||
| Amasa Learned | Pro-Administration | 800 | 23.9% | ||
| Benjamin Huntington | Pro-Administration | 333 | 13.2% | ||
| Tapping Reeve | [2] | 203 | 8.1% | ||
| Stephen M. Mitchell | 103 | 4.1% | |||
| James Davenport | 37 | 1.5% | |||
| John Chester | 17 | 0.7% |