1800 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on September 15, 1800^[1] to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Jonathan Brace (F) in May, 1800.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
John C. Smith	Federalist	2,916	45.4%
Elias Perkins	Federalist	1,315	20.5%
Timothy Pitkin	Federalist	669	10.4%
Simeon Baldwin	Federalist	642	10.0%
Benjamin Tallmadge	Federalist	365	5.7%
Calvin Goddard	Federalist	365	5.7%
John Treadwell	Federalist	116	1.8%
Stephen Hosmer	Unknown	34	0.5%

Smith took his seat on November 17, 1800, at the start of the 2nd session of the 6th Congress.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998).
2. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ct.special.congress.1800 A New Nation Votes: American election returns 1787-1825