Of the 2 Rhode Island incumbents, neither were re-elected.
Rhode Island switched to a general ticket for its two seats, instead of electing each one separately. Only one candidate received a majority in the 1800 election, requiring an 1801 run-off election to choose a Representative for the second seat.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. | nowrap rowspan=2 | First ballot : √ Thomas Tillinghast (Democratic-Republican) 40.2% Joseph Stanton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 24.0% Richard Jackson Jr. (Federalist) 19.9% Asher Robbins (Federalist) 12.9% John Brown (Federalist) 2.2% Second ballot : √ Joseph Stanton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 61.4% Thomas Noyes (Federalist) 38.6% | |||
| Christopher G. Champlin | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain. |