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The1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections took place in the various states took place between August 12, 1796 (inNorth Carolina), and October 15, 1797 (inTennessee). Each state set its own date for its elections to theHouse of Representatives. The size of the House increased to 106 seats after Tennessee became the 16th state to join the union. The first session of the5th United States Congress was convened on May 15, 1797, at the proclamation of the newPresident of the United States,John Adams. SinceKentucky and Tennessee had not yet voted, they were unrepresented until the second session began on November 13, 1797.
Gains for theFederalist Party provided the president with a reliable majority in support of his policies. Many of the Federalist pick-ups in Congress came from the formerMiddle Colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware).New England remained heavily Federalist, whereas theSouth andWest favoredDemocratic-Republican candidates. Federalist trade and infrastructure policies found widespread approval in theMid-Atlantic states during this era. With the growth of cities inMaryland,Pennsylvania, andNew York, government intervention in the interest of industrialization and mercantilism became more attractive to voting citizens in these areas.
During this period, each state fixed its own date for a congressional general election. Elections to a Congress took place both in the even-numbered year before and in the odd-numbered year when the Congress convened. In some states the congressional delegation was not elected until after the legal start of the Congress (on the 4th day of March in the odd-numbered year).
During this period, each state fixed its own date for a congressional general election. Elections took place both in the even-numbered year before and in the odd-numbered year when a Congress convened. In some states, the congressional delegation was not elected until after the legal start of the Congress (on the 4th day of March in the odd-numbered year). The 1st session of the 5th Congress ran May 15 – July 10, 1797,[1] before the states of Kentucky and Tennessee had their elections, causing those states to be unrepresented in the 1st session.
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| North Carolina | Districts | August 12, 1796 | 10 | 9 |  | 1 | |
| New Hampshire | At-large | August 29, 1796[a] | 4 | 0 |  1 | 4 |  1 |
| Rhode Island | At-large | August 30, 1796 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | |
| Vermont | Districts | September 9, 1796[b] | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |
| Connecticut | At-large | September 19, 1796 | 7 | 0 | | 7 | |
| Maryland | Districts | October 3, 1796 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Delaware | At-large | October 4, 1796 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Districts | October 11, 1796 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| South Carolina | Districts | October 11, 1796 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Georgia | At-large | November 7, 1796 | 2 | 2 | | 0 | |
| Massachusetts | Districts | November 7, 1796[c] | 14 | 3 | | 11 | |
| New York | Districts | December 15, 1796 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| New Jersey | At-large | January 11, 1797 | 5 | 0 | | 5 | |
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| Virginia | Districts | March 20, 1797 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Kentucky | Districts | September 2, 1797 | 2 | 2 | | 0 | |
| Tennessee | At-large | October 15, 1797 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | |
| Total | 106 | 49 46.2% | 10 | 57 53.8% | 10 | ||
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Elections are sorted by election date, then by district.
There were special and late elections to the 4th Congress in 1796.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Maryland 2 | Gabriel Duvall | Democratic- Republican | 1794(special) | Incumbent resigned March 28, 1796, having been elected judge of theSupreme Court of Maryland. New memberelected April 18, 1796 and seated May 5, 1796.[d] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was later elected to the next term;see below. |
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| Massachusetts 10 | Benjamin Goodhue | Federalist | 1789 | Incumbent resigned in June 1796 to become a U.S. Senator. New memberelected September 12, 1796 and seated December 7, 1796.[d][1] Federalist hold. Winner was later elected to the next term;see below. | First ballot(August 1, 1796)[4]
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| Connecticut at-large | James Hillhouse | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796 to become U.S. Senator. New memberelected September 19, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796.[d] Federalist hold. On the same day, winner lost election to the next term;see below. |
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| Maryland 3 | Jeremiah Crabb | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent resigned in 1796. New memberelected October 3, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796.[d] Federalist hold. On the same ballot, winner was elected to the next term;see below. |
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| Pennsylvania 5 | Daniel Hiester | Democratic- Republican | 1788 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796. New memberelected October 11, 1796 and seated December 8, 1796.[d] Federalist gain. |
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| Tennessee at-large | None (District created) | New state admitted June 1, 1796. New memberelected October 15, 1796 and seated December 5, 1796.[d] Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Rhode Island at-large | Benjamin Bourne | Federalist | 1790(late ratification) | Incumbent resigned in 1796 to become aU.S. district judge. New memberelected November 15, 1796 and seated December 19, 1796.[d] Federalist hold. Winner was also elected to the next term;see below. |
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| Massachusetts 1 | Theodore Sedgwick | Federalist | 1789 | Incumbent resigned in June 1796, having been elected U.S. Senator. New memberelected November 21, 1796 and seated January 27, 1797.[d][1] Democratic-Republican gain. | First ballot(September 5, 1796)[10]
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| North Carolina 4 | Absalom Tatom | Democratic- Republican | 1795 | Incumbent resigned June 1, 1796. New memberelected November 28, 1796 and seated December 13, 1796. Federalist gain. Winner did not run for the next term. |
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| Connecticut at-large | Uriah Tracy | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent resigned October 13, 1796 to become U.S. Senator. New memberelected December 5, 1796 and seated January 3, 1797.[d] Federalist hold. Winner had already been elected to the next term;see below. |
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There were special and late elections to the 5th Congress in 1797.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Vermont 2 | Daniel Buck | Federalist | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve. New memberelected May 23, 1797.[d] Federalist hold. |
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| Massachusetts 11 | Theophilus Bradbury | Federalist | 1794/95 | Incumbent resigned July 24, 1797. New memberelected August 4, 1797 and seated November 27, 1797.[d] Federalist hold. |
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| New Hampshire at-large | Jeremiah Smith | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1797. New memberelected August 28, 1797 and seated December 15, 1797.[d] Federalist hold. | First ballot(August 28, 1797)
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| Rhode Island at-large | Elisha Potter | Federalist | 1796(special) | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1797. New memberelected August 29, 1797 and seated November 13, 1797.[d] Federalist hold. |
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| South Carolina 1 | William L. Smith | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797. New memberelected September 4–5, 1797 and seated November 23, 1797.[d] Federalist hold. |
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| Connecticut at-large | James Davenport | Federalist | 1796(special) | Died August 3, 1797. New memberelected September 18, 1797 and seated November 13, 1797.[d] Federalist hold. |
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| Tennessee at-large | Andrew Jackson | Democratic- Republican | 1797(new state) | Incumbent resigned in September 1797 whenelected U.S. Senator. New memberelected September 26, 1797 and seated November 23, 1797, despite being under the minimum age for service. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 5 | George Ege | Federalist | 1796(special) | Incumbent resigned in October 1797. New memberelected October 10, 1797 and seated December 1, 1797.[d] Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Connecticut elected its seven representatives at-large on ageneral ticket.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Connecticut at-large 7 seats on ageneral ticket | Uriah Tracy | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner declined to serve. |
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| Roger Griswold | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joshua Coit | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Zephariah Swift | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner declined to serve. | ||
| Nathaniel Smith | Federalist | 1795(special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Chauncey Goodrich | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James Hillhouse | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1796. Federalist hold. | ||
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| Delaware at-large | John Patten | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| Georgia at-large 2 seats on ageneral ticket | Abraham Baldwin | Democratic- Republican | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| John Milledge | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
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| Kentucky 1 "Southern District" | Christopher Greenup | Democratic- Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Kentucky 2 "Northern District" | Alexander D. Orr | Democratic- Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Two of the four Democratic-Republicans were replaced by Federalists, bringing the Federalists from a 4–4 split to a 6–2 majority.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Maryland 1 | George Dent | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 2 | Richard Sprigg Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1796(special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 3 | William Craik | Federalist | 1796(special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 4 | Thomas Sprigg | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| Maryland 5 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 6 | Gabriel Christie | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| Maryland 7 | William Hindman | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 8 | William V. Murray | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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Massachusetts's electoral law required a majority for election, necessitating additional trials in three districts.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Massachusetts 1 "1st Western District" | Vacant | Incumbent rep.-electTheodore Sedgwick (F) resigned in June 1796 to become U.S. Senator. Democratic-Republican gain. New member also elected to finish the term on a later ballot;see above. |
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| Massachusetts 2 "2nd Western District" | William Lyman | Democratic- Republican | 1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | First ballot(November 7, 1796)
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| Massachusetts 3 "3rd Western District" | Samuel Lyman | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 4 "4th Western District" | Dwight Foster | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 5 "1st Southern District" | Nathaniel Freeman | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent switched parties and was re-elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Massachusetts 6 "2nd Southern District" | John Reed Sr. | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 7 "3rd Southern District" | George Leonard | Federalist | 1788 1794 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. | First ballot(November 7, 1796)
Second ballot(January 16, 1797)
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| Massachusetts 8 "1st Middle District" | Fisher Ames | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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| Massachusetts 9 "2nd Middle District" | Joseph Varnum | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 10 "3rd Middle District" | Samuel Sewall | Federalist | 1796(special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 11 "4th Middle District" | Theophilus Bradbury | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ YTheophilus Bradbury (Federalist) 100% |
| Massachusetts 12 District of Maine "1st Eastern District" | Henry Dearborn | Democratic- Republican | 1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | First ballot(November 7, 1796)
Second ballot(January 16, 1797)
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| Massachusetts 13 District of Maine "2nd Eastern District" | Peleg Wadsworth | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌YPeleg Wadsworth (Federalist) 100% |
| Massachusetts 14 District of Maine "3rd Eastern District" | George Thatcher | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌YGeorge Thatcher (Federalist) 100% |
In 1796, New Hampshire had a single at-large district with 4 seats. Each voter cast 4 votes and a majority of voters (12.5% of votes) was required to be elected. Since only three candidates received a majority, a run-off was held between the candidates in fourth and fifth place to fill the remaining seat.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| New Hampshire at-large 4 seats on ageneral ticket | Jeremiah Smith | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot(August 29, 1796)
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| Nicholas Gilman | Federalist | 1788/89 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. | ||
| John S. Sherburne | Democratic- Republican | 1792 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. | ||
| Abiel Foster | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
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| New Jersey at-large 5 seats on ageneral ticket | Jonathan Dayton | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mark Thomson | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Aaron Kitchell | Federalist | 1794(special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist hold. | ||
| Thomas Henderson | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist hold. | ||
| Isaac Smith | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. | ||
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| New York 1 | Jonathan Nicoll Havens | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 2 | Edward Livingston | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 3 | Philip Van Cortlandt | Democratic- Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 4 | John Hathorn | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| New York 5 | Theodorus Bailey | Democratic- Republican | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| New York 6 | Ezekiel Gilbert | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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| New York 7 | John E. Van Alen | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 8 | Henry Glen | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 9 | John Williams | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist. Federalist gain. |
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| New York 10 | William Cooper | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist hold. |
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| North Carolina 1 | James Holland | Democratic- Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 2 | Matthew Locke | Democratic- Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 3 | Jesse Franklin | Democratic- Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina 4 | William F. Strudwick | Federalist | 1796(special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| North Carolina 5 | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic- Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌YNathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
| North Carolina 6 | James Gillespie | Democratic- Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 7 | William B. Grove | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 8 | Dempsey Burgess | Democratic- Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 9 | Thomas Blount | Democratic- Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 10 | Nathan Bryan | Democratic- Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 1 | John Swanwick | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 2 | Frederick Muhlenberg | Democratic- Republican | 1788 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 3 | Richard Thomas | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats | Samuel Sitgreaves | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| John Richards | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. | ||
| Pennsylvania 5 | Vacant | RepresentativeDaniel Hiester (D-R) resigned July 1, 1796. Federalist gain. Winner was also elected to finish the current term;see above. |
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| Pennsylvania 6 | Samuel Maclay | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 7 | John W. Kittera | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 8 | Thomas Hartley | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 9 | Andrew Gregg | Democratic- Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 10 | David Bard | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 11 | William Findley | Democratic- Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 12 | Albert Gallatin | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island had an at-large district with two seats, each of which were elected separately.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Rhode Island at-large Seat A | Benjamin Bourne | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner later declined the seat. |
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| Rhode Island at-large Seat B | Francis Malbone | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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| South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" | William L. Smith | Federalist | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 2 "Beaufort district" | Wade Hampton | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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| South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" | Lemuel Benton | Democratic- Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 4 "Camden district" | Richard Winn | Democratic- Republican | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| South Carolina 5 "Ninety-Six district" | Robert Goodloe Harper | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 6 "Washington district" | Samuel Earle | Democratic- Republican | 1794 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee at-large | Andrew Jackson | Democratic- Republican | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner later resigned in September 1797 whenelected U.S. senator. |
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Due to Vermont's law requiring a majority to secure a congressional seat, the 1st district required three ballots to choose a winner.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Vermont 1 "Western District" | Israel Smith | Democratic- Republican | 1791 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. | First ballot(September 9, 1796)
Second ballot(December 11, 1796)
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| Vermont 2 "Eastern District" | Daniel Buck | Federalist | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner declined the seat. |
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| Virginia 1 | Robert Rutherford | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. Election unsuccessfully challenged by Rutherford.[1] |
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| Virginia 2 | Andrew Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Virginia 3 | George Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| Virginia 4 | Francis Preston | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ▌YAbram Trigg (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
| Virginia 5 | George Hancock | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain. | ▌YJohn J. Trigg (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
| Virginia 6 | Isaac Coles | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ▌YMatthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
| Virginia 7 | Abraham B. Venable | Democratic-Republican | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌YAbraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican)[f] |
| Virginia 8 | Thomas Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 9 | William B. Giles | Democratic-Republican | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌YWilliam B. Giles (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
| Virginia 10 | Carter B. Harrison | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 11 | Josiah Parker | Federalist | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌YJosiah Parker (Federalist) 100% |
| Virginia 12 | John Page | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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| Virginia 13 | John Clopton | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 14 | Samuel J. Cabell | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌YSamuel J. Cabell (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
| Virginia 15 | James Madison | Democratic-Republican | 1789 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Virginia 16 | Anthony New | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 17 | Richard Brent | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 18 | John Nicholas | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 19 | John Heath | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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