A special election was held in on August 1, 1796, and September 12, 1796, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Benjamin Goodhue (F) in June, 1796. Goodhue had resigned upon being elected to the Senate.4th Congress membership roster
Election results Two elections were held due to a majority not being achieved on the first vote. Candidate Party First ballotElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Second ballotElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Votes Percent Votes Percent Samuel Sewall Federalist 183 31.9% 417 61.7% Loammi Baldwin Federalist 259 38.3% Jonathan Ingersoll Unknown 129 22.5% John Morris Unknown 121 21.2% John Cabot Unknown 60 10.5% Samuel Holten Federalist 39 6.8% Elias H. Dooly Unknown 23 4.0% Scattering 18 3.1%
Sewall took his seat on December 7, 1796
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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