Mapping Early American Elections


13th Congress: Rhode Island 1812

Rhode Island elected two Federalists to the Thirteenth Congress.

Rhode Island used a statewide at-large system for electing members to Congress.

District Candidate Party Vote Percentage Elected
At-large Richard Jackson, Jr. Federalist 4,454 29.3%
At-large Elisha Potter Federalist 4,446 29.2%
At-large Jonathan Russell Democratic-Republican 3,164 20.8%
At-large Isaac Wilbour Democratic-Republican 3,154 20.7%

In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.

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