Mapping Early American Elections

2nd Congress: Connecticut 1790

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Connecticut elected five Federalists to the Second Congress.

Mapping this election is not possible because there are insufficient returns at the town and county levels.

Connecticut used a state-wide at-large system for electing members to Congress.

Among those elected, Pierpont Edwards declined to serve and was replaced by Jeremiah Wadsworth in a special election.

Congressional election results, 2nd Congress: Connecticut 1790
District Candidate Party Vote Percentage Elected
At-large Roger Sherman Federalist 2,969 14.9% ✓ Elected
At-large Pierpont Edwards Federalist 2,239 11.3% ✓ Elected
At-large James Hillhouse Federalist 2,035 10.2% ✓ Elected
At-large Jonathan Sturges Federalist 1,730 8.7% ✓ Elected
At-large Jonathan Trumbull Federalist 1,720 8.6% ✓ Elected
At-large Tapping Reeve Federalist 1,672 8.4% Not elected
At-large Jeremiah Wadsworth Federalist 1,658 8.3% Not elected
At-large Other candidates 1,597 8.1% Not elected
At-large Amasa Learned Federalist 1,463 7.4% Not elected
At-large Stephen M. Mitchell Federalist 1,435 7.2% Not elected
At-large Benjamin Huntington Federalist 1,372 6.9% Not elected

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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Map legend: colors indicate party affiliation — Federalist, Anti-Federalist, or Other/unknown; darker shading indicates a larger vote margin (up to 40%, 60%, 80%, or 100%); marker shapes distinguish counties, congressional districts, major cities or towns, and areas with no data available.

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“2nd Congress: Connecticut 1790,” Mapping Early American Elections, https://earlyamericanelections.org/maps/meae.congressional.congress02.ct.county.html