6th Congress: Maryland 1798
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Maryland elected five Federalists and three Democratic-Republicans to the Sixth Congress.
Maryland used a district system for electing members to Congress.
| District | Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Dent | Federalist | 1,241 | 54.5% | ✓ |
| 1 | John Campbell | Federalist | 1,038 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | John Chew Thomas | Federalist | 1,924 | 61.6% | ✓ |
| 2 | Richard Sprigg, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1,197 | 38.4% | |
| 3 | William Craik | Federalist | 1,436 | unopposed | ✓ |
| 4 | George Baer | Federalist | 2,846 | 54.9% | ✓ |
| 4 | Daniel Heister | Democratic-Republican | 2,338 | 45.1% | |
| 5 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 2,610 | 57.7% | ✓ |
| 5 | James Winchester | Federalist | 1,911 | 42.3% | |
| 6 | Gabriel Christie | Democratic-Republican | 2,512 | 56.2% | ✓ |
| 6 | Philip Thomas | Federalist | 1,956 | 43.8% | |
| 7 | Joshua Seney | Democratic-Republican | 2,061 | 55.6% | ✓ |
| 7 | William Hindman | Federalist | 1,646 | 44.4% | |
| 8 | John Dennis | Federalist | 460 | unopposed | ✓ |
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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