8th Congress: Connecticut 1802
Connecticut elected seven Federalists to the Eighth Congress.
Mapping this election is not possible because of the lack of returns at the town or county level.
Connecticut used a statewide at-large method for electing members to Congress.
In 1803, a special election was held in which Federalist Simeon Baldwin was elected to replace Elias Perkins, who had resigned before the 8th Congress convened.
| District | Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | John C. Smith | Federalist | 8,743 | 15.7% | ✓ |
| At-large | Benjamin Talmadge | Federalist | 7,370 | 13.3% | ✓ |
| At-large | Samuel W. Dana | Federalist | 7,232 | 13% | ✓ |
| At-large | Elias Perkins | Federalist | 6,997 | 12.6% | ✓ |
| At-large | Calvin Goddard | Federalist | 6,942 | 12.5% | ✓ |
| At-large | Roger Griswold | Federalist | 6,601 | 11.9% | ✓ |
| At-large | John Davenport, Jr. | Federalist | 5,390 | 9.7% | ✓ |
| At-large | Simeon Baldwin | Federalist | 4,033 | 7.3% | |
| At-large | Other candidates | 1,491 | 2.8% | ||
| At-large | Timothy Pitkin, Jr. | Federalist | 806 | 1.4% |
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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