1797 Vermont's 2nd congressional district special election
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A special election was held in Vermont's 2nd congressional district on May 23, 1797, to fill a vacancy left by Daniel Buck (F) declining to serve the term to which he'd been re-elected in the previous election.
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Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Federalist | Lewis R. Morris | 1,033 | 56.91% | ||
Federalist | Stephen Jacob | 246 | 13.55% | ||
Democratic-Republican | Nathaniel Niles | 203 | 11.18% | ||
Federalist | Amasa Paine | 119 | 6.56% | ||
Scattering | 214 | 11.79% | |||
Total votes | 1,815 | 100.00% | |||
Federalist hold |