1797 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election
A special election was held in New Hampshire's at-large congressional district on August 28, 1797 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Jeremiah Smith (F) on July 26 of the same year. Smith had been appointed United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.
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Election results
New Hampshire electoral law required a majority for election. As no candidate won a majority on the first ballot, a run-off election was held October 30, 1797
| Candidate | Party | First ballot[1] | Second ballot[2] | ||
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| Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
| Peleg Sprague | Federalist | 2,739 | 43.3% | 3,697 | 66.6% |
| Woodbury Langdon | Democratic-Republican | 1,423 | 22.5% | 1,858 | 33.4% |
| Edward Livermore | Federalist | 1,349 | 21.3% | ||
| Others | 811 | 12.8% | |||
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