1790 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
Under Maryland law for the election for the 1st and 2nd Congresses "candidates were elected at-large but had to be residents of a specific district with the statewide vote determining winners from each district."
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Maryland 1 | Michael J. Stone | Anti-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. |
√ Philip Key (Pro-Administration) 56.8% Michael J. Stone (Anti-Administration) 43.2% |
Maryland 2 | Joshua Seney | Anti-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joshua Seney (Anti-Administration) 57.1% James Tilghman 42.9% |
Maryland 3 | Benjamin Contee | Anti-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. Winner later resigned due to questions of ineligibility due to his residence[1] and was replaced in a special election by John Francis Mercer (Anti-Administration). |
√ William Pinkney (Pro-Administration) 61.6% Benjamin Contee (Anti-Administration) 38.4% |
Maryland 4 | William Smith | Anti-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Anti-Administration hold. |
√ Samuel Sterett (Anti-Administration) 100% |
Maryland 5 | George Gale | Pro-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Pro-Administration hold. |
√ William V. Murray (Pro-Administration) 56.4% George Gale (Pro-Administration) 43.6% |
Maryland 6 | Daniel Carroll | Pro-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Anti-Administration gain. |
√ Upton Sheredine (Anti-Administration) 55.5% Daniel Carroll (Pro-Administration) 44.5% |
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See also
References
- "Second Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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