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August 1790 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island 
Summary
Rhode Island held its late election for the First Congress on August 31, 1790, due to the late ratification of the Constitution, just about a month and a half before the October 18, 1790 election for the Second Congress.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island at-large | New seat | New seat. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. |
√ Benjamin Bourne (Pro-Administration) 72.44% Job Comstock James H. Sheldon (Unknown) 23.14% Samuel Bissell (Unknown) 3.62% George Potter (Unknown) 0.20% Pardon Tillinghast (Unknown) 0.20% | ||
See also edit
- United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island, October 1790
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1790 and 1791
- List of United States representatives from Rhode Island