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 had been re-elected in the previous election.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||