1797 United States Senate election in Delaware

The 1797 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on January 6, 1797. Henry Latimer defeated the future governor of Delaware David Hall by 10 votes.

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1797 United States Senate election in Delaware

← 1795 January 6, 1797 1802 →

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Nominee Henry Latimer David Hall Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 16 6 Percentage 72.73% 27.27%

U.S. senator before election Henry Latimer Federalist Elected U.S. Senator Henry Latimer Federalist

Results

1797 United States Senate election in Delaware^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	Henry Latimer (incumbent)	16	72.73%
	Democratic-Republican	David Hall	6	27.27%
Total votes			22	100%