1792 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut

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Connecticut gained two seats in reapportionment following the 1790 census.

District Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket 		James Hillhouse Pro-Administration 1790 Incumbent re-elected. √ Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (Pro-Admin) 14.1%
√ James Hillhouse (Pro-Admin) 13.0%
√ Jonathan Sturges (Pro-Admin) 11.5%
√ Benjamin Huntington (Pro-Admin) 10.6%
√ Jeremiah Wadsworth (Pro-Admin) 10.4%
√ Amasa Learned (Pro-Admin) 9.5%
√ Stephen M. Mitchell (Pro-Admin) 7.8%
Uriah Tracy (Pro-Admin) 6.3%
Jonathan Ingersoll 5.4%
Asher Miller 4.3%
Zephaniah Swift (Pro-Admin) 4.3%
Tapping Reeve 3.0%
Amasa Learned Pro-Administration 1791 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Jonathan Sturges Pro-Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected.
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Pro-Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected.
Jeremiah Wadsworth Pro-Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected.
None (Seat created) New seat.
New member elected.
Pro-Administration gain.
None (Seat created) New seat.
New member elected.
Pro-Administration gain.

Three special elections followed the 1792 elections in Connecticut after Representatives-elect Sturges and Huntington resigned before the start of Congress and Mitchell was elected to the Senate.

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