page_title: 1796 and 1797 United States House of Representatives elections
section_title: Connecticut
hierarchical_section_title: 1796 and 1797 United States House of Representatives elections / Connecticut
caption_attribution_description: English: Congressional district map of Connecticut for the 5th Congress, 1796
context_page_description: Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 5th Congress took place in the various states took place between August 12, 1796, and October 15, 1797. The first session was convened on May 15, 1797, at the proclamation of the new President of the United States, John Adams. Since Kentucky and Tennessee had not yet voted, they were unrepresented until the second session.
  Gains for the Federalist Party provided the president with a reliable majority in support of his policies. Many of the Federalist pick-ups in Congress came from the former Middle Colonies. New England remained heavily Federalist, whereas the South and West favored Democratic-Republican candidates. Federalist trade and infrastructure policies found widespread approval in the Mid-Atlantic states during this era. With the growth of cities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York, government intervention in the interest of industrialization and mercantilism became more attractive to voting citizens in these areas.
  During this period, each state fixed its own date for a congressional general election.
context_section_description: Connecticut elected its seven representatives at-large on a general ticket.
caption: Connecticut's results
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