1790 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

The 1790 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on November 8, 1790. The former Continental Congressman John Vining won reelection.

Main article: 1790–91 United States House of Representatives elections

1790 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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Nominee John Vining Joshua Clayton Party Pro-Administration Pro-Administration Popular vote 252 145 Percentage 49.70% 28.60%   Nominee Thomas Duff Party Independent Popular vote 104 Percentage 20.51%

U.S. Representative before election John Vining Pro-Administration Elected U.S. Representative John Vining Pro-Administration

Results

1790 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Pro-Administration	John Vining (incumbent)	252	49.70%
	Pro-Administration	Joshua Clayton	145	28.60%
	Independent	Thomas Duff	104	20.51%
	Independent	John Banning	2	0.39%
	Pro-Administration	Nathaniel Mitchell	2	0.39%
	Independent	John Gordon	1	0.20%
	Independent	William Perry	1	0.20%
Total votes			507	100.00%