1798 Rhode Island U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1798 Rhode Island U.S. House At-large Election?

Christopher Champlin won the 1798 Rhode Island U.S. House At-large Election. Christopher Champlin received 2,830 popular votes (40.45%). The main challenger was John Brown (38.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Champlin and Brown

Champlin +2.2 pts · won by 150 votes
Christopher ChamplinIndependentWINNER40.45%
2,830 votes
John BrownIndependentWINNER38.3%
2,680 votes
Thomas TillinghastIndependentWINNER20.22%
1,415 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.