1790 and 1791 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
New York 1 William Floyd Anti-Administration 1789 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Pro-Administration gain . Winner died May 24 , 1790 , before the start of the 2nd Congress . A special election was then held , see above √ James Townsend ( Pro-Administration ) 35.5% John Vanderbilt ( Pro-Administration ) 19.6% William Floyd ( Anti-Administration ) 19.1% Thomas Tredwell ( Anti-Administration ) 17.0% Ezra L'Hommedieu ( Anti-Administration ) 8.8%
New York 2 John Laurance Pro-Administration 1789 Incumbent re-elected √ John Laurance ( Pro-Administration ) 98.4% Melancton Smith ( Anti-Administration ) 1.6%
New York 3 Egbert Benson Pro-Administration 1789 Incumbent re-elected √ Egbert Benson ( Pro-Administration ) 60.8% Theodorus Bailey ( Anti-Administration ) 39.2%
New York 4 John Hathorn Anti-Administration 1789 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Anti-Administration hold √ Cornelius C. Schoonmaker ( Anti-Administration ) 52.1% Peter Van Gaasbeck ( Pro-Administration ) 43.7% John Hathorn ( Anti-Administration ) 3.5% Christopher Tappen ( Anti-Administration ) 0.8%
New York 5 Peter Silvester Pro-Administration 1789 Incumbent re-elected √ Peter Silvester ( Pro-Administration ) 58.4% John Livingston ( Anti-Administration ) 41.6%
New York 6 Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Anti-Administration 1789 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Pro-Administration gain √ James Gordon ( Pro-Administration ) 59.0% Jeremiah Van Rensselaer ( Anti-Administration ) 41.0%
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Main article : 1790 United States House of Representatives elections in New York See also : List of United States Representatives from New York New York 's districts were not numbered at the time , therefore the numbering here is retroactive .
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd Congress took place in 1790 and 1791, in the middle of President George Washington's first term. While formal political parties still did not exist, coalitions of pro-Washington (pro-Administration) representatives and anti-Administration representatives each gained two seats as a result of the addition of new states to the union. Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, who had led the Pro-Administrationists in 1789, switched loyalties to the Anti-Administrationists during the tenure of the 1st Congress. He failed to win election to the Speakership as their leader as a result of these elections, and was succeeded by Jonathan Trumbull Jr., who became the 2nd Speaker of the House.