1792_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_New_Jersey Knowpia

New Jersey increased from 3 seats to 4 seats after the 1790 census.

Following the 1790 census, New Jersey's apportionment increased from 4 to 5 seats.

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates^[1]
New Jersey at-large 5 seats on a general ticket	Elias Boudinot	Pro-Administration	1789	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Beatty (Pro-Admin) 16.4% √ Jonathan Dayton (Pro-Admin) 13.4% √ Abraham Clark (Pro-Admin) 11.8% √ Elias Boudinot (Pro-Admin) 10.8% √ Lambert Cadwalader (Pro-Admin) 10.1% Thomas Sinnickson (Pro-Admin) 48.7% Aaron Kitchell (Pro-Admin) 8.6% James Linn 5.2% Jonathan Elmer (Pro-Admin) 4.4% Samuel Dick 4.1% Thomas Henderson 2.9%
	Abraham Clark	Pro-Administration	1791	Incumbent re-elected.
	Jonathan Dayton	Pro-Administration	1791	Incumbent re-elected.
	Aaron Kitchell	Pro-Administration	1791	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Pro-Administration hold.
	None (Seat created)			New seat. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain.

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