had already been elected to the next term, see below. | nowrap | |} Fifth Congress There were special and late elections to the 5th Congress in 1797. |- ! | Daniel Buck | | Federalist | 1795 | | Incumbent re-elected, but declined to serve.New member elected May 23, 1797.Federalist hold. | nowrap | |- ! | Theophilus Bradbury | | Federalist | 1794–1795 | | Incumbent resigned July 24, 1797.New member elected August 4, 1797.Federalist hold.New member was seated November 27, 1797. | nowrap | |- ! | Jeremiah Smith | | Federalist | 1794 | | Incumbent resigned July 26, 1797.New member elected August 28, 1797.Federalist hold.New member was seated December 15, 1797. | nowrap | |- ! | Elisha Potter | | Federalist | 1796 | | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1797.New member elected August 29, 1797.Federalist hold.New member was seated November 13, 1797. | nowrap | |- ! | William L. Smith | | Federalist | 1788 | | Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797.New member elected September 4–5, 1797.Federalist hold.New member was seated November 23, 1797. | nowrap | |- ! | James Davenport | | Federalist | 1796 | | Died August 3, 1797.New member elected September 18, 1797.Federalist hold.New member was seated November 13, 1797. | nowrap | |- ! | Andrew Jackson | | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | | Incumbent resigned sometime in September 1797 when elected U.S. Senator.New member elected September 26, 1797.Democratic-Republican hold.New member seated on November 23, 1797, despite being under the minimum age for service. | nowrap | |- ! | George Ege | | Federalist | 1796 | | Incumbent resigned sometime in October 1797.New member elected October 10, 1797.Democratic-Republican gain.New member was seated December 1, 1797. | nowrap | |} Connecticut Connecticut elected its seven representatives at-large on a general ticket. |- ! rowspan=7 | | Uriah Tracy | | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected.Winner declined to serve. | rowspan=7 nowrap | |- | Roger Griswold | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |- | Joshua Coit | | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected. |- | Zephariah Swift | | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected.Winner declined to serve. |- | Nathaniel Smith | | Federalist | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. |- | Chauncey Goodrich | | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |- | James Hillhouse | | Federalist | 1790 |