the 3rd Congress), Pennsylvania chose to elect all of its representatives on a single statewide general ticket, an attempt by the pro-Administration-majority legislature to prevent anti-Administration candidates from winning seats. Rhode Island Rhode Island ratified the Constitution late and thus elected representatives to the 1st Congress in 1790. South Carolina In the , William L. Smith (Pro-Administration)'s election was contested by David Ramsay (Pro-Administration) who claimed that Smith had not been a citizen for the required 7 years at the time of his election, the House Committee on Elections ruled in Smith's favor Virginia See also 1788–89 United States elections List of United States House of Representatives elections (1789–1822) 1788–89 United States Senate elections 1788–89 United States presidential election 1st United States Congress Notes References Bibliography External links Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)