Massachusetts's 8th congressional district special election, 1820
A special election was held in Massachusetts's 8th congressional district on October 16, 1820 and November 24, 1820 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Zabdiel Sampson (DR) on July 26, 1820.[1]
Election results
Although a majority was achieved on the first ballot, a second election was ordered because elections had not been held in the town of Hanson
Candidate | Party | First ballot[2] | Second ballot[3] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
Aaron Hobart | Democratic-Republican | 872 | 52.1% | 588 | 68.7% |
William Baylies | Federalist | 803 | 47.9% | ||
Scattering | 268 | 31.3% |
Hobart took his seat on December 18, 1820[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 16th Congress membership roster Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ First ballot details
- ↑ Second ballot details
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