1820 Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district special election
On August 9, 1820, William Woodbridge, the first delegate for Michigan Territory, resigned, after having served since March 2, 1820.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
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Election results
Candidate | Votes[2] | Percent |
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Solomon Sibley | 213 | 41.4% |
Augustus B. Woodward | 206 | 40.0% |
James MacCloskey | 89 | 17.3% |
Jonathan R. Williams | 7 | 1.4% |
Sibley took his seat on November 20, 1820.[3]
See also
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 71
- http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=mi.delegate.1820%5B%5D
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 72
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