1808 Vermont's 1st congressional district special election
A special election was held in Vermont's 1st congressional district on September 6, 1808 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Witherell (DR) on May 1 of the same year,[1] to accept a position as judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Shaw | Democratic-Republican | 3,202 | 56.7% |
Nathan Robinson | Federalist | 1,169 | 20.7% |
Chauncey Langdon | Federalist | 1,073 | 19.0% |
Jonas Galusha | Democratic-Republican | 136 | 2.4% |
Others | 63 | 1.1% |
Shaw took his seat on November 8, 1808[1]
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 1808
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1808 and 1809
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
References
- ^ a b "10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ Election returns from Ourcampaigns.com
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