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1790 Virginia's 9th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Virginia's 9th congressional district in July, 1790, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Theodorick Bland (A) on June 1, 1790.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
William B. Giles	Anti-Administration	1,561	54.5%
Thomas Edmunds	Pro-Administration	1,301	45.5%

Giles took his seat December 7, 1790.

See also

List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

References

^ "First Congress membership roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
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