A special election was held in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district on September 23, 1811, and November 4, 1811, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) upon being elected to the Senate on June 29, 1811
Election results
Two elections were required, due to a majority not being achieved on the first election
Candidate | Party | First election | Second election | ||
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Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
William M. Richardson | Democratic-Republican | 1,754 | 52.1% | ||
John Tuttle | Democratic-Republican | 1,361 | 44.5% | ||
Loammi Baldwin | Federalist | 1,142 | 37.4% | 1,169 | 34.7% |
Edmund Foster | Democratic-Republican | 382 | 12.5% | 277 | 8.2% |
Marshall Spring | Democratic-Republican | 173 | 5.7% | 168 | 5.0% |
Richardson took his seat January 22, 1812
See also
References
- ^ 12th Congress Membership Roster Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
- Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
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