1791 New York's 1st congressional district special election
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A special election was held in New York's 1st congressional district April 26-28, 1791 to fill a vacancy left by the death of Representative-elect James Townsend (P) on May 24, 1790, before the first meeting of the 2nd Congress
Townsend had defeated incumbent William Floyd (A) and, as he died before the first meeting of the 2nd Congress and the special election was won by Thomas Tredwell (A), there was no change of parties between the 1st and 2nd Congress
Election results[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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| Thomas Tredwell | Anti-Administration | 666 | 26.2% |
| John Vanderbilt | Pro-Administration | 489 | 19.2% |
| Henry Peters | Pro-Administration | 369 | 14.5% |
| Ezra L'Hommedieu | Anti-Administration | 361 | 14.2% |
| Stephen Carman | Anti-Administration | 360 | 14.1% |
| Isaac Ledyard | Pro-Administration | 301 | 11.8% |
References[]
See also[]
- List of Special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1790
Categories:
- Special elections to the 2nd United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York (state)
- 1791 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1791 New York (state) elections
- New York (state) special elections