1798 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election
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A special election was held in Maryland's 7th congressional district on November 29, 1798, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Representative-election Joshua Seney (DR) before the start of the 6th Congress.
Election results[]
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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Joseph H. Nicholson | Democratic-Republican | 1,351 | 51.4% |
John Goldsborough | Federalist | 1,278 | 48.6% |
Nicholson took his seat with the rest of the 6th Congress at the start of the 1st session.
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- Special elections to the 6th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
- 1798 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1798 Maryland elections
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