1807 Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Massachusetts's 12th congressional district in 1807 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Barnabas Bidwell (DR), who had been appointed Massachusetts Attorney General on July 13 of that year.

Election results[]

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Ezekiel Bacon Democratic-Republican 949 88.7%
Daniel Dewey Federalist 121 11.3%

Bacon took his seat on November 2, 1807.[2]

See also[]

  • List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

References[]


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