1820 Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district special election
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On August 9, 1820, William Woodbridge, the first delegate for Michigan Territory, resigned, after having served since March 2, 1820.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results[]
Candidate | Votes[2] | Percent |
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Solomon Sibley | 213 | 41.4% |
Augustus B. Woodward | 206 | 40.0% |
James MacCloskey | 89 | 17.3% |
Jonathan R. Williams | 7 | 1.4% |
Sibley took his seat on November 20, 1820.[3]
See also[]
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- 1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 71
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 72
Categories:
- Special elections to the 16th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- 1820 Michigan Territory elections
- 1820 United States House of Representatives elections
- Michigan special elections