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1811 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in **** 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

Party	Second election	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

References

[http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/12.pdf 12th Congress Membership Roster] {{webarchive. link. (2012-12-13)
[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729689 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729684 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]

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