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1816 Massachusetts's 11th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in **** on August 26, 1816, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Elijah Brigham (F) on February 22, 1816.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
	Benjamin Adams		Federalist	1,975	66.3%
	Abraham Lincoln		Democratic-Republican	1,002	33.7%

Adams took his seat December 2, 1816 and was also elected in the November elections.

References

[http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf 14th Congress membership roster] {{webarchive. link. (2014-12-06)
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=726851 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]

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