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1820 Massachusetts's 8th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in **** on October 16, 1820, and November 24, 1820, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Zabdiel Sampson (DR) on July 26, 1820.

Election results

Although a majority was achieved on the first ballot, a second election was ordered because elections had not been held in the town of Hanson.

CandidatePartyFirst ballotSecond ballotVotesPercentVotesPercent
Aaron HobartDemocratic-Republican87252.1%58868.7%
William BayliesFederalist80347.9%
Scattering26831.3%

Hobart took his seat on December 18, 1820

References

References

  1. [http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf 16th Congress membership roster] {{webarchive. link. (2013-03-09)
  2. [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729943 First ballot details]
  3. [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729944 Second ballot details]
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