A special election was held in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district on August 25, 1800, and October 20, 1800, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Samuel Sewall (F).
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Election results
Massachusetts electoral law required a majority for election, which was not met on the first election, necessitating a second election.
Candidate | Party | First trial | Second trial | ||
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Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | ||
Nathan Read | Federalist | 803 | 45.3% | 1,567 | 53.5% |
Jacob Crowninshield | Democratic-Republican | 873 | 49.2% | 1,364 | 46.5% |
Scattering | 97 | 5.5% |
Read took his seat on November 25, 1800
See also
References
- 6th Congress membership roster Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
- Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
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A special election was held in Massachusetts s 10th congressional district on August 25 1800 and October 20 1800 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Samuel Sewall F 1800 Massachusetts s 10th congressional district special election 1798 1799 August 25 1800 first round October 20 1800 runoff 1800 1801 Massachusetts s 10th congressional district Nominee Nathan Read Jacob Crowninshield Party Federalist Democratic Republican Popular vote 1 567 1 364 Percentage 53 5 46 5 U S Representative before election Samuel Sewall Federalist Elected U S Representative Nathan Read FederalistElection resultsMassachusetts electoral law required a majority for election which was not met on the first election necessitating a second election Candidate Party First trial Second trial Votes Percent Votes Percent Nathan Read Federalist 803 45 3 1 567 53 5 Jacob Crowninshield Democratic Republican 873 49 2 1 364 46 5 Scattering 97 5 5 Read took his seat on November 25 1800See alsoList of special elections to the United States House of RepresentativesReferences6th Congress membership roster Archived 2014 12 06 at the Wayback Machine Election details from Ourcampaigns com Election details from Ourcampaigns com