1807 Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Massachusetts's 12th congressional district in 1807 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Barnabas Bidwell (DR), who had been appointed Massachusetts Attorney General on July 13 of that year.

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [1] Percent
Ezekiel Bacon Democratic-Republican94988.7%
Daniel Dewey Federalist12111.3%

Bacon took his seat on November 2, 1807. [2]

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