1800 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election

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A special election was held in New Hampshire's at-large congressional district on August 25, 1800 to fill a vacancy left by William Gordon (F) resigning to accept an appointment as New Hampshire Attorney General on June 12, 1800.

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Election results

New Hampshire electoral law required a majority for election, which was not met on the first ballot, requiring a run-off election on October 27, 1800

CandidatePartyFirst ballot [1] Runoff [2]
VotesPercentVotesPercent
Samuel Tenney Federalist2,92145.6%1,81870.8%
George Upham Federalist1,37721.5%75029.2%
John GoddardDemocratic-Republican83513.0%
Joseph BadgerDemocratic-Republican69910.9%
Thomas CogswellDemocratic-Republican2964.6%
Joseph Peirce Federalist2784.3%

Tenney took his seat on December 8, 1800.

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