1808 New Jersey's at-large congressional district special election

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A special election was held in New Jersey's at-large congressional district on March 8, 1808 to fill a vacancy left by the death of Ezra Darby (DR) on January 27, 1808 [1]

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
Adam Boyd Democratic-Republican7,51582.3%
Aaron Ogden Federalist8849.7%
Ebenezer Elmer Democratic-Republican3694.0%
Scattering3593.9%

Boyd took office on April 1, 1808 [1]

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