1808 Vermont's 1st congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Vermont's 1st congressional district on September 6, 1808 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Witherell (DR) on May 1 of the same year, [1] to accept a position as judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory.

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
Samuel Shaw Democratic-Republican3,20256.7%
Nathan RobinsonFederalist1,16920.7%
Chauncey Langdon Federalist1,07319.0%
Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican1362.4%
Others631.1%

Shaw took his seat on November 8, 1808 [1]

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  1. 1 2 "10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  2. Election returns from Ourcampaigns.com