1810 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 October 30, 1810 to fill a vacancy left in the 11th Congress by the death of James Cox (DR) on September 12, 1810. [1]

Beginning from its inception into statehood, New Jersey elected its representatives at-large instead of from individual districts. This continued for most years until 1843, with the exception of the years 1799-1801, and 1813-1815 when they were elected in districts. After 1843, New Jersey returned to district representation. Four at-large representatives were elected in 1789 until 1793 when a 5th representative was added. 6 seats were allocated beginning in 1803, continuing until at-large representation ceased in 1843.

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Election returns

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
John A. Scudder Democratic-Republican 2,34576.7%
John Linn Democratic-Republican 32910.8%
Jacob S. Thompson Democratic-Republican 31110.2%
Isaac Mickle Democratic-Republican 712.3%

Scudder took his seat on December 3, 1810 [1]

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