1817 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district special election

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A special election was held August 26, 1817 in Massachusetts's 1st congressional district to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Representative-elect James Lloyd (F) before the beginning of the 15th Congress.

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Mason was seated December 2, 1816. [1]

Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
Jonathan Mason Federalist 1,74655.6%
Andrew Ritchie Federalist 1,39344.4%

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References

  1. "Fourteenth Congress March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 via History.house.gov.
  2. Election details from Ourcampaigns.com