1824 Indiana's 1st congressional district special election

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A special election was held for the Indiana's 1st district after William Prince (DR-Jackson) died on September 8, 1824.

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Consequently, a special election was held to fill the vacancy.

Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [1] Percent
Jacob Call Jacksonian2,15550.4%
Thomas H. Blake Anti-Jacksonian2,08748.8%
Ratliff Boon [2] Jacksonian360.8%

Call took his seat on December 23, 1824, [3] serving until the end of the 18th Congress on March 13, 1825.

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References

  1. "View Election". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013.
  2. Elected to the 19th Congress
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)