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.

Mason was seated December 2, 1816.[1]

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Jonathan Mason Federalist 1,746 55.6%
Andrew Ritchie Federalist 1,393 44.4%

See also

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