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1801 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district August 24, 1801 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Levi Lincoln Sr. (DR) on March 5, 1801, before the first session of Congress, upon being appointed U.S. Attorney General.[1]

Election results

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Massachusetts electoral law required a majority for election, which was not met on the June 22, 1801 first ballot, requiring a second election held on August 24.[2]

Candidate[3] Party First ballot
(June 22, 1801)
Second ballot
(August 24, 1801)
Votes[4] Percent Votes[2] Percent
Seth Hastings Federalist 572 29.9% 1,583 54.2%
John Whiting Democratic-Republican 869 45.4% 1,335 45.8%
Jabez Upham Federalist 473 24.7%

Hastings took his seat on January 11, 1802.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ House official membership roster for the 7th Congress Archived December 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (footnote 17)
  2. ^ a b "MA - 4th Western - Special Election - 2nd Trial". April 15, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2018 – via Our Campaigns.
  3. ^ Listed in order on final ballot
  4. ^ Massachusetts 4th Western special election first trial from Ourcampaigns.com
  5. ^ House official membership roster for the 7th Congress Archived December 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (footnote 18)