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1824 Vermont's at-large congressional district special election

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On October 15, 1824, Charles Rich of Vermont's at-large district died in office. A special election was held for his replacement.

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Henry Olin Democratic-Republican 5,197 59.3%
Charles K. Williams [2] 3,420 39.0%

Olin took his seat in the 18th Congress on December 13, 1824.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "View Election". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Source does not list party affiliation for Williams. Williams was later elected Governor of Vermont as a Whig, which suggests he may have been a Democratic-Republican in 1824, but this is not certain
  3. ^ "Eighteenth Congress" (PDF). Artandhistory.house.gov. 1823. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.