1816 Virginia's 18th congressional district special election
On July 4, 1816, Representative Thomas Gholson, Jr. (DR) of Virginia's 18th district died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 10, 21-23, and 28, 1816 (each of the three districts within the 18th district held their election on a different day[1]).
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas M. Nelson | Democratic-Republican | 625 | 55.0% |
| James J. Harrison | Federalist | 512 | 45.0% |
Nelson took his seat on December 4, 1816,[3] at the start of the 2nd session of the 14th Congress.
See also
References
- ^ http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=va.special.uscongress.18.1816#note_1[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=va.special.uscongress.18.1816[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine footnote 74