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1820 Virginia's 20th congressional district special election

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On February 1, 1820, James Johnson (DR) of Virginia's 20th district resigned[1] from his position as Representative. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
John C. Gray Democratic-Republican 967 52.6%
Arthur Smith Democratic-Republican 873 47.4%

Gray took his seat on November 13, 1820[3]

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