1818 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election

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In 1818, Uriel Holmes (F) of Connecticut's at-large district resigned from the House. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Sylvester Gilbert Democratic-Republican 4,561 48.6%
Lyman Law Federalist 2,232 23.8%
Asa Bacon, Jr. Federalist 1,429 15.2%
Epaphroditus Champion Federalist 661 7.0%
Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 172 1.8%
Charles Dennison Federalist 141 1.5%
Nathan Smith Federalist 103 1.1%

Gilbert took his seat November 16, 1818[2] at the start of the Second Session.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ct.special.congress.1818
  2. ^ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/15.pdf footnote 6
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