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1816 Virginia's 18th congressional district special election

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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

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Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Thomas M. Nelson Democratic-Republican 625 55.0%
James J. Harrison Federalist 512 45.0%

Nelson took his seat on December 4, 1816,[2] at the start of the 2nd session of the 14th Congress.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Virginia 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 18, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "FOURTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Footnote 74: Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas Gholson, Jr., and took his seat December 4, 1816