New York's 6th congressional district special election, 1821

On September 7, 1821, Representative-elect Selah Tuthill (DR) of New York's 6th district died before the first meeting of the 17th Congress.[1] A special election was held November 6–8, 1821 to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Charles Borland, Jr. Democratic-Republican 1,277 53.7%
John Duer Democratic-Republican 1,097 46.1%

Borland took his seat December 3, 1821, at the start of the First Session o the 17th Congress[3]

See also

References

  1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf footnote 33
  2. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ny.specialcongress6.1821
  3. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf footnote 34
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