1821 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election
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On December 20, 1820, Jesse Slocumb (DR) of North Carolina's 4th district died.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
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| William S. Blackledge | Democratic-Republican | 880 | 57.7% |
| Barnabus MacKinnie | [a] | 644 | 42.3% |
Blackledge took office on February 7, 1821,[3] near the end of the 16th Congress. He was also elected to the 17th Congress.
See also
[edit]- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- 1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of United States representatives from North Carolina
Notes
[edit]- ^ Source does not indicate party affiliation.
References
[edit]- ^ "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013.
Footnote 45: Died December 20, 1820.
- ^ "North Carolina 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
Footnote 46: Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Jesse Slocumb, and took his seat February 7, 1821.
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