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1824 Indiana's 1st congressional district special election

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A special election was held for the Indiana's 1st district after William Prince (DR-Jackson) died on September 8, 1824.

Consequently, a special election was held to fill the vacancy.

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Jacob Call Jacksonian 2,155 50.4%
Thomas H. Blake Anti-Jacksonian 2,087 48.8%
Ratliff Boon[2] Jacksonian 36 0.8%

Call took his seat on December 23, 1824,[3] serving until the end of the 18th Congress on March 13, 1825.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "View Election". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Elected to the 19th Congress
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)