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1815 New York's 12th congressional district special election

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On October 6, 1814, prior to the beginning of the Fourteenth Congress, Representative-elect Benjamin Pond (DR), who'd been elected to New York's 12th district, died. A special election to fill this vacancy was held in April, 1815.

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Asa Adgate Democratic-Republican 4,247 50.8%
Elisha I. Winter Federalist 4,051 48.5%
Others 62 0.7%

Adgate took his seat at the beginning of the 14th Congress.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New York 1815 U.S. House of Representatives, District 12, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 10, 2024.