A special election was held in Vermont's 1st congressional district on September 6, 1808 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Witherell (DR) on May 1 of the same year,[1] to accept a position as judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Samuel Shaw Democratic-Republican 3,202 56.7%
Nathan Robinson Federalist 1,169 20.7%
Chauncey Langdon Federalist 1,073 19.0%
Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican 136 2.4%
Others 63 1.1%

Shaw took his seat on November 8, 1808[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  2. Election returns from Ourcampaigns.com
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