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1820 Virginia's 1st congressional district special election

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On July 6, 1820, James Pindall (F) resigned from his position as Representative for Virginia's 1st district.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results[edit]

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Edward B. Jackson Democratic-Republican 1,236 60.6%
Isaac Leffler [3] 721 35.4%
Thomas P. Moore [3] 82 4.0%

Jackson took his seat on November 13, 1820[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine footnote 61
  2. ^ "View Election". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Source does not give party affiliation
  4. ^ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine footnote 62