1823 New York's 28th congressional district special election
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On April 21, 1823, William B. Rochester (DR) of New York's 28th district was appointed judge of the Eighth Circuit Court and resigned his seat in the House. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results
editCandidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
William Woods | Democratic-Republican | 834 | 51.4% |
Daniel Cruger | Democratic-Republican | 789 | 48.6% |
Woods took his seat on December 1, 1823,[2] at the start of the 1st Session of the 18th Congress.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ny.congress.1823[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
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