1813 New York's 2nd congressional district special election
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On August 2, 1813, at the end of the 1st session of the 13th Congress,[1] Egbert Benson (F) of New York's 2nd district resigned. A special election was held for his replacement December 28–30, 1813[2]
Election results
editCandidate | Party | Votes[3] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
William Irving | Democratic-Republican | 3,895 | 52.5% |
Peter A. Jay | Federalist | 3,518 | 47.5% |
Irving took his seat on January 22, 1814[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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- ^ http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ny.specialelectioncongress2.1813[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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