1822 New York's 9th congressional district special election
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On January 14, 1822, Solomon Van Rensselaer (DR) of New York's 9th district resigned to accept a position as Postmaster of Albany. A special election was held February 25–27, 1822.
Election results
editCandidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Stephen Van Rensselaer | Federalist | 2,266 | 80.7% |
Solomon Southwick | Democratic-Republican ("Bucktail" faction) | 499 | 17.8% |
Others | 43 | 1.5% |
Rensselaer took his seat on March 12, 1822.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "New York 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012.
Footnote 38: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Solomon Van Rensselaer, and took his seat March 12, 1822.