A special election was held in North Carolina's 10th congressional district on August 2, 1798, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Nathan Bryan (DR) on June 4, 1798
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Dobbs Spaight | Democratic-Republican | 987 | 51.2% |
Thomas Badger | Federalist | 940 | 48.8% |
Spaight took his seat December 10, 1798
See also
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1798 and 1799
References
- ^ 5th Congress membership roster Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Election details from Ourcampaigns.com