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1808 Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Rhode Island's at-large congressional district on August 30, 1808, to fill a vacancy resulting from the death of Nehemiah Knight (DR) on June 13, 1808. This election was held at the same time as the 1808 elections.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Richard Jackson, Jr. Federalist 3,262 63.4%
Jonathan Russell Democratic-Republican 1,887 36.6%

Jackson took his seat on November 11, 1808. Jackson also won election to the 11th Congress at the same time.

See also

References

  1. ^ Membership roster for the 10th Congress Archived 2013-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Rhode Island at-large special election race from Ourcampaigns.com
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