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A special election was held August 26, 1817 in Massachusetts's 1st congressional district to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Representative-elect James Lloyd (F) before the beginning of the 15th Congress.

Mason was seated December 2, 1816.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Jonathan Mason Federalist 1,746 55.6%
Andrew Ritchie Federalist 1,393 44.4%

See also

References

  1. "Fourteenth Congress March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1817". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
  2. Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
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