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1818 North Carolina's 11th congressional district special election

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On November 7, 1818, a special election was held in North Carolina's 11th district to fill a vacancy caused by Daniel M. Forney (DR)'s resignation earlier that year.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes Percent
William Davidson Federalist 392 51.9%
John Reid Democratic-Republican 364 48.1%

This seat changed parties after the special election. Davidson took his seat on December 2 during the Second Session of the 15th Congress.

See also

References

  1. ^ "North Carolina 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 31
  3. "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 32
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