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1820 Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district special election

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On August 9, 1820, William Woodbridge, the first delegate for Michigan Territory, resigned, after having served since March 2, 1820. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate Votes Percent
Solomon Sibley 213 41.4%
Augustus B. Woodward 206 40.0%
James MacCloskey 89 17.3%
Jonathan R. Williams 7 1.4%

Sibley took his seat on November 20, 1820.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 71
  2. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 72
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