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  NC US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline November 20, 1840 - 06:45pm
Polls Open November 25, 1840 - 07:00pm
Polls Close November 25, 1840 - 08:00pm
Term Start December 09, 1840 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1841 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler June 20, 2020 07:02am
Data SourcesNorth Carolina Government (1979), p. 681; account of the votes is found in the New Hampshire Patriot, 12/5/1840.
DescriptionSpecial election to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Sen. Bedford Brown. Mangum was elected on the same day for the full six-year term.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/20/1834
NameBedford Brown Votes113 (58.25%)
Term03/04/1835 - 03/04/1841 Margin53 (+27.32%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name St. Sen. Willie P. Mangum (I) Sen. Bedford Brown
PartyWhig Democratic
Votes99 (60.37%) 65 (39.63%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -34 (-20.73%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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