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  VT - Southwestern District - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Vermont > VT - Southwestern District (VT-1)
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline September 01, 1808 - 12:00am
Polls Open September 06, 1808 - 06:00am
Polls Close September 06, 1808 - 04:00pm
Term Start December 02, 1808 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1809 - 12:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler September 21, 2006 05:50pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 37, and the Washington DC National Intelligencer, 10/2/1808.
DescriptionSpecial election called to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Rep. Witherell.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Republican Won09/02/1806
NameJames Witherell Votes2,025 (54.10%)
Term03/04/1807 - 05/01/1808 Margin924 (+24.69%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Samuel Shaw Nathan Robinson Chauncey Langdon Jonas Galusha Unidentified Scattering
PartyDemocratic-Republican Federalist Federalist Democratic-Republican Independent
Votes3,202 (56.74%) 1,169 (20.72%) 1,073 (19.02%) 136 (2.41%) 63 (1.12%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,033 (-36.03%) -2,129 (-37.73%) -3,066 (-54.33%) -3,139 (-55.63%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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