1821 New York's 6th congressional district special election


On September 7, 1821, Representative-elect Selah Tuthill (DR) of New York's 6th district died before the first meeting of the 17th Congress.[1] A special election was held November 6–8, 1821 to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Charles Borland, Jr. Democratic-Republican 1,277 53.7%
John Duer Democratic-Republican 1,097 46.1%

Borland took his seat December 3, 1821, at the start of the First Session o the 17th Congress[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012. footnote 33
  2. ^ "View Election". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012. footnote 34
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