1816 North Carolina's 8th congressional district special election
On April 16, 1816, Richard Stanford (DR) of North Carolina's 8th district died in office.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy
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Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
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| Samuel Dickens | Democratic-Republican | 2,487 | 52.2% |
| John Craig | Democratic-Republican | 2,273 | 47.8% |
Dickens took his seat December 2, 1816,[3] at the start of the Second Session of the 14th Congress.
See also
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
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- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
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