1820 Virginia's 20th congressional district special election

On February 1, 1820, James Johnson (DR) of Virginia's 20th district resigned from his position as Representative.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
John C. Gray Democratic-Republican 967 52.6%
Arthur Smith Democratic-Republican 873 47.4%

Gray took his seat on November 13, 1820.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Footnote 59: Resigned February 1, 1820.
  2. ^ "Virginia 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 20, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Footnote 60: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James Johnson, and took his seat November 13, 1820.