1821 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election

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On December 20, 1820, Jesse Slocumb (DR) of North Carolina's 4th district died.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
William S. Blackledge Democratic-Republican 880 57.7%
Barnabus MacKinnie [a] 644 42.3%

Blackledge took office on February 7, 1821,[3] near the end of the 16th Congress. He was also elected to the 17th Congress.

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Notes

  1. ^ Source does not indicate party affiliation.

References

  1. ^ "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Footnote 45: Died December 20, 1820.
  2. ^ "North Carolina 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013. Footnote 46: Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Jesse Slocumb, and took his seat February 7, 1821.