A special election was held in Vermont's 1st congressional district on September 6, 1808, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Witherell (DR) on May 1 of the same year,[1] to accept a position as judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory.
Election results
| Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes[2]
|
Percent
|
| Samuel Shaw
|
Democratic-Republican
|
3,202
|
56.7%
|
| Nathan Robinson
|
Federalist
|
1,169
|
20.7%
|
| Chauncey Langdon
|
Federalist
|
1,073
|
19.0%
|
| Jonas Galusha
|
Democratic-Republican
|
136
|
2.4%
|
| Others
|
63
|
1.1%
|
Shaw took his seat on November 8, 1808[1]
See also
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