1812 Massachusetts's 17th congressional district special election

A special election was held in Massachusetts's 17th congressional district on April 6, 1812, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Barzillai Gannett (DR) who resigned sometime in 1812 without having served.[1]

Election returns

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Francis Carr Democratic-Republican 4,598 57.5%
Pitt Dillingham Federalist 3,396 42.5%

Carr took his seat June 3, 1812[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "12th Congress March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1813". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Election details from Ourcampaigns.com