1820 Virginia's 10th congressional district special election

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On February 10, 1820, George F. Strother (DR), Representative for Virginia's 10th district, resigned,[1] having been appointed as receiver of public money in St. Louis, Missouri. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Thomas L. Moore Democratic-Republican 563 41.0%
Zephaniah Turner [a] 377 27.5%
John Love Democratic-Republican 370 27.0%
Mark A. Chilton [a] 62 4.5%

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Source does not give party affiliation

References

  1. ^ "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Footnote 65: Resigned February 10, 1820.
  2. ^ "Virginia 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10, 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 66: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George F. Strother, and took his seat November 13, 1820.