A special election was held in Mississippi's at-large congressional district on October 20, 1828, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of William Haile (J) on September 12, 1828[1]
Election results
| Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes[2]
|
Percent
|
| Thomas Hinds
|
Jacksonian
|
1,238
|
92.9%
|
| Others
|
95
|
7.1%
|
Hinds took his seat December 8, 1828.[1] Hinds had earlier won the general election to the 21st Congress.
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