1828 New Jersey's at-large congressional district special election

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A special election was held in New Jersey's at-large congressional district to fill two vacancies caused by the deaths of George Holcombe (J) on January 14, 1828 and Hedge Thompson (A) on July 23, 1828.[1] The elections were held at the same time as the election for the 21st Congress.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Thomas Sinnickson Anti-Jacksonian 23,425 26.0%
James F. Randolph Anti-Jacksonian 23,387 25.9%
James Parker Jacksonian 21,757 24.1%
James Westcott Jacksonian 21,577 23.9%

Sinnickson and Randolph took their seats on December 1, 1828.[1] Randolph was also elected to the 21st Congress.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 20th Congress membership roster Archived 2013-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Election results from Ourcampaigns.com
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