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1798 North Carolina's 10th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in North Carolina's 10th congressional district on August 2, 1798, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Nathan Bryan (DR) on June 4, 1798[1]

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Richard Dobbs Spaight Democratic-Republican 987 51.2%
Thomas Badger Federalist 940 48.8%

Spaight took his seat December 10, 1798[1]

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