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
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
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| Richard Dobbs Spaight | Democratic-Republican | 987 | 51.2% |
| Thomas Badger | Federalist | 940 | 48.8% |
Spaight took his seat December 10, 1798[1]
See also
[edit]- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1798 and 1799
References
[edit]- ^ a b 5th Congress membership roster Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Election details from Ourcampaigns.com