On November 7, 1818,[1] a special election was held in North Carolina's 11th district to fill a vacancy caused by Daniel M. Forney (DR)'s resignation earlier that year.[2]
Election results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Davidson | Federalist | 392 | 51.9% |
| John Reid | Democratic-Republican | 364 | 48.1% |
This seat changed parties after the special election. Davidson took his seat on December 2[3] during the Second Session of the 15th Congress.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "North Carolina 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 11, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov.[permanent dead link], footnote 31
- ^ "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov.[permanent dead link], footnote 32